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Seeing God With Your Own Eyes

February 16, 2010 By 15 Comments

I like to think that I have an open mind.  I try not to have preconceived notions about things before I experience them for myself.

For example, I will try new foods to see how they taste before I decide if I like them or not.  I don’t make decisions based on their name or the way they look or because someone else tells me they don’t like them.  It used to make me crazy when my kids would just look at a food and say they didn’t like it.  Most of the food they used to say that about they now love – all because they took some time and a little risk and they tried them.

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Miracles

January 19, 2010 By 11 Comments

I have been thinking a lot about miracles lately.  I’ve been wondering what makes an event a miracle?  Last night I got on my computer and did some research trying to find out how others define what a miracle is.

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a miracle is defined as “an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs.” This sounds good but it seemed too complicated, almost scientific, to me so I looked further. 

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The Three Most Important Things

January 10, 2010 By 10 Comments

The other day I asked everyone if they would answer a question.  The question was: List, in order, the three most important things in your life.

The following is a summary of the top answers that were posted.  I have organized them into groups of answers that were similar.  In no particular order, the answers included:

  • God, Jesus, Faith (#1 in a majority of responses)
  • Family, Children
  • Friends
  • Health
  • Sobriety, Recovery
  • Happiness, Peace, Love
  • Home, Country

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Where are you God?

December 30, 2009 By 12 Comments

Life can seem very hard and unfair at times. 

When facing the loss a job, a divorce, illness, or some other serious problem, you might begin to ask yourself “when will God help me?”  It may even get to the point where we may start to feel abandoned and alone.

And then someone like me, a friend of yours, or a minister comes along and tells you “to have faith in God because God will never leave you or let you fall completely” or that “this is the time He is working to make you stronger.”  But to you these are only words. Your situation may seem so desperate that you cannot even relate to this.

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Christmas 2009

December 25, 2009 By 6 Comments

“And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.  An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.  But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.  Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.  This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."  (Luke 2:8-14)

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