1-2 I look up to the mountains; does my strength come from mountains?No, my strength comes from God, who made heaven, and earth, and mountains.3-4 He won’t let you stumble, your Guardian God won’t fall asleep.Not on your life! Israel’s Guardian will never doze or sleep.5-6 God’s your Guardian, right at your side to protect you—Shielding you from sunstroke, sheltering you from moonstroke.7-8 God guards …
“Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.” Joel 2:12 NIV Our hearts are easily broken as we walk this journey called Life. We experience heartaches through the lose of a loved one to death or the lose of a relationship through a misunderstanding or a divorce. …
These past couple of weeks I've had a lot of time to reflect on relapse while a friend fights for her life in an ICU. You see I am her sponsor and have been cheering her on in getting sober from prescription pain pills. She was getting so close to not taking any more after …
When I think of anointing, the first thing that comes to my mind is a king or an Old Testament prophet was anointed to serve in their calling and role. Often olive oil was used to symbolize that the person being anointed was identified, set apart, consecrated, and made holy for the position/role they would …
In the depths of my addiction to pornography, I saw myself as a pervert. Webster' 1828 Dictionary defines pervert as a verb as follows: Pervert', verb transitive [Latin perverto; per and verto, to turn.] 1. To turn from truth, propriety, or from its proper purpose; to distort from its true use or end; as, to …
One of my favorite things to do for relaxation and creativity is to take pictures of landscapes, flowers, animals, and other things of interest. It is a great way to relax. Then I enjoy putting together a calendar each year. The photos that I chose for 2019 are the following, with the above picture of …
Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires. Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an …
I used to believe that striving towards doing things perfectly was how my relationship with family and friends would work best. Yet time and time again I noticed that I was not happy with the results. The other person may be pleased with the results of my efforts, granting a Thank You! or a Well …
God works in amazing ways! The more and more I learn to listen for His messages, the more I hear from Him. And lately, He has been speaking loud and clear. No, I don't hear an audible voice around me. Instead I pay attention in my circumstances and what others say to me through conversations, …
Carol's Thoughts 