“I know what it is to be in need, I know what it is to have plenty.  I have learned the secret to being content in any and every situation.  Whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.” Phil 4:12 (NIV)  How we handle each situation…

Be very careful, then, how you live – not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.” Eph 5:15-16 (NIV) A very simple reminder for the week that doesn’t need much else to be said about it more than what it already says……

“In your anger do not sin: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry.” Eph 4:26 When we get upset bad things usually happen – I know it does for me! Let’s use this verse as a reminder that we can channel our anger and use…

“We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing.” 2 Th 1:3 (NIV) Don’t think because you didn’t read your bible every day this year or…

“Out of the generosity of Christ, each of us is given his own gift.” Eph 4:7 (MSG) We may not understand what other folk’s gifts are (or may disagree with how they use their gifts!), but are reminded that each of us is made unique and brings something to this…

“…For at whatever point you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.” Rm 2:1b (NIV) or in The Message version: “…Every time you criticize someone, you condemn yourself.  It takes one to know one.”  Rm 2:1b (MSG)  This has me written…

“They did not require an accounting from those to whom they gave the money to pay the workers, because they acted with complete honesty.”  2 Kings 12:15  Wouldn’t it be amazing if we never had to recount our change, or check the receipt to make sure we weren’t overcharged for…

I was struggling last week and Psalms 62 came to my mind (I don’t know why but it did). So I read it every day. This verse in particular stuck out: “Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.”…

“…Anyone who walks in the daytime will not stumble, for they see by this world’s light. It is when a person walks at night that they stumble, for they have no light.” John 11:9-10 We use the light to walk because it is very helpful in preventing us from stumbling, right? But…

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy: I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”   John 10:10 (NIV) Watch out for the thief this week!   He comes in many different forms… and we don’t always recognize them!