I’m not trying to be one of those Suck-The-Joy-Out-Of-Every-Occasion, Never-Ever-Smile-Lest-Someone-Thinks-You’re-Happy-To-Be-Alive Christians…
But don’t you just hate “XMas”?
I think the name “XMas” says alot about where we’ve gone a off the rails as a society.
We’ve literally taken “Christ” out of Christmas and replaced it with that big old anonymous “X”.
Christmas has stopped being about the jumpin-up-and-down celebration [...]

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Remember when you started dating someone you reeeaaaallllly liked?
Remember racking your brain, desperately trying to think of the perfect gift that would make them glow with delight?
Well our verse today shows that’s just how God feels about you!
Taken from the Amplified Version, here’s Isaiah 30:18
“And therefore the Lord [earnestly] waits [expecting, looking, and longing] to [...]

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God really, really, really loves you.
Has that truly sunken in?
Here’s a wonderful, re-assuring & beautiful verse.
 
It’s the kind of verse you can tuck away in your brain and wait for the day to snarl and bare its teeth.
Then you can untuck it, think about God’s promise and smile in the face of dragons! 
 
“I’ve been carrying [...]

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Hope you’ve been focusing on the road ahead and haven’t been trying any Rear View Mirror driving!
And just when you thought that our last verse was a toughie I think today’s verse may be even more challenging!
You up for it?
Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words [...]

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I hope your day is going spectacularly!
Today’s verse is taken from Philippians:
…but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.
Philippians 3:13-14 (NLT)
Sometimes, while [...]

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