The Ship has Sailed

It’s 2018 and a new year to create new and lasting memories. Sometimes its hard to move forward due to the constant need of looking back. The would have, should have, and could have’s, are meaningless and halt progress. I’m here to tell you that the ship has sailed. It’s time to move forward and…

Strength

Difficulty is bound to come in this life. The key is how to have that strength to endure it. The older I get the less care free I am. There are things that way heavy on my mind such as money, bills, love, etc. The good news is that even though I have many challenges…

Why Wait?

It’s 2013 and at the beginning of a new year many people take the time to start anew by writing down new found goals or changes they would like to make in their lives. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing; however we must  not wait for a new year or a new day to make…

Come Near

James 4:8  Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Everyday and at any time you can and will be tested. Whether it be your patience, time, trust, or love at any given time during the course of your day, it…

Lost

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.   So many times in life you find that as you are growing, so many others are not. As we get older our lifestyles should change…

Disappointment

Matthew 10:31  So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. How often are the expectations that we set for ourselves or others somehow never attained? Disappointment is a terrible and overwhelming feeling. The feeling of failure and regret.  Whether it be with yourself because you aren’t where you would like to be…

Wants, Needs, & Desires

In life often times we put our goals into three different categories: our wants, needs, and desires. Depending upon which category we put our goals determines the course of our action and how it is obtained. Three essential words are defined below :   Want- to feel a need or desire for; wish for   Need-…

Fear

Psalm 27 The LORD is my light and my salvation—        whom shall I fear?        The LORD is the stronghold of my life—        of whom shall I be afraid? Whenever something is unknown we all tend to FEAR what may come. But if God be for us,…

Judgment Day

John 8:7 But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 7When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.” How many times have you passed judgment on…

Tick Tock

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 A Time for Everything  1 There is a time for everything,        and a season for every activity under heaven:  2 a time to be born and a time to die,        a time to plant and a time to uproot,  3 a time to kill and a time to heal,        a time to tear…