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Criticizing Is Not A Sport

Criticizing Is Not A Sport

Stand By Me

Stand By Me

Growing in Self-Control

Growing in Self-Control

Opportunities for Growth

Opportunities for Growth

Getting Started...

Getting Started...

Into-Me-See

  • Jun 1, 2023

Into-Me-See

Respond Versus React

  • May 31, 2023

Respond Versus React

Always With Us

  • May 30, 2023

Always With Us

Honoring the Sacrifice

  • May 29, 2023

Honoring the Sacrifice

Trusted With the Little Things

  • May 28, 2023

Trusted With the Little Things

Criticizing Others

  • May 27, 2023

Criticizing Others

Foundation Fixer

  • May 26, 2023

Foundation Fixer

Look Up and Find Him

  • May 25, 2023

Look Up and Find Him

One Kind Word

  • May 24, 2023

One Kind Word

Growing in Peace

  • May 23, 2023

Growing in Peace

God's Masterpiece

  • May 22, 2023

God's Masterpiece

Shifting My Focus

  • May 21, 2023

Shifting My Focus

The Best Policy

  • May 20, 2023

The Best Policy

Battling Fear

  • May 19, 2023

Battling Fear

Why Worry Grows

  • May 18, 2023

Why Worry Grows

Good Enough

  • May 17, 2023

Good Enough

Goodness From the Very Beginning

  • May 16, 2023

Goodness From the Very Beginning

Activating What You Have

  • May 15, 2023

Activating What You Have

Happy Mother's Day

  • May 14, 2023

Happy Mother's Day

Stand

  • May 13, 2023

Stand

Listen, Then Do It!

  • May 12, 2023

Listen, Then Do It!

A Better Life

  • May 11, 2023

A Better Life

Fill My Cup

  • May 10, 2023

Fill My Cup

What is Goodness?

  • May 9, 2023

What is Goodness?

Before and After Pictures

  • May 8, 2023

Before and After Pictures

Can All Sin Be Forgiven?

  • May 7, 2023

Can All Sin Be Forgiven?

Default Setting

  • May 6, 2023

Default Setting

A Peaceful Heart

  • May 5, 2023

A Peaceful Heart

Broken Down Walls

  • May 4, 2023

Broken Down Walls

God's Care

  • May 3, 2023

God's Care

Cast Your Net

  • May 2, 2023

Cast Your Net

The Joy of Forgiveness

  • May 1, 2023

The Joy of Forgiveness

Not Immune to Self Pride

  • Apr 30, 2023

Not Immune to Self Pride

Workin' for the Lord

  • Apr 29, 2023

Workin' for the Lord

Wise Investments for Life

  • Apr 28, 2023

Wise Investments for Life

Do I Have to Forgive More Than Once?

  • Apr 27, 2023

Do I Have to Forgive More Than Once?

Choices

  • Apr 26, 2023

Choices

APRIL - JUNE 2023
JANUARY - MARCH 2023
OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2022
July - September 2022

Rhetorical Questions

  • Sep 30, 2022

Rhetorical Questions

Right Where You Are

  • Sep 29, 2022

Right Where You Are

Defenseless

  • Sep 28, 2022

Defenseless

The Best Security

  • Sep 27, 2022

The Best Security

My Life Verse

  • Sep 26, 2022

My Life Verse

Old Laura

  • Sep 25, 2022

Old Laura

Take An Interest In Others

  • Sep 24, 2022

Take An Interest In Others

The Seriousness of Sin

  • Sep 23, 2022

The Seriousness of Sin

Easy to Criticize

  • Sep 22, 2022

Easy to Criticize

Trusting When You're Overwhelmed

  • Sep 21, 2022

Trusting When You're Overwhelmed

What Is Up With Mary and Martha?

  • Sep 20, 2022

What Is Up With Mary and Martha?

What is Your True Identity?

  • Sep 19, 2022

What is Your True Identity?

Bringing Joy

  • Sep 18, 2022

Bringing Joy

Fill Your Soul

  • Sep 17, 2022

Fill Your Soul

The More You Know

  • Sep 16, 2022

The More You Know

The Big Picture

  • Sep 15, 2022

The Big Picture

Take Heart

  • Sep 14, 2022

Take Heart

Talk Truth!

  • Sep 13, 2022

Talk Truth!

Pursuing Perfect Peace

  • Sep 12, 2022

Pursuing Perfect Peace

Accept Each Other!

  • Sep 11, 2022

Accept Each Other!

God Makes It Good

  • Sep 10, 2022

God Makes It Good

Build Up Rather Than Tear Down

  • Sep 9, 2022

Build Up Rather Than Tear Down

Body Armor

  • Sep 8, 2022

Body Armor

What Does It Mean to Live By Faith?

  • Sep 7, 2022

What Does It Mean to Live By Faith?

The Cure for False Peace

  • Sep 6, 2022

The Cure for False Peace

Stay Focused

  • Sep 5, 2022

Stay Focused

Don't Believe the Lies!

  • Sep 4, 2022

Don't Believe the Lies!

Reactions and Actions

  • Sep 3, 2022

Reactions and Actions

Stingy Criticism, Generous Grace

  • Sep 2, 2022

Stingy Criticism, Generous Grace

Who Are Your Friends?

  • Sep 1, 2022

Who Are Your Friends?

Balance in All Things

  • Aug 31, 2022

Balance in All Things

Honor God

  • Aug 30, 2022

Honor God

What Dominates Your Thinking?

  • Aug 29, 2022

What Dominates Your Thinking?

Dwelling in the House of the Lord

  • Aug 28, 2022

Dwelling in the House of the Lord

Recognize the Source

  • Aug 27, 2022

Recognize the Source

Masterpiece

  • Aug 26, 2022

Masterpiece

Hot to Cool

  • Aug 25, 2022

Hot to Cool

Where Does Anger Come From?

  • Aug 24, 2022

Where Does Anger Come From?

Read, Reflect, Respond

  • Aug 23, 2022

Read, Reflect, Respond

Wash Your Mind in Truth

  • Aug 22, 2022

Wash Your Mind in Truth

Forty

  • Aug 21, 2022

Forty

Blind in the Trials

  • Aug 20, 2022

Blind in the Trials

Look Beyond Your Troubles

  • Aug 19, 2022

Look Beyond Your Troubles

Run

  • Aug 18, 2022

Run

What Do You Do With Hard Times?

  • Aug 17, 2022

What Do You Do With Hard Times?

God's Power for Self-Control

  • Aug 16, 2022

God's Power for Self-Control

Truth vs. Feeling

  • Aug 15, 2022

Truth vs. Feeling

Getting into the Word

  • Aug 14, 2022

Getting into the Word

A Lotta "Why-Don't-Ya's"

  • Aug 13, 2022

A Lotta "Why-Don't-Ya's"

Turn Away

  • Aug 12, 2022

Turn Away

Stay Alert

  • Aug 11, 2022

Stay Alert

Knowledge Is Power

  • Aug 10, 2022

Knowledge Is Power

Are You Overwhelmed? Discouraged?

  • Aug 9, 2022

Are You Overwhelmed? Discouraged?

Living Today Intentionally

  • Aug 8, 2022

Living Today Intentionally

What is Contentment?

  • Aug 7, 2022

What is Contentment?

The Usual Suspects

  • Aug 6, 2022

The Usual Suspects

God So Loved the World!

  • Aug 5, 2022

God So Loved the World!

Let Your Actions Defend You

  • Aug 4, 2022

Let Your Actions Defend You

Why Gratitude Matters

  • Aug 3, 2022

Why Gratitude Matters

Tell Me I'm Wrong

  • Aug 2, 2022

Tell Me I'm Wrong

An Extra Hour

  • Aug 1, 2022

An Extra Hour

Psalm 121

  • Jul 31, 2022

Psalm 121

The OTHER Left!

  • Jul 30, 2022

The OTHER Left!

Stay Focused

  • Jul 29, 2022

Stay Focused

How Long? How Much?

  • Jul 28, 2022

How Long? How Much?

You Are His Masterpiece!

  • Jul 27, 2022

You Are His Masterpiece!

Rescued

  • Jul 26, 2022

Rescued

Never Enough

  • Jul 25, 2022

Never Enough

Learning Discipline

  • Jul 24, 2022

Learning Discipline

Hurt or Heal

  • Jul 23, 2022

Hurt or Heal

God Is There

  • Jul 22, 2022

God Is There

Discontentment and My Cat

  • Jul 21, 2022

Discontentment and My Cat

Don't Let Laziness Take Over

  • Jul 20, 2022

Don't Let Laziness Take Over

Listening Ears

  • Jul 19, 2022

Listening Ears

The Faithfulness of God, and Rosie

  • Jul 18, 2022

The Faithfulness of God, and Rosie

A Dog's Life

  • Jul 17, 2022

A Dog's Life

Don't Stay in the Doghouse!

  • Jul 16, 2022

Don't Stay in the Doghouse!

A Little Mercy Goes a Long Way

  • Jul 15, 2022

A Little Mercy Goes a Long Way

Refrain from Anger

  • Jul 14, 2022

Refrain from Anger

What Is Forgiveness to You?

  • Jul 13, 2022

What Is Forgiveness to You?

True Riches

  • Jul 12, 2022

True Riches

A Daily Walk With God and Buster

  • Jul 11, 2022

A Daily Walk With God and Buster

Psalm 23

  • Jul 10, 2022

Psalm 23

Living By Faith, Not By Sight

  • Jul 9, 2022

Living By Faith, Not By Sight

Self Control In Words and Actions

  • Jul 8, 2022

Self Control In Words and Actions

Defining Guilt and Shame

  • Jul 7, 2022

Defining Guilt and Shame

Why? Because He Loves You!

  • Jul 6, 2022

Why? Because He Loves You!

Bedside Manner

  • Jul 5, 2022

Bedside Manner

Independence Day

  • Jul 4, 2022

Independence Day

He Is With You, Even in the Dark

  • Jul 3, 2022

He Is With You, Even in the Dark

Preventative Maintenance

  • Jul 2, 2022

Preventative Maintenance

Does Forgiving Mean Forgetting?

  • Jul 1, 2022

Does Forgiving Mean Forgetting?

April - June 2022
January - March 2022
October - December 2021
July - September 2021
April - June 2021
January - March 2021
Winning the Day Spiritually
Worry
Growing Spiritually
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Bible Verse: 2 Peter 1:5-9
“In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone.The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But those who fail to develop in this way are shortsighted or blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their old sins.”

Reflect and Respond: According to today's verse, how can you make every effort to respond to God's promises?

Prayer: Father, thank you for being with me every step of the way. Help me live in the knowledge of you, with self-control, patient endurance, godly love, and brotherly affection and love for everyone. May Your Name be praised! Amen.

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Daniel
10 months ago
Glory be to God. Truth...Yes, Yes Lord. Amen, by the grace and help of God through Christ.
(Through Christ) I'm in process....
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David
10 months ago
Lord Jesus, help me find the time to indulge my reading of Your Word continually. Therein is guidance and instruction for my tendency to laze-about on some days. You were always about Your Father's business, and so should I.
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Stephanie
10 months ago
Thanks, Arnie. I’m learning a lot from you.
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Carol
10 months ago
Thank you lord for thy words daily and for giving me insight on how to walk through things like you said ask and it shall be given to me and I am blessed to know that you are my father and that you are my God of salvation. Amen.
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William
10 months ago
Good Word Arnie.
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