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On the Rock

Have you hiked up a mountain to stand upon the highest rock and take in the beautiful scenery below? I have on occasion and have come away each time with a sense of wonder, hope, security, and gratefulness. In the Bible, Jesus is often referred to as the Rock. He is the One in whomContinue reading “On the Rock”

Leaving Your Comfort Zone

By faith, Noah ignored the critics and built an ark in the desert. By faith, Abraham left his home to go to a faraway place because God called him to do so. By faith, Sarah believed God and bore a son in her old age. By faith, Moses rejected life as royalty to live asContinue reading “Leaving Your Comfort Zone”

You Can Fool Some of the People Some of the Time

I find that I frequently compare myself to other people. I don’t mean to, it just seems to come naturally to me. Most of the time, it is an effort to make myself feel better about myself. Either I see myself as doing better than the other person, or justify what I am doing byContinue reading “You Can Fool Some of the People Some of the Time”

Praise

One day on the job, the organization may a special presentation regarding encouragement. Then they put post-it notes on each employee’s desk. The notes contained words of praise individualized to each person. I learned something very important that day. We feel encouragement when someone praises our work. But we are blessed even more, when weContinue reading “Praise”

Turn the Volume Up

Some sounds please us to the point that we increase the volume, if we can. A baby’s coo and the words, “I love you” fit into this category. Some sounds have the opposite effect, perhaps grating our nerves. In these cases we want to turn the volume down. I turn the volume completely off whenContinue reading “Turn the Volume Up”