Full Gospel Pentecostal Church Anniston Alabama
Pastor Don’s inspirational post’s are insightful, spiritual and uplifting. A must daily read that will help you through the day and encourage. Harvest Church of God is blessed to have Bro Don share his experiences and in a brief story that brings to life everyday struggles and how to handle them from a biblical and spiritual way.
Have you met people who seem to always be so calm regardless of what is going on around them? You can enjoy that same peace of mind through your relationship with the Giver of Peace. Peace of mind is such a valuable possession. Most people don’t know that when they have lost their peace of […]
Everyone of us needs to have a defense for the many attacks we face in this life. We never know what life is going to throw at us, but we can be ready to handle it if our relationship with God is strong. I have heard about the defense system our country has in place […]
Disagreements can happen over the smallest things. I’ve seen arguments that focused on things that really didn’t matter very much. We think we are arguing over different ideas or opinions, but most arguments are really over our emotions. Someone’s feelings have gotten hurt by others actions. Somebody felt unappreciated, unwise, slighted, and their emotions is […]
Being sit in our ways is a fault that almost everyone has to deal with. I was reminded this past week of a phrase that my father repeated many times the last few days of his life. The phrase was, “somebody’s got to make a move or we are going to be here all day.” […]
To most of us, the only time we think about a battery is when it doesn’t work. The newest technical equipment shows us the amount of battery power left. How many times has your cell phone or technical device given you the low battery warning? It is time to recharge. Most of us will go […]
Most people choose comfort over being challenged. It’s easier to live in our everyday routine rather than be challenged to do something new in life. God wants us to embrace our challenges. The baby eagle spends the first three months in the comfortable confines of it’s nest, then it is in for a big surprise. […]
It is wonderful to live near people whom you can ask to help you do things you cannot do by yourself. We have one another to lean on and help out in those difficult times. How often do we become frustrated trying to do things by ourselves and on our own? It is easy to […]
One of the most difficult tasks for some people is to compliment what others are doing. It is easier to get caught up complaining about what is going wrong than to see the good around us. The comfort zone for most people is one step above their friends. To stay one step ahead, they often […]
In the words of a childhood song we often sang, it said, “Be careful little ears what you hear, be careful little eyes what you see, and be careful little mouth what you say.” I haven’t thought of that childhood song in many years before this morning, but it is still important what we allow […]
Have you ever had someone ask you if you were having a bad day? They ask because you don’t look or act like they are accustomed to seeing you. There are so many things that can change your appearance and action any given day, but none so quickly as your own words. I am reminded […]
While drinking coffee this week with some friends, we were discussing the death of one of our acquaintances. The statement was made, “There are not that many things that are important in life are there?” I have rehearsed that statement several times this week and it is so true. There are not that many things […]
If you’ve ever had children play sports you know what it’s like to have people play because of their social standing instead of their talent. It’s tough to watch a child that has more talent be left out because another child’s parents give more money to the organization. I was listening to the conversation of […]
I enjoy watching people during church services. You can see a lot in the faces of the congregation as you stand in front of them. There are people who seem to be on the edge of their seats waiting to hear every word you speak, and there are people who sit back like they have […]
Grace is the power of the Holy Spirit helping us to do things that we are not able to do under our own strength. It is God’s power at work in our lives freely helping us do whatever we need to do. God’s grace is available 24/7, obtained by faith in God, and is the […]
I remember many years ago when my family started to church, that my mother was told things she could and could not do if she wanted to be part of the church. You had to look a certain way, act a certain way, and do certain things the church approved of to be a part […]
NOT ABOUT ME!! ABOUT OTHERS!! My devotion this morning really touched home with me. I can’t count the times in my life that I have said, “If I had ____ I would be a lot better off. Sometimes the blank would be if I had more money, I would be happy. Sometimes, if I had […]
The joy of watching children is seeing them enjoy anything they do. They can imagine things to be what they are not. They can make believe themselves into any situation. They can become a king or queen, a movie star, a mother or dad, a school teacher and even a preacher, and they enjoy the […]
How many of us go from feeling great one day to feeling gloom and doom the next? How many people do you know that seem to be happy one day and the saddest person in the world the next? Emotions and feelings are ever-changing impulses of this natural, carnal nature. Emotions and feelings change without […]
One of my favorite questions to ask people when I meet them is “How is it going?” The answers I receive vary from it is going well, to you don’t want to know. A lot of people are not happy unless every day they live is like Christmas, birthday celebration, or a holiday from work. […]
How many times have you had someone say to you that you were just like your parents? Or how often has someone said that your children were just like you? Being like, or acting like someone, means that person has spent a lot of quality time with that influence in their lives. They may have […]
I am one who does not like to travel without knowing specific directions to my destination. GPS is a wonderful thing, the little lady tells you every turn you need to make. The problem with GPS is that if we are not careful we rely on hearing the directions as we drive and we don’t […]
We all the tendency to dread things that we are going to face in the future. I know many who have said they dread going back to work on Monday after enjoying this week of vacation. There is no reason for a child of God to dread anything ahead of them. God goes before us […]
The Bible says that out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. Our thoughts determine whether we sink below our troubles or elevate ourselves above them. If we allow our minds to linger and ponder over the wrong thoughts long enough, the thoughts will turn into words and we will speak them over […]
The bravery of our previous generations of men and women is what has allowed us the freedoms we have today. They marched into harm’s way to defeat enemies that threatened our freedom and they were victorious. Are you one of the brave? I have watched children around water and heard their parents say, “You have […]
Independence Day 2020 finds America in a different state of mind than ever before. COVID-19 restrictions are changing us. Domestic unrest is changing us. It seems instead of being united, we are determined to become more and more separated. Our unity is dependent upon one thing, returning to the God who has blessed America from […]