My devotional verse came from Genesis concerning the life of Joseph. His brothers sold Joseph into slavery and meant it for his harm. God knew what was happening to Joseph and He used it for Joseph’s good. Only God has the ability to change bad things that happen in your life into something that benefits […]

[image: image.png] Happiness is a feeling. It means to be content, cheerful, carefree, satisfied, or delighted. How often do you feel happy? What are the things that bring happiness to your life? Happiness should not depend on the circumstances you are facing today. Happiness should be solely dependent on the relationship you have with God. […]

[image: image.png] The instruction are included in products that we purchase unassembled. They are included in the package so the item you purchase, when assembled, will look like the picture on the box. The challenge is left up to us. Will you read then instructions. The choice is yours. Do I follow the instructions and […]

[image: image.png] How many times have you seen and incident, accident, or sickness cause a person to make a decision to live better. I’ve had people tell me they were going to live better when they got over their recovery. I watched people get a wake-up call, decide to do better, only to let the […]

[image: image.png] Do you know someone who is always complaining, grumbling about how life has treated them, or wanting others to feel sorry for them. The last person I want to be around each day is the person who is always grumbling about how bad they have it in life. Being a continuous complainer or […]

[image: image.png] Are you a morning person? If not, do you know people that are morning people? I am a morning person. I love to get up early, get my coffee, and then spend time in my study room doing my devotion time. I love me some ME time in the morning while others are […]

[image: image.png] How many times have you settled incidents with your children where one hit the other? One would say it was an accident and the other would say they did it on purpose. An accident is when something happens that you are not expecting. When you do plan to do something, you do it […]

[image: image.png] We live in a ME FIRST society and it seems to getting worse each day. The saying of the day for most people is to take care of #1 first and let everything and everyone else fall where they may. We love to have the spotlight shine on us, be the center of […]

[image: image.png] Most everything we has an expiration date stamped on it. Food packages has a note telling us that it is best when used by a certain date. Automobiles has a limited amount of mileage before they wear out. Clothes can only stand so much wear and tear before they are no longer able […]

A family member passed away a few weeks ago. Her hobby was taking and keeping pictures of every time family got together or visited her. I have been shown pictures of me since I was a baby sitting in my aunts lap, as a teenager with hair down my back and over my eyes, all […]

On a recent trip to our daughter’s house I was trying to figure out to post pictures with my FB posts on my iPhone like I do with my desk top computer. I couldn’t figure it out the first day so I did my posts with no picture. The next day I was attempting to […]

How many of you have children or grandchildren who love to play the video games or listen to music? How many times have you tried to speak to them when they had their ear buds in and they didn’t hear or clearly understand what you were saying? I see people walking down the street, driving […]

9-17-18 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY…START NOW!! LIVE IN THE NEW!! There are a lot of people who struggle with their yesterdays. They live miserable lives today because of things that happened in the past. They allow the things they can’t forget to destroy the happiness God intends for them today. Let me encourage you to […]

We had a family reunion for my mother’s side of the family yesterday. It was good to see everyone again. I remember one of the aunts that was there taking me to the store when I was a child to reward me for something I had done for them. She bought me a toy, which […]

We watched an old country/comedy show when I was younger person called Hew Haw. In the program there was a segment where everyone asked Grandpaw “What’s for supper?” Everyone eats. I look at some of the FB posts of the meals some of my friends post and wish I was there for lunch or dinner. […]

You can’t please all the people all the time. One of the toughest things to tolerate in life is to be criticized. Criticism hurts us deep. The truth is, no matter what we do in life or who we are, there are times people don’t agree with the way we do things or the things […]

Of all the commandments God tell us to do, forgiving others for things they have done against us is one of the hardest to fulfill. It is easier for us to tell every one we meet what someone has done to us than it is to talk to the person who hurt us or did […]

If you have ever competed in any organized sport or activity, you know that it takes hard practice to perform well when the event takes place. You don’t simply walk out on the day of competition and do your thing. If you try this, you will certainly be embarrassed by your performance. You have to […]

I love to read about the Exodus of the children of Israel from Egypt. The courage and faith Moses showed is such a great example to all of us. The disregard for his own life and welfare by approaching the most powerful man in the world at the time and telling him that the slaves […]

I remember growing up in a house with a tin roof on it and everytime we had a big rain with wind the roof would leak. We would have to move things around in the house and put buckets under the places the water dripped. I remember the day we went to the hardware store […]

How many times have you heard someone say that God promises to give us the desires of our hearts? The last part of one my devotional verses this morning says that God will give you the desires of your heart. It is the previous part of the verse that is often left off. Our desires […]

I grew up competing with other brothers, cousins, and neighbors in sports. Most were older than I was so I was continually striving to get as good as they were. I grew older and went to work in Avondale Mills in a department my uncle supervised. I worked until I could perform at or on […]

How many of us have been told by a physician that we were over weight? No one but you can hear your answer. Why do you think they tell us what we are already aware of? Is it because they want to hurt our feelings, point out our flaws, or make us feel bad about […]

I remember wanting a car so much when I was a teenager. I couldn’t wait until I turned 16 to go pick one out. I took care of that NEW car like it was the greatest possession I had ever owned. It was the most expensive thing I had ever owned. LOL! I washed it […]

Most of us only do the things that are easy and that we are comfortable doing. We avoid taking on the more difficult things because we are not willing to put forth the effort or we are uncomfortable with our ability to accomplish the task. We often cheat ourselves out of the blessings God has […]