Encouraging Words, Scripture, Quotes, Poetry

Scripture, quotes, and messages that inspire the God breathed Word into life

True Love

A truer love you will never find on earth. Thankful Jesus’ Spirit lives within us. How refreshing to know Jesus accepts everyone. Who can you be Jesus to today and show His authentic love? “The Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man (Jesus) receives sinners (outcasts) and eats with them.” Luke 15:2 ESV

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Moment to Moment

In a world of prejudice, violence, sickness, uncertainty, and hate, it is easy to get caught up in the anger, verbal/physical abuse, the power hungry… It is an unhealthy state of emotions. For a people of peace it is so frightening that many just remain reclusive peering through the curtains of their homes as the

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Lonely Hearts

When we are lonely it’s very easy to become self judging instead of looking inward to the Holy Spirit for answers to our feelings. The tendency to question the “why” of life’s unfairness, diseases, violence, lack of relationship points us in the direction of assuming everyone else we know has everything in life they want

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Pause to Discern

Peer pressure, social media, TV, news, jobs, and even families can create situations where we must constantly discern the lies from the truths, right from wrong, evil from good. When life has us in a hurry we become complacent and, if not careful, accepting of all sorts of wrongs, lies, evils, and not quite rights

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Laborer’s

Everything in life on this earth takes work. Even navigating school traffic takes skills that only one cup of morning coffee can’t help. It takes concentration, paying attention to safety while getting through the lights at the right time, careful timing in passing slower drivers driving the speed limit all in hopes new road construction

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Diligent Workers

What if we only had about 45 days to live from the time we are born? That’s less than 2 months to grow up, get educated, work, meet life goals and expectations, complete our purpose on earth, and Worship! And, that’s an ideal scenario when we take into consideration the alarming rate bees are dying

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That Face

I vividly remember this day from 2 years ago as I stood on the dock overlooking the water. The wind was pleasantly breezy as I watched the sun set and I marveled at the very character of God, creator of heaven and this marvelously arranged earth. In this moment, I was reminded that the beauty

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We Need More Babette’s

Many years ago the bible study group I was a part of decided to look at this movie through God’s eyes and not the world’s perceptions. We gathered at my home for a fun movie night and meal together then we began the discussion. For the next several weeks as we gathered together on Sunday

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