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“Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” –Matthew 6:34 ASV As I stopped to reflect on 2021 and the goals I set for that year, I had mixed emotions. I definitely had plans for the year and goals that … Continue reading Panic or Keep Pursuing the Plan
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 KJV It’s amazing how brown, yellow, and orange leaves can quickly cover the ground just mere days after a blazing hot sun brought the temperature to a record-breaking heat index. Barbecues get replaced with plans of sipping hot … Continue reading Changing Seasons
“He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3 No one is exempt from pain, suffering, or even heartbreak. We’ve all got our own burdens to bear—some we share and some we deal with on our own. It’s when you’re in the midst of it that your vision can get cloudy, … Continue reading It Will Be Alright
“Brethen, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before.” –Philippians 3:13 KJV “I know my review can’t compare to what God will do in my life.” –“Movin’ On” by Jonathan McReynolds When driving, it’s … Continue reading Moving Forward
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” Philippians 4:13 Have you ever heard the phrase: ‘anything worth having is worth fighting for’? The statement suggests that something of value won’t be easy to obtain. The dream job won’t just be given to you. The salesperson at Apple won’t just hand you the … Continue reading Yes You Can
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” Proverbs 18:21 (KJV) Surrounded in darkness and complete silence save for the steady whirring of a floor fan, my eyes are squeezed shut as my hands grip the edge of the soft, thin sheet. All … Continue reading The Worst of Me
“Trust in the lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6 “I don’t understand.” Have you ever said or thought this? And I don’t mean just when you were in school and the teacher was trying to … Continue reading The Unexpected
“For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. “ Psalm 30:5 Sitting in a black adjustable chair with a dark cape snapped around my neck, I quietly and attentively listen to the conversation taking place around me. Scented shampoo … Continue reading Those Days
“I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.” Psalms 139:14 KJV I saw a meme that basically said April Fools’ Day was cancelled this year because nothing that is going on is funny. I could understand the feeling. I mean, you … Continue reading A Look into the Mirror
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7 KJV Excerpt from Break Every Chain: Unbearable heat encompasses me as the sun blazes overhead. My mouth is noticeably dry as I blink a couple times in an attempt to regain … Continue reading Faith vs. Fear
Andréa Hardaway 