Archive for the 30 Blessings Project Category
May 1 – The first Annual Event?
Our 30 Blessings Project is finished. For anyone who made it through with Dorothy and me, congratulations. Faith, perseverance, attitude, and endurance got me through the month, even on days I was discouraged and didn’t want to go on. Should the project repeat next year? I think it would be nice, but I’d prefer to [...]
April 30 – The 30 Blessings Project Final Blessing Day
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Romans 12:14 If we are commanded to bless those who are negative toward us, how much more should we be blessing those in our spiritual family? And yet Jesus made it clear that even sinners love their own. How much more unexpected and thought-provoking it [...]
April 29 – How have we changed?
22You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. Phil 2:5 Has [...]
April 28 – Bless Others as an Act of Thanks to God
Freely you have received, freely give. Matt 10:8 When I stop to really think about all God has given his children… especially in light of eternity…I’m overwhelmed with gratitude. Aren’t you? If you look at blessing others as a way of thanking God, suddenly a new light is cast on the entire subject. We love [...]
April 27 – Where Do We Go From Here?
23Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 24And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Hebrews 10:23-24 There are three days left in the 30 Blessings Project. How will what you’ve learned so far affect what you do in [...]
April 26 – Celebrations
I lie awake; I have become like a bird alone on a roof. Psalm 102:7 As lonely as it is to mourn alone or to suffer bad news alone, most of us have experience with it in some form. I won’t deny it burdens the heart. But what about the good news, the triumphs, the [...]
April 25 – Living examples
Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. 1Pet 3:9 We are living examples of God’s love. Think about that for a minute. Think about our own human pettiness, our selfishness, pride, lack of compassion and tendency [...]
April 24 – 30 Blessings Project
All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing. Prov 21:26 How are you doing on your 30 Blessings Project? I confess, after 20+ days of focusing on others, my eyes turned inward again. It’s like being stopped at an interminable red light. Pardon the short post today. I have my [...]
April 23 – The Power of the Written Word
You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. 2 Cor 9 11 Do you know how hard it can be to find affordable, attractive note cards? If it weren’t for Hobby Lobby, I’d be sunk [...]
April 22 – Clothing in Kindness
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Col 3:12 There’s something about a sumptuously wrapped gift that delights my eye. Someone took the time to select the contents, but also to present those contents in a beautiful manner. We are, in a sense, God’s [...]