5 Reasons to be Thankful
By Jacquelyn Davis
There are so many reasons to be thankful! Of course we know this and, especially during this time of year, we like to share, comment on and encourage thankfulness. Today I want to share with you 5 reasons to be thankful as a missionary in 2019.
Closer Connections: As a young girl, I read many missionary stories. It always struck me how they left everything they knew and everyone they loved, knowing that they may never see them again. In some stories I would read about missionaries coming home to family members now married with ...
A SERVANT’S HEART
Work is over and you’re headed home, but first there are special errands to run. When your done and get home, you marvel once again at the all-too-common coldness of our fellow humans. Doesn’t anyone smile anymore? Doesn’t anyone apologize for making a person wait or for giving bad service?
The boss of a moving company has a philosophy we wish every person who serves us would emulate. Knowing what a traumatic experience moving can be, packing up and starting a new life in a new place, he takes a point of letting his clients know he understands and care ...
GAP Stands for- God Answers Prayers!
We can look to the future with hope, because we know that God never leaves us or forsakes us.
This is one of my favorite acronyms to pull out in a pinch. It is a simple reminder that my Heavenly Father is always a pray away, He is waiting to hear from me in the times when I need Him the most.
But what about the times when everything is not turned up side down like a roller coaster loop. Do we forget Him and go on our merry way. Or do we invite Him to be with us always. Do we have an awareness that He is there in our lives? Is the line of communication open so we ...
Focus on God’s Goodness in the World
Philippians 4:8
New International Version (NIV)
8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
Here is a excerpt from the Children’s Bible Ministries of Maryland newsletter:
Every day, I meet people who seem to down grade Baltimore city, as if there is no good thing that can come from our city. Yes, I agree, according to the news about all of the recent killings, it is hard to ...
Are You With or For God?
“Now that the summer has officially started, there is much to do in coordinating training and then teaching for our Summer Missions Programs. In this busy time, it is easy to start doing things FOR God instead of WITH God. Although it may seem as if “service is service no matter what the intentions”, it is crucial in the life of the Believer to have the right heart attitude when serving. When things get complicated, we tend to fall back on the mundane, every-day routine and forget that it is really God accomplishing all the great things through us.
Please ...
