Use Your Gifts

Use Your Gifts

As I travel the country, I am often the recipient of others’ gifts and talents. Whether it is music, ministry, hospitality, servanthood, etc., I love watching people use these gifts for the glory of God and the blessing of His people. I’ve struggled most...
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My God Will Supply Your Needs

All I have needed, Thy hands hath provided. Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me  ~Thomas Chisholm. For my God shall supply all my needs according to His riches in glory through Christ Jesus  ~Philippians 4:19. Here in America, we way too often confuse...
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Still Learning After All These Years

I realized this week that, every time I think I’ve learned to trust the Lord, I hit a new situation where I have to learn all over again. This past week, the lesson had to do with trusting God in the lives of my friends and family. As a big sister, I like to...
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An Attitude of Gratitude

I write on this topic periodically because I tend to need reminders of things, and I expect I’m not the only one. I’ve been thinking again lately how easy it is to take those closest to us for granted. Sure, we love and appreciate our loved ones and their...
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How Wrong You Are

On Chris Freeman’s latest CD, The Hinson Side of Me, she included an old Hinson song titled, “How Wrong You Are.” This was a song I had not heard before, but the words have been playing over and over in my mind. Many believe that they are going to...
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For Lonely People Everywhere

This being July 4th weekend, I had planned to write about freedom, but I feel like God redirected me. This afternoon as I was resting, I began to think of how lonely it can be when one does not feel well. You watch others with life and energy, and you want to join in,...