Tag: 2 Timothy 4:6-8

Patience and Perseverance

 Perseverance promises blessings but includes trials and trouble. “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Romans 12:12 NIV. My thoughts and comments today are about, “Patience and Perseverance.” Worthy goals and great dreams come true when you determine to do more than endure; choose to thrive! Good things […]

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Obstacles and Opportunities

“A great and effective door has opened to me . . there are many adversaries.” 1 Corinthians 16:9 NKJV Adversaries congregate where opportunities abound. My thoughts and comments today are about “obstacles and opportunities.” Opportunities abound; so do obstacles. That’s reality. “What is the difference between an obstacle and an […]

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Graduation Day

“The crown . . which the Lord . . will award to me on that day.” 2 Timothy 4:8 NIV. God rewards those who finish triumphantly, with undiminished faith. My thoughts and comments today are about “Graduation Day.” This is the season for graduations. Days ago, the Academy Principal and […]

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Marathon Runners

“Let us run . . the race God has set before us.” Hebrews 12:1 NLT “The life of faith demands the effort and endurance of a marathon, not the enthusiasm of a sprint.” My thoughts and comments today are about “marathon runners.” Amy, our daughter-in-law, mother of four and avid […]

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Extravagance

“She poured (expensive perfume) on Jesus feet.” John 12:3 NIV “The extravagance of God’s grace requires the extravagant response of one’s life.” My thoughts today are about “extravagance.” Some people live life “on the cheap;” they horde possessions and squeeze every penny. What they get, they have; what they have, […]

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