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How Are Your Nails Doing? ( Not the Ones on Your Hands)

When we think of nails, we often think of the ones we have on our hands. Yet we all have nails in our hands that are far more significant than the ones that many like to paint with different colors.

The ones I am referring to are the ones that the struggles of daily life give us each day. We might think of them as small or big, but in reality, they are all small compared to the nails hammered into Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ’s hands on that fateful day so many centuries ago.

I know it can be difficult when the nails seem so big that we don’t see how we will ever get through the pain and suffering but always remember that all of your “nails”
are small in comparison. Besides, there is a way for all of us to remove those nails from our hands and it is a relatively simple thing that can be so difficult and that is to be in the word of God each day.

I know for me personally that has been a major struggle due to the life events that are out of my control.

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Are You Being Ask To Walk On Water?

As we go through our lives as believers we try and be strong but we all face those times in which we question we doubt just like in Peter in Matthew 14: 22-32.

22 Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home.

23 After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while he was there alone.

24 Meanwhile, the disciples were in trouble far away from land, for a strong wind had risen, and they were fighting heavy waves.

25 About three o’clock in the morning Jesus came toward them, walking on the water.

26 When the disciples saw him walking on the water, they were terrified. In their fear, they cried out, “It’s a ghost!”

27 But Jesus spoke to them at once. “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “Take courage. I am here! ”

28 Then Peter called to him, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water.”

29 “Yes, come,” Jesus said. So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus.

30 But when he saw the strong wind and the waves, he was terrified and began to sink. “Save me, Lord!” he shouted.

31 Jesus immediately reached out and grabbed him. “You have so little faith,” Jesus said. “Why did you doubt me?”

32 When they climbed back into the boat, the wind stopped.

It is not really a question of whether you will be asked to walk on your personal water or not. The question is will you have the faith to do so when called?

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It’s Time To Go Home

With tears flowing down my face I uttered “It’s time to go home”. This day had been coming for nearly a decade and the words just came out. When the cancer specialist said that her cancer was 95% he had lived up to his promise. There were no other signs of a problem except that she simply did not eat enough to survive. So it was time to come to her physical home knowing that the next time she is called home it will be with The Lord God Almighty. All I can do as her husband is provide the food that he has given us and then it’s up to God if she will eat or not? Alive Hospice came by the house yesterday and that was a good thing.

We know that more than likely this will be our last Christmas together and she sleeps I can’t help but wonder if the next time I check on her she will be The Lord God Almighty.

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Church Friends Vs. Real-Life Friends

For believers of faith they have 2 basic kinds of friends in their lives. Church friends are those you see at your house house of worship and maybe do some sort of ministry together.

Real friends are those who are in your daily battles of life on any given day regardless!

Both of these can play a vital role in your life but they are different and to think otherwise you are only fooling yourself.

Last night while my wife and I were in the emergency room again we were talking about several topics as it has been such a long stretch of issues with her health. I said to her “It sure would be nice to have a shoulder to cry on over all of this” She understood what I meant and has been seeing the toll all of her health issues have been taking on me.

You see real-life friends are there with their shoulder for you to cry on.