When You Don’t Feel Blessed
Two thousand years ago God’s people felt unblessed. Sure, they repeatedly read the promises God pronounced upon their ancestors Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, but where were the blessings? A foreign government manipulated their lives and ruthlessly repressed all yearnings for independence. Poverty afflicted almost everyone and religious leaders used their influence for self-gratification. …
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God likes company. In fact, he likes lots and lots and lots of company.
Our electric-powered Japanese passenger train approached Shinjuku Station. Sliding doors quickly sprang open, and hundreds of passengers disembarked. Surrounded by this sea of Japanese business people, housewives and school children, Delores and I stood out like sore thumbs. I noticed two young children staring at us. The embarrassed mother quickly pulled them away and probably told them a Japanese equivalent of “It’s not polite to stare.” 
During my private fellowship time with the Lord, his Spirit often enfolds me in his presence. My imagination envisions him seated upon an exalted throne. His ornate, royal garments fill the temple; angelic creatures shout his praise. Vivid colors fill my imagination as I gaze upon our Lord’s dwelling place. Sights and Sounds exceed anything we have seen or heard upon earth.
Our Creator chose to envelop earth in an atmosphere we call “air.” Air surrounds and sustains us, refreshes us and protects us from harmful sun rays. Air makes life possible. Two gases comprise the bulk of our atmosphere: nitrogen, about 79% and oxygen, a little more than 20%. …
Your spouse is a gift from God to you. Genesis Chapter 2 illustrates God’s original design for marriage. He created two humans and put them together: Adam, God’s gift to Eve and Eve, God’s gift to Adam. Nothing’s changed—your spouse is God’s gift to you. …
God’s presence is the source of our joy. Singing, dancing, playing musical instruments are expression of sincere enthusiasm for God’s nearness, “
Most Christians know that Jesus wants us loving one another. Nevertheless, loving other humans proves more difficult than loving God. So the Lord wisely included several Love One Another scriptures in the New Testament. As we read the forty-three one another scriptures listed below, His Word will empower us with the ability to choose love for each other. When you don’t feel love, choose to love. Christian love produces feelings of love, but Christian love never depends only upon feelings. “
One fall I abandoned a pot of pink periwinkles. Part of the plant died and the remainder looked very sick. I moved the potted plant from our patio to a neglected corner of our back yard. After all, “out of sight is out of mind.”