by Inspiration | Apr 20, 2023 | Archives, Featured, Inspiration
If you can look at the sunset and smile, then you still have hope. If you can find beauty in the colours of a small flower, then you still have… If you can look at the sunset and smile, then you still have hope. If you can find beauty in the colours of a small flower, then you still have hope. If you can find pleasure in the movement of a butterfly, then you still have hope. If the smile of a child can still warm your heart, then you still have hope. If you can see the good in other people, then you still have hope. If the rain breaking on a roof top can still lull you to sleep, then you still have hope. If the sight of a rainbow still makes you stop and stare in wonder, then you still have hope. If the soft fur of a favoured pet still feels pleasant under your fingertips, then you still have hope. If you meet new people with a trace of excitement and optimism, then you still have hope. If you give people the benefit of a doubt, then you still have hope. If you still offer your hand in friendship to others that have touched your life, then you still have hope. If receiving an unexpected card
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by Inspiration | Apr 19, 2023 | Archives, Featured, Inspiration
What do butterflies have in common with the human spirit? Meet Maggie, a middle-aged wife and mother who was about to find out. Maggie wasn’t rich like a millionaire or… What do butterflies have in common with the human spirit? Meet Maggie, a middle-aged wife and mother who was about to find out. Maggie wasn’t rich like a millionaire or poor in a manner of being homeless. She was living an average comfortable life. It was made even better when a beautiful baby girl came her way. She and her husband made sure their daughter had her needs met and they were still able to take a yearly vacation by the beach. Maggie was a partner in her husband’s business. They both had a different set of duties which kept everything in balance. One day a devastating blow came to her husband’s business and, over a three year period, the business dropped out of site. Her husband had to totally reinvent himself and was yearning to fulfil a dream with a new vocation. She was happy for him and supported him fully, but still, the money was not coming in. Maggie began to feel guilty that she wasn’t contributing with any kind of income. It had been a long time since she had worked outside the home and had to
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by Inspiration | Apr 18, 2023 | Archives, Attitude, Featured
One day, one friend asked another, “How is it that you are always so happy? You have so much energy, and you never seem to get down.” With her eyes… One day, one friend asked another, “How is it that you are always so happy? You have so much energy, and you never seem to get down.” With her eyes smiling, she said, “I know the Secret!” “What secret is that?” To which she replied, “I’ll tell you all about it, but you have to promise to share the Secret with others.” “The Secret is this: I have learned there is little I can do in my life that will make me truly happy. I must depend on God to make me happy and to meet my needs. When a need arises in my life, I have to trust God to supply according to HIS riches. I have learned most of the time I don’t need half of what I think I do. He has never let me down. Since I learned that ‘Secret’, I am happy.” The questioner’s first thought was, “That’s too simple!” But upon reflecting over his own life he recalled how he thought a bigger house would make him happy, but it didn’t! He thought a better paying job would make him happy, but it hadn’t.
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by Inspiration | Apr 17, 2023 | Archives, Featured, Prayers
Heavenly Father, we come before you today in prayer to ask Your forgiveness and to seek Your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, “Woe on those who call… Heavenly Father, we come before you today in prayer to ask Your forgiveness and to seek Your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, “Woe on those who call evil good,” but that’s exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values. We confess that: We have ridiculed the absolute truth of Your Word and called it pluralism. We have worshiped other gods and called it multi-culturalism. We have endorsed perversion and called it an alternative lifestyle. We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have neglected the needy and called it self-preservation. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare. We have killed our unborn children and called it a choice. We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable. We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self-esteem. We have abused power and called it political savvy. We have coveted our neighbour’s possessions and called it ambition. We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. We have ridiculed the time-honoured values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. Search
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by Inspiration | Apr 16, 2023 | Archives, Attitude, Featured
Many people are afraid of growing old. I’m afraid of growing old and boring. Many people are afraid of growing old, alone. I’m afraid of growing old, insane. Many people… Many people are afraid of growing old. I’m afraid of growing old and boring. Many people are afraid of growing old, alone. I’m afraid of growing old, insane. Many people are afraid of losing their looks. I’m afraid of losing my dreams. Many people are afraid of losing their youth. I’m afraid of losing my soul. When you’re 15, 35 seems ancient. When you’re 35, 15 seems juvenile. A turnaround in a split second – two decades zoom past and before you know it, it’s only a mile to the next millennium. Don’t fear age, it’s a right of person-hood. Don’t fear death- it’s God’s greatest jest. Don’t grow old – you don’t have to. Don’t date because you’re desperate. Don’t marry because you’re miserable. Don’t have kids because you think your genes are superior. Don’t separate because you think it’s fashionable. Don’t drink because you have troubles. Don’t gamble because you think winning is inevitable. Don’t philander because you think you’re irresistible. Most likely, you’re not. Don’t associate with people you can’t trust. Don’t cheat. Don’t lie. Don’t pretend. Don’t try to buy your way into the kingdom of
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by Inspiration | Apr 15, 2023 | Archives, Featured, Relationship
It was over 20 years ago. I was holding my baby son in my arms while my two other children played under a big tree in the front yard of… It was over 20 years ago. I was holding my baby son in my arms while my two other children played under a big tree in the front yard of an old house. The house was also a local food bank and I was watching my children while my wife went in. I had been laid off work for a long time and we were out of food. I tried to laugh as my children chased each other around the tree but my heart was too heavy. Despair hung around me like a cloud. All I could feel was fear. Finally, my wife came out holding a large bag of food and we smiled at each other. Thanks to the kindness of others our children would not go hungry that night. It was yesterday. I found myself outside the doors of another food bank. Thanks to the kindness of a kindred spirit I had some extra money in my wallet and a longing to share this gift with others. I went to the local grocery store and bought what I could with what I had. Then I carried in the
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