Category Archives: Discipline

Endure Distress So He Can Bless

Posted on March 29, 2023 by Mark Shields

The reason for leap year was to adjust the calendar so the seasons would not be totally out of whack. The picture above was taken during a winter storm in 2021. The picture below was taken during the summer of … Continue reading →

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Daily Quiet Time

Posted on February 26, 2023 by Mark Shields

A thought from a recent devotional is that sacrificing a little time and being obedient with a daily quiet time, prayer, and planning is a sure way to successfully get ready for the challenges each day brings. Index of devotionals

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The Wise Are Under Control

Posted on February 16, 2023 by Mark Shields

A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control – Proverbs 29:11 Detailed in “Endure Some Distress and the Lord Will Bless” was that David wanted to take his anger out on Israel … Continue reading →

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Endure Some Distress and the Lord Will Bless

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Mark Shields

We have good days and bad days but each day is a new day and day by day, little things can become big things that lead to the amazing with Gods help. Rather than let anger pull you down, take … Continue reading →

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Renewed in the Spirit of Your Mind

Posted on December 27, 2022 by Mark Shields

Put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind. –  Ephesians 4:22-23 Learned in the passage about David and Bathsheba and written about … Continue reading →

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