Christian Devotionals and Scripture Applied to Everyday Life

It has always amazed me how fast babies grow. When each of you was born you weighed anywhere between 7-10 pounds. While you were pretty healthy sizes for newborns, you still seemed so tiny to me. Yet within a couple of weeks you each outgrew your tiny clothing and I was forced to purchase larger sizes. That’s what babies do – they eat, they sleep, and they grow! If this is not the case, then you know something is wrong.

Every person needs someone to watch over him or her. No matter how old or strong or wise or grounded in the faith a person seems to be, there is always the risk of temptation’s gaining a foothold. This is the way it will always be while we live on this sinful earth, and this is why the writer to the Hebrews tells his readers to watch out for one other.

Throughout the years the daily news has provided fodder for the daily ritual of reading the newspaper. The black and white newsprint picked up at the local store or delivered directly to the house has enlightened many to world events and local news. Births, deaths, and other activities fill the columns. And in a small town especially we rejoice and grieve, give and share, and laugh and cry with each other in the daily experiences of life chronicled in those pages.

A good portion of my job deals with people’s stuff! I don’t mean that I am dealing with people who have specific issues in life, but with people who own a lot of stuff. In other words - chattel, material goods, personal property - STUFF!

Being a couch potato is not a good thing – usually. But there are times when we need and benefit from extended periods of rest. These times can refresh us physically, but they can also give us opportunities to de-clutter our minds and reprioritize our lives.

Dr. Fox spoke these words to calm my fears about my impending foot surgery a couple of weeks ago. The assuring thought filled my mind as the nurses wheeled me down the hospital hallway. Then the next thing I knew I was in the recovery room staring at my bandaged foot and wondering how three hours had passed so quickly. If only other kinds of painful situations could be forgotten so easily.