My family and I had an extreme life-changing decision that we were going to make. Over several years, we had grown discontent and allowed bitterness to motivate our conversation and our little prayer life. Our grand scheme for overturning this unfortunate situation was to uproot our family and establish roots in another state, job, and…
Read moreJesus influenced everyone around Him in one way or another. The multitudes thronged Him for His mighty works, and the protectors of the Law crucified Him for pointing out their shortcomings. One constant remained throughout Jesus’ ministry: love. His compassion for people was birthed long before He spoke the world into existence. In the beginning…
Read more“Glad” is being pleased, delighted, and causing happiness (Oxford Languages, Google). Gladness should be as big a part of the Christian attitude and demeanor as any other attribute of being Spirit-filled. The scripture says this is the day the Lord hath made; We will rejoice and be glad. (Ps 118:24). Ps 122:1 also states I…
Read morethere was a time when we were burned out, for lack of a better term. i do not believe in burnout. i think that you should do something for the kingdom of God. you should work in a church. it would be best to put your talents to use, even cleaning, ushering, or taking roll—all…
Read morei wanted to share a few things i have learned that have impacted me for eternity. some of these things, you would think, should be common sense for a Christian. most of these have a similar theme, and it boils down to people and relationships. people are the heartbeat of God. it’s why He created…
Read morespiritual warfare; it’s the sign of the times. never before has the Christian church been closer to the Second Coming of Christ and under such a grand attack from the enemy. every morning, God’s mercies are new, yet the populous turns to entertainment and self-gratification. most of those that have tried to live for God…
Read morethe integral portion of Psalm 100:4 that often goes unnoticed is the first two words, “Enter into.” before we offer thanksgiving, before we express ourselves in praise, we have to enter in. there are so many definitions of entering. it means to come in, join a group, make a beginning, go upon the land to…
Read morenext, we need to offer praise unto God as we enter into His presence. a synonym for praise is worship, and it means “to honor or show reverence for as a divine being or supernatural power.” the KJV Dictionary has two definitions of praise, one as a noun and one as a verb. this reference…
Read morePsalm 100 is a short Psalm consisting of only five verses. it reads as follows, “Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves;…
Read morehappy new year, and welcome back to another eggsandJesus blog post. regrettably, it has been a couple of weeks since my last post, as we have been enjoying the holidays and have had some cold virus sweep through our home. despite my lame excuses, i have committed to writing, and I apologize for this late…
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