SAYS FYL

Spiritual Musings

To wind down and reconnect with God

  • eyes fixed on Jesus

    Take a hard look at Jesus. He’s the centerpiece of everything we believe, faithful in everything. Hebrews 3:1 Bible heroes have one thing in common–faith. So what’s so different from their faith and mine? I’d like to think that my faith is pretty solid. The difference is probably the same thing that caused the author Read more

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  • did god really need light?

    My very first memory of pondering is of staring at creation circles on a flannel board, trying to make sense of it all.  Back then I had just one question: Why didn’t God make Adam first so He would have help all week long? The older I got, the more I wondered. Like why light Read more

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  • staying the course

    He had a firm grip on the staff of God. Exodus 4:20 If only life were a straight road from birth to death. Even just a few forks thrown on the trail for choices, judgement and excitement wouldn’t be so hard to handle. But what we have instead is a bumpy journey with way too Read more

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  • family blessings

    Jethro said, “God. And peace be with you.” Exodus 4:18 (The Message) All of chapter three and half of chapter four of Exodus detail Moses’ job interview with God. Moses had absolutely no interest in the position, but God was determined that it be filled by Moses. After many objections, Moses finally takes the job Read more

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  • begin all things with God

    Gen 8:20 Noah built an altar to God. Another Noah insight that follows yesterday’s thought. . . The Noah before the flood was one whom both God and man thought was a good man, a man of integrity. The Noah after the flood remains the same on the inside. One would not expect this of Read more

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  • when you’re up against people-power

    Word’s gotten out–people know about this. Exodus 2:14 (The Message) People–generally–are not truth seekers; they are flesh mongers. We’d rather crucify than save the accused. When people get wind of a situation, the result is almost often disastrous. There is no seeking of truth–what really happened, why it happened; the motive or the heart behind Read more

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  • a friend’s reassurance

      I lift up my eyes to the hills—where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 121: 1, 2 Guy #1 is in one of life’s harsh predicaments. Feeling desperate, he’s waiting for God to fix things. Thus begins Psalm 121. But Guy #1 Read more

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  • measuring life

    She saw there was something special about him and hid him. Exodus 2:1, The Message The Bible takes less than a chapter, 22 verses to be precise, to tell the story of Moses from birth to marriage. Considering his mother’s prophetic observation (2:1), there had to have been a lot of interesting stories and anecdotes Read more

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  • forgiveness and pain

    Don’t feel badly, don’t blame yourself for selling me. God was behind it. Genesis 45:4 Forgiveness brings with it a warm feel-good glow  when you take the high road in life. Like when you smile and wave at the guy who cuts you. Of course, the glow takes longer to feel in a situation that Read more

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  • you’re the man

    You’re the man for us. God has given you the inside story. Genesis 41:39 It was two years of freedom and another dream that needed interpreting before the cupbearer remembered his promise to Joseph. But never mind that for God was in control. Pharaoh had a strange dream and he was convinced that it held Read more

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