Do you find that you are attacked when trying to do good?  When just simply trying to do what God has asked you to do?  Well this usually happens to people who are serving in the church and rarely to those who aren't.  As an added bonus, the attacks will many times come from people within the church itself.  Jesus told us in John 16:33 that "In this world you will have trouble.  But take heart!  I have overcome the world"

As I was pondering today's devotional, I found this article online which...
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Recently, I've been going through a series of very stressful situations in several areas of my life.  The old saying "when it rains it pours" sure seems to be ringing true for me right now.  It seems that every year, God puts me into situations where I have to deal with more and more, and take on more responsibilities in many cases.  I'd like to say that I have all the answers and that none of this made me depressed or anxious, but that just wouldn't be true.

As I was pondering where I'm at an...
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Psalm 112:1-3
Praise the Lord!
Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who delights greatly in His commandments.
His descendants will be mighty on earth;
The generation of the upright will be blessed.
Wealth and riches will be in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.

Reading through this Psalm today it struck me that the first words the Psalmist writes to begin speaking about a blessed life is Praise The Lord.  A blessed life begins with a relationship with God, knowing God intimately an...
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