Well, THIS happened! If you know us, you know the Lord and Master Beckman and I cut up sometimes. Today was no exception. We had a little ramekin with whipped cream and a cherry from a take home dessert that we ate without these additions. So today he comes to me with this in hand …
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Perfect love casts fear out
Has anyone ever felt inadequate when approaching Jehovah in prayer? I have. Jehovah knows my thoughts. He knows all the things I’ve done. He knows the deepest parts of me that still struggles with the thoughts that 40-years of worldly living brings. Sometimes those thoughts can cause us anguish, they can cause us to hold …
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Renounce unrighteousness
As Jehovah’s people we are expected to renounce unrighteousness. One definition of renounce is “to declare that one will no longer engage in or support”. So, this scripture is telling us that if we are calling on the name of Jehovah that we are to no longer engage in, or support, unrighteousness. One might even …
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I am responsible for me.
As you know from my posts I am really trying to maintain a close relationship with my Heavenly Father, Jehovah. Sometimes that is not easy, especially living in the world as it is today. I remember when we started really getting serious about our relationship with Jehovah; we loved the congregation and were convinced we …
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What’s on the menu?
I have been very grateful to Jehovah for the many blessings he has given me. One of them was the help he gave me in making many changes in my life as I was learning about him and forming a friendship. I had to overcome many bad personal habits in this journey to live by …
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Hurry to help me.
Oh, Jehovah, PLEASE do hurry to help me!Please be the lamp for my feet to guide me, Each step I take, please help me be wise, Oh Jehovah, please hear my prayer!I need your help, I need your wise guidance.Help me weather the storm, the waves crash all around me, Please put your arms around …
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Do Not Be Afraid
Fear can be a powerfully motivating force in our lives, it can move us to make drastic changes when necessary. As imperfect people, when we think of fear, we think of morbid fear or terror. The Bible tells us to “Fear” God. What really does fear of God mean? Let’s think about that for a …
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Reminder to Self: Stay off the Fence!
Satan doesn’t care if half our heart hates what is bad as long as half of our hearts loves what is bad…half is enough for him. We should Imitate Jesus example and obey Jehovah completely. We are running a race for life. Do you not know that the runners in a race all run, but …
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Ribs!
One of my favorite meats to smoke is plain ole’ pork ribs. If doing spare ribs I prefer the St. Louis Style which basically just trims the ends off so you have rib bones and not all of that cartilage that holds them together. So just meat, and bones, and in an easy to eat …
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