My Daily Pause

Month: May 2010

  • 6 Thoughts About Giving

    Giving is an important part of our worship and our service to the Lord. Here are six thoughts to meditate upon:

    1. We should Give Purposefully: 2 Corinthians 9:7
    2. It shows our trust in God: Deut. 8:11-18; Luke 12:18-19; 2:2-4; Mark 10:24
    3. We should adjust our giving when we have increases in prosperity: 1 Corinthians 16:2; Leviticus 5:7
    4. We should give our contribution every week: 1 Corinthians 16:2
    5. Make giving our financial priority: Acts 2:44-45; 4:34-37; Proverbs 3:9
    6. It shows God’s worth: 2 Samuel 24:24; Malachi 1:6-8

  • What is a Father?

    A father is the knight in shining armor
    Who protects his children and wife
    From those who would seek to harm or lure
    Them into a dangerous situation or strife.

    He is the shelter from the world’s cruel ways.
    He is the strong tree that stands firm in the storms.
    He is the ray of hope in his children’s darkest days.
    He is the hand of comfort to his wife when she is forlorn.

    He guides his loved ones in the way that they should know.
    He seeks the best way for his family to help them through life.
    He is the lighthouse on the shore that lets his dear ones know where to go.
    He is the shield that protects his loved ones from life’s cruel knife.

    Who has given us this great gift called a father,
    This precious foundation in a world of uncertainty?
    It is our God, our Heavenly Father,
    Who has loved us unconditionally.

    –Ruth Carter

  • Why Worry?

    I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened. ~Mark Twain

  • Dependability Under Stress

    You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him up to a heavy load.

    – Paul “Bear” Bryant