Category: Nuggets for Life

Four things to tell yourself every single day: I am a warrior in Jesus’ mighty name, Amen!        I can do it by God’s grace. I am a winner through Christ Who strengthens me. Today is my day in Jesus’ mighty name, Amen! Habits of happy people: Don’t show off.  Talk less. Learn daily. Help the… Continue reading Four things to tell yourself every single day

Familiarity Breeds Contempt    Luke 4:24 ‘And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.’ A modern day equivalent of this verse is ‘familiarity breeds contempt.’  Those who know the most about us also know more of our faults than anyone else.  As a general rule, our weaknesses will… Continue reading Familiarity Breeds Contempt   

It All Depends on Whose Hands It’s In A basketball in my hands is worth about $19.A basketball in Michael Jordan’s hands is worth about $33 million.  It depends on whose hands it’s in…                                                                          A baseball in my hands is worth about $6.A baseball in Mark McGuire’s hands is worth $19 million.  It depends on… Continue reading It All Depends on Whose Hands It’s In

   JUST SHOW UP!                   “But now you yourselves are to put off all these:  anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth.  Do not lie to one another, for you have stripped off the old unregenerate self with its evil practices.”   Colossians 3:8-9 No matter what anyone says, just show up and do… Continue reading JUST SHOW UP! 

You are not alone.   Do you know who else found themselves in daunting circumstances? Noah, in the ark, as the entire world was engulfed by the great flood… David, standing before the menacing Goliath, with the fate of Israel on his shoulders… Moses and the children of Israel, trapped between the Red Sea before them… Continue reading You are not alone.

ROMANS 8:38-39      PASSION TRANSLATION   So now I live with the confidence that there is nothing in the universe with the power to separate us from God’s love. I’m convinced that his love will triumph over death, life’s troubles, fallen angels, or dark rulers in the heavens. There is nothing in our present or… Continue reading Romans 8:38-39

The Power to Serve ‘And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost.’  Luke 1:41 Upon hearing the greeting of Mary, John the Baptist leaped for joy inside his mother’s womb (v. 44).  A six month old… Continue reading The Power to Serve

Why Your Past Doesn’t Matter to God One of the great truths revealed in the story of the Prodigal Son is that the gospel is not about our past but our present and future.  The happiest person at the party wasn’t the newly restored and forgiven son but his father.  The critical, fault finding brother… Continue reading Why Your Past Doesn’t Matter to God

1st  Corinthians 13  (Christmas version) If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands of twinkling lights and shiny balls, but do not show love to my family, I’m just another decorator.  If I slave away in the kitchen, baking dozens of Christmas cookies, preparing gourmet meals and arranging a beautifully adorned table at… Continue reading 1st  Corinthians 13  (Christmas version)

THE FATHER’S PLAN Luke 24:21  “But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel; and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.” When the right time came, God sent forth His Son from Heaven in His pre-existent state, into the world.  He was born… Continue reading THE FATHER’S PLAN

  Hebrews 1:1-6   The Message Going through a long line of prophets, God has been addressing our ancestors in different ways for centuries.  Recently he spoke to us directly through his Son.  By his Son, God created the world in the beginning, and it will all belong to the Son at the end.  This Son… Continue reading Hebrews 1:1-6   The Message

  PLACE IT IN HIS HANDS One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him, “There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?”  Then Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.”  Now there was much grass in the place.  So the… Continue reading PLACE IT IN HIS HANDS

  If it troubles you, God wants to take care of it! “The very hairs on your head are all numbered.  So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.”                    Luke 12:7 NLT Many Christians make the mistake of thinking… Continue reading  If it troubles you, God wants to take care of it!

THE POWER OF REDEEMING THOUGHTS “Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable.  Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.”  Philippians 4:8  NLT What mental movies are you playing in our head today?  Are they thoughts of defeat and despair or thoughts of… Continue reading THE POWER OF REDEEMING THOUGHTS

Welcome to the month of November                              The 11th month of the year Figure 11 signifies FAITHFULNESS. The good Lord will manifest His great faithfulness upon you and your household in this season to stun your adversaries in Jesus’ name, Amen!  The Lord Most High will grant you and your household an unprecedented manifestation of His… Continue reading FAITHFULNESS

“Come as you are.  Leave as He is!” One of the beautiful truths of the gospel is the unconditional acceptance God has for everyone.  Jesus revealed this about His Father, His actions and lifestyle, and in the many parables and stories He shared.  My personal favorite is the Prodigal Son.  His Father ran to embrace… Continue reading Come as you are.  Leave as He is!

 God is a Good Father! “What man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?  Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent?  If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your… Continue reading  God is a Good Father!

Unconditional Love and Healing                                                          Joseph Prince “Great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all.”       Matthew 12:15    Look at today’s reading.  It didn’t matter who they were or what kind of past these people had.  As long as they sought Him for healing, Jesus healed them gladly and graciously.  He never asked… Continue reading Unconditional Love and Healing

Jesus was God John 1:1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Jesus was not just a man sent from God. He was God. This is the most important statement of the New Testament.  On this truth hangs all other truths. If Jesus was only… Continue reading Jesus was God

 How to Drive Fear Out of Your Life Forever Religion will tell you that you must fear God and later condemn you when you don’t have any faith.  The apostle Paul taught that faith “works” when people trust in the unconditional love God has for them (Galatians 5:6).  The apostle John explains that those who… Continue reading How to Drive Fear Out of Your Life Forever