Tag: Experiences

A New Day: Pudding the Past and the Present in Perspective

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Kraft sign that Dad designed

“Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.” – Lamentations 3:22-23

Today is a new day.

Today God’s mercies are new.

But today, God is the same.

For 20 years my dad worked at Kraft Foods Jell-O plant in Mason City, IA, the source of every single Jell-O cup on the planet. It was a physically-demanding job, especially after my dad was severely injured in an elevator accident 10 years ago. Add to that his age and the demands of taking care of a growing family at home, and his full-time job continued to take a toll on him. Read Full Post

Simple Thoughts: We Are Known by Our Fruit

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Only God can see our hearts (1 Samuel 16:7). Only His Word can determine our genuine thoughts and motives (Hebrews 4:12). God in His omniscience knows everything about us, and sometimes it is necessary to ask Him to reveal to us who we really are (Psalm 139:23-24).
But unlike God, man can only know who we are by the outward manifestations of our character. Galatians 5:22-25 says that people who live and walk in the Spirit are characterized by certain fruits. It is by these visible fruits that others know us, and the people closest to us will especially know who we are by the fruit we produce.
A fruit tree is known by the person who planted it even before fruit begins to appear on the tree. When a tree bears fruit, people at a distance can get an idea of what the tree is like, but they may not have a full understanding. But the people closest to the tree know exactly what the tree is because they can clearly see its fruit.
What kind of fruit am I producing? Read Full Post