Sometimes I wish I had a map in life. Something that told me exactly which decisions to make and which direction to take. Should I take this job or … The Compass

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Psalm 49:7-8 7 Yet they cannot redeem themselves from death[a]    by paying a ransom to God.8 Redemption does not come so easily,    for no one can ever pay enough In the hustle and bustle of Christmas, we get excited to give gifts and see family. 2020 and all its issues have shown us how important family is. All the

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Psalm 44:26 “…rescue us because of your unfailing love.” The definition of “unfailing” is, “without error or fault.” When you get right down to it, it is love that defines our world. Love moves us in all kinds of ways. Love has driven countries to war and has also moved them to peace. Love is

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Psalm 37:21 “The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously.” The definition of generous is, “(of a person) showing a readiness to give more of something, such as money or time, than is strictly necessary or expected.” In this Christmas season, we all exchange gifts. We look forward to seeing family,

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Psalm 35:28 Then I will proclaim your justice,    and I will praise you all day long. The definition of “proclaim” is to declare something one considers important with due emphasis. We have all heard of the boy who cried wolf. The boy proclaimed there was a wolf attacking the sheep when there was no wolf at

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Psalm 34:19 “The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all;” I heard a story about a farmer who moved to a foreign land to live out his dream of farming and helping the people where he grew up. He brought his entire family, kids, wife, and all. When the planting

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Psalm 33:18 “But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,” As I turned the key, my hope was that the engine would start up and stay running. Many times I would turn the key and nothing happened. Some of those times, even

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Psalm 31:24 “Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.” As a young boy, I often dreamed about tree houses and building forts to play in. When we were old enough, Chuck and I went to building things; forts, trash carts, fences, walls, and yes, tree houses. We had a mulberry

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Psalm 25:15 “My eyes are ever on the Lord, for only he will release my feet from the snare.” The definition of a snare is as follows: “a trap for catching birds or animals, typically one having a noose of wire or cord.” In today’s world of videos and social media, scrolling through, you can

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Psalm 24:1 “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;” When our girls were young, we were constantly teaching life lessons. One of those lessons was the concept of sharing. We would hear screams from across the house and a blood curdling, “Mine!” We would run, and

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