with Carolyn Goff
Hello! I hope everyone had a good week. I wrote this Sunday afternoon, and it has been cloudy all day. I have been praying for rain. It is so dry.
We have several birthdays this week: Korbyn Salango on July 22, Rhonda Privitt on July 23, Chad Harris on July 24, Lottie Lamport and Trent Harris on July 25 and David Gilchrist on July 27. Wishing you all a happy birthday!
Prayer requested for Kristen Jones, Brianna Landers, Woodie Deming, and Joyce Stewart. As always pray for our first responders, our law enforcement, our state, local leaders and national leaders and our great nation.
Our devotion for this week: “Love Lives Forever” – “God wants you to live in the moment. He wants you to savor every minute you have with your loved ones on this planet, but he also wants you to live with an eternal perspective.
“I was watching a football game recently on DVR. I knew the outcome of the game because I’d seen the final score on the news before I watched the replay. My team won! Knowing I already had the victory changed the entire experience of watching the game.
“As I watched the game unfold, there were times my team was losing. I started thinking to myself, Oh, no! We’re behind! We won’t be able to come back. This isn’t going to end well.
“Then I would come to my senses and realize, Wait! The end is already decided. Victory is certain. We’ve already won!
“When the opposition would score, it wasn’t pleasant to watch, but I could smile because I knew the final outcome.
“You and I are living lives full of ups and downs. There are days that seem like a victory, and other days we feel defeated. On the hard days it’s easy to look around and become discouraged. It’s easy to feel like things are never going to work out.
“I want you to be reassured with the truth of God’s eternal promises. The end of the story is already written, and we win!
“Jesus has claimed victory. Through faith in him, we can rest assured that he will set all things right and make all things new. We’ll get to celebrate with him and with our loved ones forever.
“Love isn’t a story with a happy ending. Love is a story with no ending!
“When we choose to love people the way Jesus loves people, the world will change. Don’t treat others the way they treat you; treat others the way God treats you. Embrace the love of Jesus in your own life, and then model the example of Jesus in your relationships. Jesus changed the world with love, and he wants you and me to continue in this. He wants to give you a new heart and a new life.
“When you step from this life into eternity, love will be all that matters. Live your life with a heart of love. You’ll be amazed at what will happen.” www.youversion.com
Quotes: “Life imposes things on you that you can’t control, but you still have the choice of how you’re going to live through this.” — Celine Dion
Remember our community club for all you family events! Call Judy Loftis at 989-5823 to book your event.
Call me to give me your birthday, anniversaries, baby births, prayers, etc. My number is 879-9777. I would love for all our community residents to participate in our column. God bless!
