JESUS WINS



                 One of our snows, 
                            but not today's.




Good morning on this snowy day!
It didn't quite snow as much as they thought but our 500' driveway is icy at least on the blacktop and the concrete. The gravel part is okay. There is just a light layer of snow but it is supposed to get down to 0* tonight. Ugh! I do like the cold to a point. But I am glad I don't live in Canada.

Had a great day at church yesterday. I love to worship the Lord with others. How about you? How are you feeling these days? Has the new year got you kind of down? I know that for some people the new or the busy or the same-old can kind of be overwhelming. Don't let it get you down. It is the devil trying to depress you. He wants you to take your eyes off Jesus, to worry and fret and be down and under. Don't let the devil win. Let Jesus win in your life.

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist  
the devil, and he will flee from you.
James 4:7

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. 
Phil. 4:13

But they who wait for the LORD shall renew 
their strength; they shall mount up with wings
 like eagles; they shall run and not be 
weary; they shall walk and not faint. 
Isaiah 40:31

For God gave us a spirit not of fear but 
of power and love and self-control.        
II Tim. 1:7

It all sounds so easy and I know it is not. But quoting these scriptures or others over and over again will help us gain a sense of peace that we so desperately need in our lives at this time. Try it! God does not want to see us this way. He wants us to have His joy in our lives no matter the circumstance.
Remember:

This day is sacred to our Lord. Do not grieve, 
for the joy of the LORD is your strength."
Nehemiah 8:1b

Have a terrific day!

Love,
     Les








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