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I am going to be taking up donations for socks for the homeless and needy. Socks are one of the biggest needs during this time of year. I will be accepting the donations for new socks until December 20th with plans to distribute them the week of Christmas to those who are in need. If you would like any more details about this, let me know.
email: whittmadden@gmail.com
- What is needed: Packages of new socks for men, women, and children who are without.
I need these turned in by December 20th
We are having a fellowship for all the guys at Gospel Mission Saturday July 25th in the gym at 8 am. There will be plenty of food, (the guys cook a great breakfast!) Please try to make plans to attend!
Currently making some changes to the content provided on the site. Trying to gear things towards a more personal level, and really trying to focus on content that will lift up and encourage us as men.
There will be some major changes coming to this site. Please be patient as I re-work much of the content as we commit to the changes coming up.
A great devotional from Stephen Arterburn.
Don’t abandon wisdom, and she will watch over you; love her, and she will guard you.
PROVERBS 4:6 HCSB
Who is in charge of your emotions? Is it you, or have you formed the unfortunate habit of letting other people—or stressful situations—determine the quality of your thoughts and the direction of your day? If you’re wise—and if you’d like to build a better life for yourself and your loved ones—you’ll learn to control your emotions before your emotions control you.
Human emotions are highly variable, decidedly unpredictable, and often unreliable. Our emotions are like the weather, only far more fickle. So we must learn to live by faith, not by the ups and downs of our own emotional roller coasters.
Sometime during this day, you will probably be gripped by a strong negative feeling. Distrust it. Reign it in. Test it. And turn it over to God. Your emotions will inevitably change; God will not. So trust Him completely as you watch those negative feelings slowly evaporate into thin air—which, of course, they will.
I may no longer depend on pleasant impulses to bring me before the Lord. I must rather respond to principles I know to be right, whether I feel them to be enjoyable or not. ~Jim Elliot
If you are going to be a person who is committed to the Word of God, you will have to learn to be led by the Spirit and not by your emotions. ~Joyce Meyer
Our feelings do not affect God’s facts. They may blow up, like clouds, and cover the eternal things that we do most truly believe. We may not see the shining of the promises—but they still shine! His strength is not for one moment less because of our human weakness. ~Amy Carmichael
TODAY’S PRAYER
Heavenly Father, You are my strength and my refuge. As I journey through this day, I will encounter events that cause me emotional distress. Lord, when I am troubled, let me turn to You. Keep me steady, Lord, and in those difficult moments, renew a right spirit inside my heart. Amen
