L. Kathleen Cline

  This week I am teaching my class about Eve. As I sit and read over my notes, I feel this is something we all need reminding concerning Satan. Even when you teach something, it is entirely different than experiencing an event for yourself. The first reminder is that Satan misquotes God. In the last five years, I will say, people abusing God’s word for their own benefit has become common. We all need to make it a practice to go and read God’s word for ourselves and don’t just read the one verse. Read a chapter above and the chapter below to make sure you understand the verse in context. I recommend Gotquestions.org as an excellent website to inquire about different Christian topics. There has become this lazy approach to God, where we allow others to tell us what He says instead of us seeking God. The next reminder is Satan will play on some sort of benefit that you desire. I think this is where prosperity teaching went so wrong. Just because you feel something will be right for you o

  “What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? Is the source not your pleasures that wage war in your body’s parts?” James 4:1 As you brace for another storm, this would be the perfect time to ask God what “pleasures” of yours are hostile to Him? I did, and it wasn’t pretty. Photo by Chunlea Ju on Unsplash

“Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and in truth,” 1 John 3:18. My prayer is that you honor God today by going above and beyond in whatever task is at hand. I also ask that God reveal any opportunity to serve, so others feel God’s love in action. Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash  

  "Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life Proverbs 13:12." The passion translation says, "When hope's dream seems to drag on and on, the delay can be depressing. But when at last your dream comes true, life's sweetness will satisfy your soul." Why does prayer sometimes leave you feeling heartbroken? Within a month, I will be going to my third funeral. My mind is screaming; this is insanity. My heart, I think, stopped speaking because you can only mourn so much before you start to go numb. Satan keeps pushing my thoughts towards, "Where is your God in this?" For me, he is an idiot because my personality will research and answer questions that come my way. So, where is my God? Here is my answer. God blessed us with free will, but with choices, there comes the possibility of unfavorable outcomes. It does not matter if something is an accident or a deliberate act; everyone connected to that event is going to be affec