Put First Things First

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“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.  The second is this:  Love your neighbor as yourself.  There is no commandment greater than these.”

Mark 12:30-31

(This photo was taken in June of 2016 on a lake in northwestern Wisconsin)

Our Actions Towards Others

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Jesus words according to the Gospel of Luke…

“Do not judge, and you will not be judged.  Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned.  Forgive, and you will be forgiven.  Give, and it will be given to you.  A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap.  For with the measure you use it, it will be measured to you.”

Luke 6:37-38

(This photo was taken in June of 2013 while driving through northern Colorado)

Never Give Up

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“The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit will reap eternal life.  Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”

Galatians 6:8-9

(This photo was taken in June of 2016 on a lake in central Minnesota)

He Knows Us

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“But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him.  The Lord does not look at the things people look at.  People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart’.”

1 Samuel 16:7

(This photo was taken last week near a house in central Minnesota)

His Angels

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“If you make the Most High your dwelling – and you say ‘the Lord is my refuge’ – then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent.  For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;  they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.”

Psalm 91:9-12

(This photo was taken this past Saturday on a lake in northwestern Wisconsin)

Attitude…It’s Your Choice

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Paul writes in his letter to the Philippians…

“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.  Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me – put it into practice.  And the God of peace will be with you.”

Philippians 4:8-9

(This photo was taken in June of 2013 while driving near Pike’s Peak in Colorado)

God Cares For You…Stand Against Evil

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“Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.  Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.  Be self-controlled and alert.  Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.  Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of suffering.”

1 Peter 5:6-9

(This photo was taken in October of 2014 while driving the north shore of Maui)