Fresh Bread blog is intended to bring encouragement and to spur you on to faith and to accomplish great things for God.
Seen
Have you ever felt unseen? Saturday afternoon we were at a restaurant we frequently visit. We were at our table for a while, and no one came. My husband asked me if I could see our server anywhere, which I did not. We waited and felt unseen. Other tables had...
Hope
Faith, Hope and Love, the enduring trilogy according to 1 Corinthians 13:13. What is hope? When is hope no longer needed? Can hope disappoint or even make one bitter? Last month we focused on love – God’s love. This month it is hope’s turn as we will end the month...
Love of God
Have you felt hidden and unseen? Even in a crowd of people we can feel that way. In the Gospel of Matthew 18:12, Jesus shares a parable about a shepherd leaving behind 99 sheep to seek out the one that wandered away. Just imagine, a vast landscape, a flock of sheep,...
Enough
Are we living in just ENOUGH? The comfort zone, "the I am satisfied with right here?" Have you ever just wanted to sit and let it be enough.I have struggled with that. I know that living ENOUGH is not satisfying, I will get bored and fat. For me living ENOUGH is...
Making Room in Your Heart
Every store I enter is playing Christmas music and I start humming the songs even when I get home. One song that has really resonated with me this year is the classic “Joy to the World'' especially the line "Let every heart prepare Him room." Paired with the new...
Things are subject to change.
Seasons change. Jobs change. Relationships change. We need to have the gift to let go and embrace the change. Change can be growth and change can be hard. You were created with the ability to do hard things.Ecc 3: 1 To everything there is a season, A time for every...
Did Adam really die?
Did Adam die? We’ll, he didn’t fall over and breathe his last breath. His body didn’t cease walking around. The serpent told Eve and Adam, “You will not surely die.” (Gen. 3:4) So then what is death? Let me pose my definition of death. Separation. When we say,...
When the Going Gets Tough
Where do you run when the going gets tough? Who do you seek for comfort or someone's counsel? Do you have a safe hiding place? Can you say with confidence the LORD is my refuge and peace? Oftentimes we turn to God in crisis mode. It is when we hear the doctor say the...
Smiles are like Sunshine
Sprinkling a little brightness into our everyday lives takes surprisingly little effort – all it takes is a tweak in the way we wear our expressions. A smile. As Joseph Addison once wisely put it, “Just as sunshine brings out the best in flowers, smiles have a similar...
Wisdom. Where do we get it?
Where does Wisdom come from? How do we obtain it? If we renew our minds and walk in the Spirit, will that bring wisdom? Not necessarily, wisdom is not listed in the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). The fruits of the Spirit are fruits of our walk in the ways...