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10/14/24 MondayMatters: Remember

Written on October 14, 2024 • 0 Comments

This is a little different. Kind of fun. Doris and I had an unexpected, extra day with our two youngest grandsons. I decided to take advantage of that opportunity to have them join me. It’s not the most profound MondayMatters but it may be the cutest. And when you do a video, you can invite your grandkids. 🤓

For today, remember these four things:

1. God loves you. Nothing else matters when we hold on to this.

2. God’s Word is good. “Thy word have I hid in my heart that I might not sin against you.”

3. God has a plan for your life. “I know the plans I have for you…”

4. God has someone or some people that He wants you to ministers to. Remember the things and forget all that has you burdened and depressed. 🤓

Now watch the cutest grandsons ever on the MondayMatters video for this week by clicking the link below.

To see more MondayMatters videos, most without Caleb and Amos, follow my YouTube channel @cmichaelcourtney

https://youtu.be/TH9079FacTo?si=5RB5tcs8JlgNAvY3

The Importance of Being Tribal

Written on October 12, 2024 • 13 Comments

A friend of mine passed away this week. I don’t know if friend is the right word. He was a few years older. We had not seen or even spoken to one another in at least ten years. We were not in the same circles at all, but he was a member of one of… Continue Reading

10/7/24 MondayMatters: Living Above Reproach

Written on October 6, 2024 • 0 Comments

I Timothy 3:2 “An overseer must be above reproach.” My contention is that is true for all of us. “Live in such a way that if someone spoke badly of you no one would believe it.” Unknown Some thoughts about living above reproach: Your actions outweigh your words. Your walk talks and your talk talks… Continue Reading

8/26/24 MondayMatters: Dealing with Your J-O-B

Written on August 25, 2024 • 0 Comments

We all have had them in our lives, those very hard, difficult Jobs. Not jobs, like where we work, but Jobs, like in the Bible. Those people for whom life seems to be falling apart and, although we would like to, we really don’t know how to help them. What do I say? Should I… Continue Reading

6/17/24 MondayMatters: Leaving A Legacy Behind

Written on June 17, 2024 • 0 Comments

https://youtu.be/5R7h2TPUjec?feature=shared We all desire to leave a legacy, to make a mark on family and friends that will impact them for good long after we are gone. Sometimes, the pain of the legacy we inherited is so great we cannot imagine changing our legacy for the better. But we can. We can leave the legacy… Continue Reading

5/13/24 MondayMatters: Great Expectations (or not so great)

Written on May 13, 2024 • 0 Comments

We all have a little Clark Griswald in us. We create these over-the-top, larger than life expectations of an event, a season, or a relationship. And more often than not things just don’t happen the way we imagine. Here are some fantastic ideas about how to manage expectations, well, at least some pretty good ones.… Continue Reading

5/6/24 MondayMatters: How To Stay Positive In A Relationship

Written on May 6, 2024 • 0 Comments

In a fallen world, relationships fall. How we talk about them has much to do with how they survive. Here are 5 Rules of Relationships that help me stay positive about those connections in my life. Click on the link to watch the video. And follow on Facebook or Instagram for a daily reminder about… Continue Reading

4/29/24 MondayMatters: Seasons of Life

Written on April 29, 2024 • 0 Comments

https://youtu.be/e4d40ytW8g4?feature=shared “There is a time for all things. Everything has a season.” The writer of the Wisdom Book was talking about more than summer and fall. Perhaps one of the most important adjustments in life is the recognition that we are constantly transitioning from one season to the next. Here are some thoughts about that… Continue Reading

4/22/24 MondayMatters: Surprised By Shame

Written on April 22, 2024 • 0 Comments

Have you ever been surprised, shocked or sandbagged by some negative thought, some moment of discouragement, depression, or fear that just nearly overwhelmed you? Maybe it was anxiety, maybe obsessive thoughts about hurt, maybe shame; those thoughts that the devil will use to defeat us. They come like a thief, to steal, kill, and destroy.… Continue Reading

4/8/24 MondayMatters: The Problem with the Mountaintop

Written on April 8, 2024 • 0 Comments

https://youtu.be/8bhDR60WsuA?feature=shared Mountaintop experiences are great. We need them every once in an awhile to regroup, refresh, and revive. But we are called to live there. God does His best work in us and with us while we are in the valley. Look at 1 Kings 18:16-46 When I focus in the emotional high I… Continue Reading

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