Author: Lona

  “What gives me the most hope every day is God’s grace; knowing that his grace is going to give me the strength for whatever I face, knowing that nothing is a surprise to God.” – Rick Warren “God loves each of us as if there were only one of us” – Augustine…

 God Orders My Steps The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. Psalms 37:23 The Lord has promised to order the steps of those who walk uprightly in His sight, so whenever I am tempted to get annoyed when things do…

  Isaiah 41:10 So do not fear, for I am with you;     do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you;     I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. God has your back. Trust Him!

  Wanting a change of scenery, I left my desk and sat at another desk across the room. I looked up and realized, to my surprise, that from this new vantage point, the office looked like a totally different place. I could not believe my eyes! Oh, what a change…

  For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. (Jeremiah 29:11)   Years ago, a well-known and established Jamaican financial institution ran an advertisement on television that ended with the words, “We…

  Have you ever admired the beauty of a piece of embroidery? It is truly a sight to behold, one that brings a sense of pleasure to the onlooker, and satisfaction to the one who made it. Beauty, indeed, is in the eyes of the beholder. But have you ever…

  I looked at the document I was working on and realized that I had inadvertently corrected something that in fact, didn’t need to be corrected. It was an innocent mistake, but thanks to the undo/redo feature in Microsoft Word, the matter was quickly rectified with the click of a…

  The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.  But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! (Matthew…

  Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth…

  My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me John 10:27 Recently I was watching the Sports news on television. When a particular item of news came on, the video of the event came up on the screen, but the reporter’s face was not shown.…