Marion Gaskins

On a daily basis I stand amazed at how awesome God is.                                                                                     For some of you reading this, you may not be a believer or a follower of Christ.  You may not relate to what I'm about to say - but, please just hear me out.  Okay?   I love it when situations in life unfold the way they have in the past few weeks.  Sometimes in life, circumstances or situations give us little understanding or clarity.   However, today, God brought understanding to our home about His plan and purpose with regards to a recent life changing decision we had made.  He brought true peace ! My husband and I are approaching the retirement phase of our lives.  For years we have planned "our...

ful·fill·ment /fo͝olˈfilmənt/ Noun: Satisfaction or happiness as a result of fully developing one's abilities or character. The achievement of something desired, promised, or predicted: "winning the championship was the fulfillment of a childhood dream". Are you an optimist or a pessimist?  Optimists believe that life for the most part is good.  Pessimists, on the other hand, feel and believe that life is mostly bad.  Well, guess what?   Life is both.   In order to find fulfillment in life it is imperative that you embrace this truth.  Why?  Because if you don't accept this as truth then you attitude in life will become apathetic.   Every difficulty that you encounter will be met with an attitude of negativity, lack of enthusiasm, lack of concern and despair.  You will experience emptiness.  You might survive, but I can almost guarantee that you won't be successful. If you examine the lives of successful peop...

Do you think that you are busier than most people you know? And - do you get less sleep than the average person because you are just so busy doing this and that?              Well, aren't you just the special "busy beaver!" Now, hear me out.............. Don't you think that just maybe there is a little pride involved in working more, being busier and getting less sleep than other people that you know and meet? I'm just saying................... Think about it.........seriously! I'll bet you never thought of it that way.  Yes, I just might have a point.  Oh, I'm sure that it is often on an unconscious level but, sometimes "busyness" is due to pride and the need to feel important.     I'm just saying...................

Everyone has a "message."  We want the world to know.   Granted some people are more passionate about their cause or their message than others, but, the point is - we all want to be heard.                                                                         What kind of a message are you sending?  What kind of reputation are you building?  Are you gaining the world's confidence as a person of high integrity, a person of high moral character, etc?  If you are a believer in Christ and proclaim to be a follower of Him, does your message line up with your behavior? How miserably my attitude in life fails at times!  But -  I am so so grateful for the GRACE of God .  He reels me in and says, "what on earth are you doing?"  ha!   The devil is sly a...

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At a motivational seminar not too long ago a well known speaker started off his talk by holding up a $100 bill.  With several hundred people in the room he asked, "Who would like to have this $100 bill?" Everyone lifted their hands. He said, "I am going to give this $100 to one of you, but first, let me do this." The speaker proceeded to crumple up the $100 bill.  Then he asked, "Who still would like this $100 bill?" Again, all hands present went up in the air. "Well," he replied, "What about if I do this?" He dropped the $100 bill on the floor and began to grind it with his shoe. He then pick it up...all crumpled and dirty.  "Do you still want it?"  Up in air all hands were lifted once again. "My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson today.  Hopefully it is one that you will never forget.  No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value.  It was stil...

Psalm 23:1-6 "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.   He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou prepares a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anoints my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." What a perfect picture of contentment!  It is also about the wonderful dynamics of a relationship between a Shepherd and His sheep.  What does the shepherd provide for the sheep?  Satisfaction...... contentment. Contentment doesn't mean that in life we won't or don't have desires for additional commodities or better relationships.  It m...