I HAVE LEARNED TO BE CONTENT. The key to contentment is realizing that God has given you everything you need to remain victorious in Christ in your present circumstances (1 Cor. 15:47; 2 Cor. 2:14; 1 John 5:4). Your ability to live triumphantly above changing circumstances is Christ's power flowing in and through you.

Blessings,

Presiding Elder Barbara Hayes

Be Still & Know | FLSB

"And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two." Mat 5:41

Love is the church's most effective weapon. Love is the essence of God's nature. Love is the perfection of human character. Love is the most powerful, ultimate force in the universe.

Blessings,

Presiding Elder Hayes

TWFYT | HSB

No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us. 1 John 4:12

Let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God, for God is love. 1 John 4:7

Blessings,

Presiding Elder Barbara Hayes

TWSB

"Consolation" refers to the sense of comfort or relief that helps someone feel better after experiencing sadness, disappointment, or distress. Life is filled with painful moments that can arise unexpectedly, but it also brings many opportunities for second chances. Do not lose hope in yourself; God has not given up on you! Blessings,

Presiding Elder Barbara Hayes

Be Still & Know

God, I know you have a plan for my life, but sometimes it's hard to see. Help me lift my head confidently above the fray and believe that You will lead me to victory.

Blessings,

Presiding Elder Barbara Hayes

Be Still & Know

Make me to know Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths. God and upright is the LORD; therefore He instructs sinners in the way. He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble His way.

Psalm 25:4, 8-9

Blessings,

Presiding Elder Barbara Hayees

Be Still & Know

Tell them while you still can. Do not put off today for tomorrow, as tomorrow is not promised.

Don't let shyness, fear, or rejection keep you from saying what needs to be said. Tell them while you still can.

"Gracious words are ... sweet to the soul and healing to the bones." Pr. 16:24 NIV

Blessings,

Presiding Elder Barbara Hayes

TWFYT

It has been said that love is the "circulatory system" of the body of Christ. Young people live for the temporary, and adults live for the permanent.

"Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Love never fails." 1 Cor. 13:4-8

Blessings,

Presiding Elder Barbara Hayes

TWFYT | TWSB