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A Powerful Promise from God

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!” For it is He who delivers you from the snare of the trapper And from the deadly pestilence. He willContinue reading “A Powerful Promise from God”

Though He Slay Me- I Will Hope in Him

The tighter you hold onto material things in this life, the more pain you experience. The lighter you hold onto them the less pain when it comes to loss. Naked we came into this world and naked we’re leaving. “The man Job was well off and blessed with property, family of many children, cattle, andContinue reading “Though He Slay Me- I Will Hope in Him”

Worry Doesn’t Get You Anywhere

Worry Doesn’t Change A Thing, But Faith Does! “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? [26] Look at the birds of the air; they do notContinue reading “Worry Doesn’t Get You Anywhere”

Drink From The Well

Summer is now in full swing and it can be easy to fall into the trap of foolish temptations and spiritual drought. This is a good reason not to drop your guard but to have a devotional time with God. This is important because just going to church or worship once a week just doesn’tContinue reading “Drink From The Well”

God is Present in our Suffering

“Friends, when life gets really difficult, don’t jump to the conclusion that God isn’t on the job. Instead, be glad that you are in the very thick of what Christ experienced. This is a spiritual refining process, with glory just around the corner.”1Peter 4:12-13 MSG Suffering is something each human faces in some stage ofContinue reading “God is Present in our Suffering”

Worrying Divides The Mind

An easy way to get distracted is to worry and to allow anxiety to control your thoughts and life. Worrying does not do anything for us, but to make us upset, can cause sickness, can drive a person to drink, make us depressed, and so much more. We can lack faith and subtly lose hope.Continue reading “Worrying Divides The Mind”

The Grip of Fear

Have you ever been in the woods or hiking and suddenly a wolf, coyote, bear, or deer comes thrashing across your path. Unless your a hunter, you suddenly freeze and dear not move and fear rises up within. I remember a time when I went to enter my place and a slithering, long black snakeContinue reading “The Grip of Fear”

CONFLICTING CURRENTS

Have you ever gone swimming in the ocean or a large river only to get trapped in a current or undertow? How could this be? You’re saying to yourself”, Everything appeared to be calm”! All of a sudden, a whirlpool or riptide sucks you under water and you begin to panic because you are nearlyContinue reading “CONFLICTING CURRENTS”

Focus on God’s Word

Allow The Word of God to Keep You Focused How often can our minds drift off whether intentionally or unintentionally. We begin thinking about several other things while we are sitting at a lecture, getting ready for work, family problems and issues, or anxious or worrying about that doctors visit. How am I going toContinue reading “Focus on God’s Word”

Quietness and Rest

In Quietness and Rest You Will Find Refreshing in 2025 The New Year usually starts off with a bang and the busyness doesn’t seem to want to slow down. Yet in the stillness of the winter months this can be a good time to slow down and perhaps hibernate a bit. What do I meanContinue reading “Quietness and Rest”

Choose to Move Forward in 2025

Another New Year will be soon upon us and it’s out with the old in with the new! For some of you the challenges of life and the pressures, stresses financially, health, have been excruciating and painful, saying to yourself, “this year cannot end soon enough!” For others it was a good year to reflectContinue reading “Choose to Move Forward in 2025”

The Mystery of Christmas 🎄

The Christmas season is a time of year where love is more evident, people become more generous and help the less fortunate in need. A season where people are in a giving spirit and respond not necessarily with just money or gifts. We give of our time, talents like singing or playing music, visiting, orContinue reading “The Mystery of Christmas 🎄”

Making Wise Decisions

What keeps us from making wise decisions? We continue to live in a culture that screams at us for instant gratification, or we get tempted to become impulsive. There are ‘no magic formulas’! Too often when a major crisis hits us we get tempted or tested to do something stupid or irrational.For example, the lastContinue reading “Making Wise Decisions”

Overcoming Disappointments

The “unexpected” or disappointments seems to be the theme the last few years. What else could go wrong in my life you may be asking? As we have heard before, when it rains it pours. However, for some the flooding or the bleeding has not stopped. The sickness your facing is not getting any better,Continue reading “Overcoming Disappointments”

Slow down You’re Moving Too Fast

I’m sure you thought of that song ‘slow down your movin to fast’ as you saw the title. Wow we are winding down the stretch and into the holiday season soon. Why does everybody seem to be in a rush? I was driving this week on route 495 and some people were 80 to100 mph.TheContinue reading “Slow down You’re Moving Too Fast”

Stress is Part of Life in this Journey

Growing up exercising in sports, I often would hear the phrase, “no pain no gain”. Supposedly the more it hurt the more I could progress and be stronger or a better athlete when working out. Im not sure how much truth is in that phrase, but I do know life is not void of tensionContinue reading “Stress is Part of Life in this Journey”

Depressed

Depression is one of those human emotions we all deal with sometimes or in some cases a chronic condition. There is a reactionary depression too, for example, you may get in an accident or you have a breakup of a friend, a loss of a loved one, somebody betrayed you and you trusted them, etc.Continue reading “Depressed”

Worrying Will get You Nowhere

This year has been challenging for so many on so many levels. Gas and energy prices food costs and supply shortages, inflation at an all time high since the 1980’s, people close to retiring or retired on fixed incomes losing monthly income on their nest egg. The ‘Golden Years’ are becoming the grueling years! TheContinue reading “Worrying Will get You Nowhere”

Black Friday Trappings!

Yes that time of year is upon us and at times what I like to call ” religious trappings” or “financial trappings” and Santa Claus accepts Master Card & Visa! If you’re way over your head in debt before you start shopping, then I would encourage you to think twice about spending money you mayContinue reading “Black Friday Trappings!”

God’s Faithful Love Endures Forever

Give thanks to the Lord , for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.1 Chronicles 16:34 NLT How many times have you felt that your world was caving in and there were no words to face a devastating situation? Fear is gripping our world with war, famine, natural disasters, etc.Perhaps you are facing theContinue reading “God’s Faithful Love Endures Forever”

Blind Spots

As I was trying to pull out of a street to take a left on the main road, I could not see to my right due to a large cardboard box I had inside my Highlander SUV. It was the beginning of rush hour and I was at a standstill. I was waiting for theContinue reading “Blind Spots”

Under Pressure

How has your past week or month been like a pressure cooker? It’s been quite a challenging last couple of years how about you? How subtle this pressure begins to boil due to worry, anxiety, fear, and stress that begins to take a toll on us without even realizing it is happening. Maybe your thinkingContinue reading “Under Pressure”

Let Your Bulb Burn Bright

Have you noticed when Christmas light bulbs start to wear out they begin to flicker off and on? Sometimes they flicker for a minute or most of the night. This can happen either on a tree or the lights outside on the house. When I was growing up the lights were a bit different. TheContinue reading “Let Your Bulb Burn Bright”

My Purpose

Greetings! My name is Andy Provitola and I live in New England on the south shore between Boston and the beautiful Cape Cod region. The purpose of my blogging and writing is to encourage you in your journey here on planet earth. Life is full of pressing issues and problems and my desire is toContinue reading “My Purpose”