October 24th, 2014 
dsisler Maybe you’ve asked this question before. It might be worded differently, but in essence you’ve asked the question, “What’s in it for me?” Whether it’s a warranty plan or a credit card application or a grocery store club card, we want to know what our benefits are and what we get in return. […]
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Tags: 1 John 1:9, 1 Peter 2:24, 2 Corinthians 12:7-9, 2 Corinthians 4:16, God crowns, God forgives, God heals, God redeems, God renews, God satisfies, Isaiah 40:30-31, Isaiah 43:25-26, Isaiah 53:4-5, James 1:17, James 5:14, John 4:4-26, Lamentations 3:21-23, Luke 11:11-13, Micah 7:18-19, Psalm 103:1-5, Psalm 103:12, Psalm 23:3, Psalm 40:2, Psalm 41:3, Psalm 63:1-5, Psalm 90:40, Romans 12:2, What’s the Benefit? 
No Comments » October 23rd, 2014 dsisler I don’t know how I missed it, but since the beginning of Full Measure of Joy in January of 2012, I have posted 1,003 blog posts (before today’s post)! I am amazed that God has blessed me with this much stuff to talk about. But what it really tells me is that I can […]
Posted in Believe, Follow, Hear, Obey, Seek Tags: "Into His Presence", 1 John 3:18-19, 1003 Nope Make that 1004, being with God, blog posts, Matthew 28:20, My 60th!, Psalm 16:11, Psalm 91:1 No Comments » October 22nd, 2014 dsisler On occasion, Mason and I think about adding a dog to our household. We’ve even gone so far as to bring an adoptable dog into our home for a weekend. That didn’t turn out so well. Our home has been pet-free for two years now and most of the time we enjoy the peace […]
Posted in Ask, Follow, Honor, Please Tags: A Smile, Buddy the Elf, Daniel 9:7, Genesis 33:10, God smiles, Numbers 6:24-26, Proverbs 16:15, Psalm 4:6, Psalm 67:1, Psalm 85:11, smile upon us Lord No Comments » October 21st, 2014 dsisler In my recent Bible reading, I came across these verses of Scripture. “When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered, I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before you.” (Psalm 73:21-22 – NIV) I had to chuckle. Sometimes that’s exactly how I feel. Like a brute beast. I do […]
October 18th, 2014 dsisler In my little devotion book about the beach, the author mentioned milquetoast. I hadn’t heard this word in years and for certain didn’t recall seeing it in print, so I was intrigued. Turns out, the word milquetoast was brought into our world through a comic strip by H. T. Webster. In The Timid […]
Posted in Follow, Glorify, Honor, Know, Love, Obey, Share Tags: 2 Corinthians 3:12, 2 Timothy 1:7, Acts 4:28-31, Aquila and Priscilla, Daniel, Esther, Isaiah, John the Baptizer, living a bold life for God, Milk Toast or Milquetoast, Moses, Nathan, Noah, Paul, Peter, Proverbs 28:1, timid or bold No Comments »
