What have you risked lately? Your freedom? Your family? Upright standing in the church?
If you read the Bible, you’ll see that many, like us, have been paralyzed by fear. The unknown is frightening, and the ‘what ifs’ are terrifying to think about.
Read MoreWe have two choices in facing the future. Fear or faith?
Many are waking up today, wondering when their next meal will be. Some are doubting they’ll ever get out of this situation they’ve found themselves in.
Read MoreSometimes when you’re downloading a document, or a website is loading, it takes a while. Depending on your download speed, it can take many minutes to appear on the screen.
Life is full of ups and downs. If we’re not grounded in God’s word (the Bible), or a part of God, then life can be chaotic at times.
Read MoreA contrite heart means recognizing our sinfulness and brokenness.
If we neglect this, then we will live a very lonely, broken life.
We must be teachable. If we go around thinking we know all there is to know, then what would that profit us?
Read MoreMost of us like watching our winning team accomplish their goals. The thrill of being the victor is an exciting time.
I find life more engaging in watching and being a part of serving others. We’re all working towards the same selfless goals of giving people our time, our resources and mostly our listening ears.
Read MoreSitting on the sidelines at the majority of our basketball games was not ideal, but knowing I was not physically a good athlete I accepted the position.
I accepted the situation and would later learn I was a better cheerleader than basketball player.
Are you on the sidelines of life? Do you watch other Christians serve while you’re thinking that you’d be no good at it, so why bother?
Read MoreAre you blaming others for your current situation?
It’s easy to do. But, there’s one principle of life that most people forget. It’s your life. It’s up to you how you live it.
If you’re constantly blaming others for your misery, you’re overlooking the truth.
Read MoreChange is inevitable in every aspect of life. We have two choices when change invades our spaces. We can accept it and adjust to the new situation, or we can reject change and offer another solution.
This would be a very boring place if change was not a part of our lives.’
Read MoreWhen we care for our bodies, it glorifies God, but it also demonstrates a good testimony to others. The bonus is that it will give you the energy you need each and every day.
As a Christian, to not do this is disobeying God.
Read MoreWe are all to value human life by loving others, tending to the sick, feeding the hungry, clothing the needy, seeking justice for the oppressed, and caring for the orphans, widows, and strangers. But are we doing this?
I’ve seen less of this in the past year. People killing each other, disobeying the law, living selfishly while others are dying from their mistakes.
Read MoreA perfect storm is defined as a critical or disastrous situation created by a powerful concurrence of factors.
This can be a variety of scenarios. Like the one in the movie, “Perfect Storm” where the weather conditions where the ideal setting for a disastrous outcome.
As it is with life. You’ve heard the phrase, “when it rains, it pours?”
Read MoreCan you imagine a pair of shoes lasting 40 years? Maybe if you didn’t wear them every day. But the Israelites in the Bible wore the same shoes, ate the same food for 40 long years.
Yes, as you can imagine, there was some complaining. Yet, the people trusted God to get them through the desert.
Read MoreWhile cycling with my husband, I thought I knew a good route to take. Knowing that I was heading to a dead end, he accommodated my request, even though he knew I was wrong.
Yep, he was right (again), but was willing to follow me anyway.
How about you? Who are you following today? Are you giving into your peers, chasing after the elite? How’s that goin’ for ya?
Read MoreAll worry, stress, tension or depression comes from fear. Fear is being unable to deal with the circumstances on your own, so you replace it with something that makes you forget about it at the time.
The sad thing is that when the stimulate (whatever it is; alcohol, medications, etc.) has worn off, you still have the problems.
Read MoreCol 3:23-25 - “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for their wrongs, and there is no favoritism.”
I am no stranger to disappointment. There have been many times in my early 30s that I would build up my expectations in events or even people, that when things didn't turn out the way I expected, I was extremely hurt and disappointed, to say the least.
Read MoreHeard this the other day and it struck me that most are afraid to face the future, what's ahead, and all they do is dwell on the past.
Jesus died for each one of us so we could have life. So, why are we stewing and fretting what lies ahead.
Read MoreWhen we hear the word investment, we often think of money. What we have our money invested in.
But the most important things we need to invest in aren’t material things, it’s relationships.
Have you given your life over to Christ? Are you investing your time reading His word (the Bible)?
Read MoreThe problem may look overwhelming. You may feel abandoned on a deserted island. But if you have Jesus in your life, you can have peace.
Jesus blazed our path before us. He died so that we could live. Don’t you think that His power over heaven and earth is the same power that can calm your soul.
Read MoreCatch and release is an intended technique used in fishing. You catch the fish, then you release it.
So, how does this relate to Christians? It’s easy for us to hook onto problems, or to get into a destructive relationship.
The solution is to not dwell on the dilemma or to be consumed by the wrong choices.
Read MoreI’ve wrote about this before, probably because it has been a large part of my career.
“What can I do for you?” The theme statement of anyone who serves the public.
This is what we need to ask God, every day.
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