Have you ever thought that God works too slow? You complicate your life greatly by “helping” God when it wasn’t time yet. Abraham and Sarah wanted to speed things up to receive their promise from God sooner rather than later. Hagar was Sarah’s “great idea” to allow her and Abraham…
When a house is built, a contractor uses a blueprint to create an engineered masterpiece. A dressmaker uses a pattern to copy a design that was a previous success. The Tabernacle had a pattern, the Bible has patterns, and God does things in patterns. These examples go to show that…
CONFIDENCE IS the key to effective decision-making. There are times that we have convictions and in that moment we need to act on them. If we doubt our decision while making it, we need to go ahead and follow through. We need to trust our gut and our leadership skills….
Do you have survivor’s mentality? Are you just accepting what comes your way and getting by? Many of us cannot understand that we have the opportunity to partner with God in creating our future. This opportunity means a better life for us. God has a BIGGER AND BETTER CONCEPT FOR…
We all tend to turn to a friend for advice about a problem at one time or another. We express our concerns or frustrations. We might share how we’ve analyzed it and tried to figure it out on our own. We hope they will present a solution that we haven’t…
We are blessed to be a blessing. Don’t be that person that hoards all of their money, only takes care of themselves and never serves anyone else. Maybe you visit people in prison or maybe you have the gift of hospitality, or administration, whatever your gift, make sure you are…
When our church began growing (think about your family or business), I had to adapt. I took down pictures of what used to be. I painted the walls black. I went on TV and didn’t ask for money. The church bought one campus and then another and then another and…
Just 40 years ago, we had a newspaper to read in the morning, three channels to watch on television, we had a few billboards and magazines. Now we have exponentially more options that compete for our time. We have smartphones that put dumb distractions at our fingertips, hundreds of channels…
We tend to believe that if we had more faith, if we had done better, if we had gotten saved sooner, if we had saved more money..then things would be better. NO! The Bible says if we have faith the size of a mustard seed, then we can move mountains!…
It can be easy to think, “I’m going to base what God is GOING to do in my life, on what God has already done in my life.” That’s a BIG MISTAKE! God can do exceedingly, abundantly, more than we could ever think ask or imagine (Ephesians 3:20). God is…
How often do we make decisions when we are exhausted or drained that we later wish we had not? It’s a trap that many people fall into, and it IS a trap. Many of us do not stay aware of our physical, emotional and spiritual state. We drain each of…
When we build walls to protect ourselves, we have to live behind those walls. If you find yourself looking at a someone walking by thinking, “They’re not all that.” Or “I look better than they do.” You’re probably living behind a wall. Judge not lest ye be judged. (Matthew 7:1)….
