On Monday, a construction worker, with metal lunchbox in hand, complains about how the peanut butter and jelly sandwich he is eating for lunch is not what he wants. His coworkers ignore his complaint. Tuesday at lunch he complains even louder than the day before about how much he hates…
We put fences up to keep things out and to keep things in. We put them up between us and our neighbors’ house to help us to get along. In intimate relationships, fences or walls divide us instead of bringing us together. We get mad at each other and start…
Have you ever been in a relationship where you didn’t ever fight with the other person? Even once? It could be your parents, siblings, best friend, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse. James 4:1 reads, what causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you?…
You’re stronger than you think you are. You’re smarter than you think you are. You’re better looking than you think you are. Do you realize how much authority you have? There is a reason the devil is afraid of you. Jesus Sends The Devil Running. So Can You In the…
Faith comes by hearing. We need to listen to God’s word until we are overflowing. When stuff happens around us, we should be so full of God’s word that his word is the first thing on our lips. Not fear or worry but calling out God’s word over the situation…
There was a situation recently in a restaurant where my wife, Nicole, took too many vitamins at once and choked. She came through it ok, but it is a good example of why we need to be careful not to let the world choke out God in our life. We…
In Light Of My Past Experiences, My Future Hopes, And Dreams, What Is The Wise Thing To Do? Not the legal thing, not the smart thing, not the best thing. What is the wise thing to do? We often trade long term success for immediate gratification. There are GREAT opportunities…
As men we like to solve problems, and often women like to talk through problems. Let’s combine the two and let’s work together to help us get more insight into an area most people don’t like to talk about – our health. We’ve got one body, and most people are…
The battle in our mind. The greatest fight of faith is the fight we fight to keep from fighting in our mind. If we’re starting an organization, if we just got married, if we’re battling cancer, the biggest problem we’ve got is not coming from the another source. It’s on…
God so loved the world (that’s commitment) that he gave his only begotten son (another commitment) that whoever would believe in him should not perish but have everlasting life (John 3:16). So many of us are wishy washy and don’t stick with anything. God has an enduring passion for us…
Successful relationships, marriage, careers, weight loss, finances, they all point back to this little word called commitment. It has incredible power. In Genesis 29:31, God saw that Leah was hated, and he opened up her womb while Rachel stayed barren. Leah was committed even though she wasn’t happy with the…
