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What if you told God that you were making too much money to give him the first ten percent? I heard a joke once where a man admitted something like that to his pastor. His pastor started to pray, “Lord, we thank you for all you have done for this…

My Dad had the credit chat with me when I was 15. He had me get a secured credit card where I had to put $300 on the card, and then I couldn’t go over that limit. I bought and purchased items, then immediately wrote checks to pay the card….

Driven is when we’re at work thinking we need to be home, and when we’re at home thinking we need to be at work. So we’re never really anywhere. We need to be motivated but not driven. If we’re driven, we’re saying things like, “Those kids drive me crazy.” Well,…

I mentioned a situation in yesterday’s blog about a contractor where I was trying to play God, so God taught me a lesson in humility. But there is more; I didn’t share everything in that blog. I thought about that situation for another five hours that day. I thought I…

Remember as a kid we used to say, “You’re not the boss of me.” God is the boss. When we don’t demote ourselves, we continue reeling in our problems instead of casting them away. We think we God needs our help with the solution. You KNOW he’s busy, it’s an…

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ; (2 Corinthians 10:5). We worry about things that are never going to happen, and we stress ourselves out instead of casting them away. Intentionally…

The manna test was to save only the amount God directed, only enough for each day. Then God told them to save extra to have enough for the Sabbath so they could honor him. Some obeyed, some disobeyed. The point is that when we obey God he provides for our…

What do farmers do? They sow. And then they reap what they sow. One way we can sow is by praying five minutes a day. Sowing time with God is like sowing time with our spouse. When we sow time with our spouse and take a genuine interest in them,…

We tend to get comfortable with the things that are regularly available to us. From groceries to a roof over our head, to family members who are around us, this is our comfort zone. In Joshua 5, the people were comfortable with the God’s provision of manna on a daily…

Hearing the word no regularly can put us in a funk. It can cause us to start focusing on the negative. What we think about becomes what we say. The following are a few things to help you get headed in the right direction. 1. Stop Complaining Identify what is…

Things changed when I started asking God for wisdom. Wisdom is where it’s at, in fact, it’s so valuable that people will PAY for your wisdom. We need to ask for wisdom and expect God to amplify our sound. America Is In Trouble People panic when the economy hiccups. People…