Some relationships are shallow; some people are shallow. It’s about the heart. My wife doesn’t look like she did when I first met her, but I also can’t see as well as I did when I first met her. But if I were only focused on how she looks then…
God walks through the fire with us, and he allows the fire to burn off the things that hold us back. Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego stood firm in their faith despite the impending fire, but they might have been thinking, “Okay, God anytime now.” When it was all said and…
Have you been surprised by something that happened in your life? I was thinking about all of the people in the Bible who were surprised at one time or another. God never says, “Oh my God what are we going to do?” God is the first, the last, the beginning,…
How often do we get hurt and then due to the pain, we put a pause on enjoying our life? Some of us pause for so long that it begins to look permanent. Unprocessed pain kills people. It metastasizes, and it destroys, so PROCESS THE PAIN. We all have options….
If we are feeling unforgiving and slighted, sometimes we are so busy forming up our response to the other person that we don’t hear them because we aren’t LISTENING. If we don’t listen, we can’t gain the understanding that might help the situation to heal, and we certainly can’t be…
I’ve been asked if I’m giving people a license to sin. People sin whether they have a license or not. I give them a license to be free in Jesus Christ. The enemy and inner-me bombards our soul in an attempt to make us feel unworthy. We don’t get what…
God is looking for us and has plans for us. He is waiting for us to live a life on purpose. God has a unique imprint for us to make with our thumbprint. Are we mourning when we should be celebrating? God works all things for our good (Romans 8:28)….
David worshiped God with words such as I will worship and praise your name. You have magnified your word above your name. When I cry out, you answer me. All the kings of earth shall praise you. (Psalm 138:2-4) Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. (Psalm 150:6) He…
I love my wife, but I can’t pay someone to tell my wife that I love her. I can’t send someone in my place. She doesn’t want that. She doesn’t want to receive from me through a secondary source. That’s like asking your Mom to cook your favorite dish and…
Through the praise of children and infants, you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. (Psalm 8:2) And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 18:3) If…
If we go too long in between drinking glasses of water we experience thirst. But before that happens our memory is affected, our mind isn’t as clear, our mood begins to alter. It’s not just about what we aren’t taking in, but about what the atmosphere around us is taking…
Most of us have had bottled water. Have you ever noticed that some bottles of water taste different than others? Half of them taste as if they have been treated with chemicals even though they say they are bottled from a spring. The best tasting water comes from a well….
