The Bible says we are to rejoice. Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! (Philippians 4:4). The prefix re- means again and again. Why aren’t we walking around joyful all the time? It might be because the world takes our joy away. If we think about…
The scientific community has determined that when we laugh it releases endorphins that make us feel better. When we think about negative things (the news), it affects us physically and makes us unhappy. That’s why the Bible says to think on these things, whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely,…
Cancer on the brain is bad, but cancer on the mind will ruin your health and quality of life too. Cancer on the mind is within our control. Our thinking is driven by what we choose to think about and how we choose to view our life. There will always…
If the main thing we hear is the news, then we are going to be depressed and negative. I was reminiscing about my Dad recently, so I listened to a few Merle Haggard songs. As I listened to the words, I began to realize why my Dad had such a…
How many times have we said, “Time flies when you’re having fun.” Then when things get tough, time seems to slow to a crawl. Why is that? The Bible says that we should COUNT IT ALL JOY (James 1:2). When we are full of joy, we are so focused on…
In the Garden, Adam and Eve had big hearts, there were no walls, and everything was great. That was God. Then the devil started building a wall by introducing doubt into Eve’s mind about God’s words. The enemy planted thoughts and then Eve sinned when she was alone. It is…
When we build walls to protect ourselves, we have to live behind those walls. If you find yourself looking at a beautiful woman in heels walking by thinking, “She’s not all that.” Or “I look better than she does.” You’re probably living behind a wall. Judge not lest ye be…
What happens when we don’t stake a tent firmly into a solid foundation on a windy day? The tent that would be fine on a calm day is blown away when the winds begin to blow. We need to grab a hold of God’s word and think about it, repeat…
There once was a young man handing out candy on Halloween until he ran out of candy. This young man remembered that he had a personal stash of candy. (Hey, we all have one.) He ran to get his personal stash and started handing it out to the kids. When…
Someone who celebrates being drug-free and clean for two days knows how to celebrate the small victories. Jesus said “For I was hungry, and you gave Me food…you gave Me drink…you took Me in…you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came…
We know that someone has a poverty mindset when they don’t have any food, and they are pretending to eat a bologna sandwich. If we’re going to pretend to eat something, let’s pretend to eat steak. We cannot have a poverty mindset when we serve an abundant, excessive God. The…
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…
