When a bridge becomes stressed it collapses. If a bridge is used as it was intended by the structural engineer it lasts a long time. There is a story in Luke 15:11-31 that talks about a bridge stressor, a bridge burner, and a bridge builder. Which one do you relate…
There is a bridge in London that is over one hundred years old. People are not allowed to drive vehicles over a certain height and weight across the bridge. These rules are required for bridge safety. These rules protect the bridge and keep it from slowly being stressed over time…
When I was growing up, my Dad and Uncle would get into explosive fights at family gatherings, and they burned bridges. What happens is that we begin to model the behavior that we have seen modeled by other people. We can’t change the past, but we CAN change the future….
When we squeeze a tube of toothpaste, we know what is going to come out. The label says toothpaste and we get what we expect. When people are squeezed, we never know what is going to come out. God’s word can be in our head, but it needs to be…
God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. (Hebrews 11:6) We might be on the right track but how often do we give up because we don’t see results? The problem is that people give up right before the breakthrough. We have to stick with something long enough…
Faith is often blind. We say we would move if we could see something, but so would anyone. I know a businessman who owns a business, poured money into his company and prayed in his office seeking God daily. The resources dwindled the company was late on the building lease,…
God gave each of us a dream. Many of us are not living our dream. When we live in fear instead of faith, we cut off the blessing. If we are called and qualified, why do we hold back with concerns about rejection or betrayal? Jesus experienced those things many…
We might make money, but that is not our purpose. Our purpose is to solve a problem that is someone else’s problem. Have you ever heard the phrase, “It’s a blessing to be a blessing?” It is better to give than to receive. (Acts 20:35) The two are related, but…
Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. (Isaiah 41:10) Recently, we had a few days of economic turmoil. In Matthew 24:6 it reads, And…
I believe in the power of affirmation. Some people have told me that they don’t believe affirmations work because their life is horrible. Well there you go, they probably have what they say. I start saying positive things about me every day even when I don’t feel like it. I…
When we go to bed, we set the thermostat to be the temperature that we desire when we sleep. We set it to 68 degrees. The thermometer may read 74 degrees right now, but in a short amount of time it will reflect the desired temperature. The thermometer reflects current…
Very few people get up in the morning and say, “Hey, I want to announce to everybody in the house today that I FEEL GOOD! I feel energetic, I feel favor, in fact, everyone around me is going to have a great day today. Can I get you some cereal?…
