God is NOT looking for perfection, but a heart that is repentant or apologetic towards him. God knows that we are trying to walk in the spirit but keep falling in the flesh. God has been here, He’s walked in our shoes, He gets it. He is encouraging us to…
When I was growing up, we lived in a little house in south county, Saint Louis. We were poor. Our bologna didn’t have a first name and we didn’t have Cheerios, we had O’s. Well, this kid named Johnny lived down the street. His Dad, who was welder, built Johnny…
My Dad only had one chance to be a father and he didn’t receive any training. Like all father’s he figured it out as he went along. When I was growing up, my Dad and brother butted heads while I was the people pleaser. So my Dad always told my…
It’s so easy to be envious of someone who has reached a high level, who has been promoted or who has nice things. It’s easy to be envious of their position in life and to think that they got there all by themselves. Then we compare and wonder why can’t…
In the blog photo we see a great example of completing instead of competing. This photo shows a disabled man as the pilot of a two-person bicycle, with a blind man on the back adding momentum. We might say these guys are competing while completing, but that’s another blog altogether….
Comparison isn’t just a bad idea, it’s completely debilitating. When we compare ourselves to others or even to our past self, we want to look better, but we just end up being bitter. In the Bible, God says, I have plans for you, not HAD plans for you, but HAVE!…
Superman hid behind his Clark Kent persona because he didn’t think people could handle it. They weren’t ready for super powers and they would not have treated him like just another guy. He just wanted to be normal. We all live like Clark Kent. Trying to be normal, trying to…
A fish will not succeed outside of water. A human will not succeed IN the water – – long term. A human diving off of a building will fail – – without a parachute. A bird diving off of a building will coast down in circles until it reaches the…
If we look at the photo depicted in this blog, we see two people diving head first and one diving feet first. Who do you think will go further faster? Obviously two had their head committed to the task at hand, while the third decided to be more conservative. Everything…
There is a saying, “Never judge a book by its cover.” Isn’t that what we do when shopping for fruits and vegetables? We make our decision based on the external surface or features. We tend to do this with people as well. Our brain wants to put everything into a…
Have you ever looked at your life and said, “I think some things need to change.” But you’re not sure what to do? The reason we see the same people coming through our life is because we haven’t changed. It begins with us. When we think that everyone around us…
We like to say that God is the most important thing in our life, but do we mean it? A woman has integrity who says the clothes stay on until he puts a ring on it. The man who stumbles allows women in under the wrong circumstances. Samson and Delilah,…
