Have you longed for a visit from a relative? Did you anxiously await their arrival, looking down the road for their vehicle? Were you sitting on the front porch to greet them the moment they arrived? Or were you going about your normal routine and merely glancing up periodically? When we have not seen aContinue reading “It’s Our Choice”
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Be Patient and Follow
How often do you seek guidance? When do you seek guidance? Who do you seek guidance from? Do you seek guidance for every decision or just the ones you consider significant? Do you seek guidance from God? Do you remember a time when God has answered you? We all need guidance more often than weContinue reading “Be Patient and Follow”
Humble Yourself
What does it mean to be humble? Do you consider yourself a humble person? Is that a tricky question? Do you know anyone you consider to be humble? Have you rid yourself of pride? Or are you still wrestling with it? Does pride pop up in areas of your life you least expect? Pride andContinue reading “Humble Yourself”
Be Welcoming
How welcoming are you? Do you welcome others into your life? Do you welcome others into your home? Do you welcome others into the church? Do you like to be welcomed by others? Have you felt unwelcomed? Have you spent time evaluating how welcoming you are? Being welcomed into a group makes us feel good.Continue reading “Be Welcoming”
Freedom and Sanctification
What or who are you a slave to? Have you considered that you are a slave? Have you thought about your habits enslaving you? Have you acknowledged there are obsessions that continue to entangle you? Do you want to break free of them? Do you want to feel true freedom? We are often enslaved withoutContinue reading “Freedom and Sanctification”
Decision-Making Process
How do you make decisions. What is the logic you run through before you make a choice? Is there logic you use to make a choice? Are your choices made by emotional reactions or personal desires? Have you experienced negative consequences for your choices? Choices. Decisions. They can be challenging. They can be joyous. TheyContinue reading “Decision-Making Process”
Bountiful Love
How thankful are you? Are you thankful for everything you have? Are you thankful for a warm bed, food on your table, and a roof over your head? Are you thankful for your vehicle and your job? Are you thankful for your family? How much time do you spend complaining? Most of are thankful forContinue reading “Bountiful Love”
Tested and Provided For
Have you ever been on the verge of making a significant mistake and were stopped just before doing so? How did you feel? Were you initially upset? Did you later realize how big the mistake would have been? Did you thank the person who kept you from making the mistake? All of us make mistakes.Continue reading “Tested and Provided For”
Whatever Asked
Are you willing to do whatever God tells you to do? We like to believe we will, don’t we? But will we follow through with it? What will we do if God asks us to do something we do not want to do? What if it sounds absurd to us? Are we willing to trustContinue reading “Whatever Asked”
Searching for Wisdom
Wisdom! Where does it come from? How do we obtain it? Is there a magical pixy dust we can sprinkle to acquire it? Is it something we slowly obtain as we grow older and more experienced? Have you considered that knowledge is not the same as wisdom? Are you seeking wisdom? Solomon tells his child(ren)Continue reading “Searching for Wisdom”
Marty Pressey 