How much do you trust God? Have you evaluated your actions to help answer that question? Are you willing to depend on God to provide each meal you eat? Or do you store up for tomorrow? Our American culture has become a culture of hoarding. Think not? Many of our households have enough food onContinue reading “Trust God to Provide”
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Just Right
Do you have enough? Do you have extra? Are you willing to share from your extra? Would you like others to share with you from their extra? Have you thought that by helping one another each of us has what we need? It is countercultural for us to think about sharing with one another whenContinue reading “Just Right”
Freely or Grudgingly
When we share, do we do it freely or grudgingly? When we donate to help the schools, do we do it freely or grudgingly? When we agree to help a neighbor, do we do it freely or grudgingly? When we return a portion of God’s blessing to his church, do we do it grudgingly orContinue reading “Freely or Grudgingly”
Tithing and Loving
Are you only doing part of what God desires from you? Are you tithing as God has stated we should do? Is your love for him a deep, true love? Or is your love superficial and more talk than action? How much of your life are you giving to God? We all set priorities. ForContinue reading “Tithing and Loving”
Scatter Your Gifts
How freely do you share your gifts? Do you share them openly and freely? Or do you hold on to them tightly for your own use? Have you thought that by not sharing you are hurting yourself? Perhaps it is worth thinking about. Sharing is something most of us are taught as children, especially ifContinue reading “Scatter Your Gifts”
Charitable Attitude
Are you a charitable person? Do you have an attitude of charity? Are you generous with what you have been blessed with? Will you share your blessings with others? Have you pondered why God has blessed you? Many of us give to charitable organizations. We may give to organizations to help the homeless, children, orContinue reading “Charitable Attitude”
Use Your Gifts Wisely
For the past few weeks, we have discussed spiritual gifts. We have covered gifts from apostle to servant, prophet to speaking in tongues, helping to miracles, and many more. Each of us has at least one gift. What are we to do with our gifts? The Holy Spirit distributes these gifts to us as heContinue reading “Use Your Gifts Wisely”
Healing from God
Do you long for healing? Are you looking for physical healing? Would you like to experience emotional healing? Are you in need of spiritual healing? Would a miracle be welcome? Have you asked for healing and believe it will happen? We all need healing. We may need physical healing, emotional healing, or spiritual healing. SometimesContinue reading “Healing from God”
Good Gifts
How do you use your talents? Are you aware of the talents you have? Do you seek to hone your skills? Will you use your talents for good? Do you know where your talents come from? Do you know that God has gifted you with them? We all have a variety of gifts or talents.Continue reading “Good Gifts”
Interpreting
Can you interpret languages? Do you interpret the signs you see? Do you attempt to interpret what is going on around you? Have you ever used an interpreter? What does interpreting mean to you? We interpret many things in our lives. On a daily basis we interpret body language. We interpret tone of voice. WeContinue reading “Interpreting”