Cycles

Have you ever noticed things seem to go in cycles? The first one that comes to your mind is probably the seasons of the year. It is true they are cyclical, yet I’m thinking more along the lines of world events. Let’s take the Israelites as an example. They were chosen by God. They worshipedContinue reading “Cycles”

Humbly Serve One Another

Have you ever wondered why human relations take on so many different forms? If we are being observant, we see as many variations in relationships as there are colors in the spectrum. The range is mindboggling. We chock the variations up to each person being unique, and they are. We simply accept that not everyContinue reading “Humbly Serve One Another”

Eliminate Your Doubts

Have you ever wondered if you are truly loved by God? Perhaps you have wondered if He really cares about you. Maybe you have questioned if He really knows your every thought. It is natural for us to ask questions and have doubts. How do we dispel our doubts? Being human, our doubts are mostContinue reading “Eliminate Your Doubts”

Assess Your Love

We have many false ideas running around in our heads. Some of them are rather harmless. Some may cause us a little trouble. Others are downright dangerous, to the point of negatively affecting our physical, emotional, and especially our spiritual wellbeing. In fact, they can doom us for eternity. That sounds ominous, doesn’t it? Unfortunately,Continue reading “Assess Your Love”

Seek, Knock, Wait

We look for answers in all types of places and from all types of people. Our search is never ending. Questions come to mind every day. Some questions are relatively small and non-impactful. Others are more important and may be life changing. The more important the question, the larger the impact on us, the moreContinue reading “Seek, Knock, Wait”

Putting Love Into Action

We hear the word love tossed around quite often. Of course, as mentioned in yesterday’s post, our word love is ambiguous compared to the Greek words used in the New Testament. We use one word to cover three words used by Jesus and his disciples. Today, we see Jesus switch words depending on who orContinue reading “Putting Love Into Action”

Choose Positive Change

We have all heard at one time or another to put God first. We have heard the two greatest commands as stated by Jesus. Typically, there is a lot of emphasis put on the first one, while the second may or may not get much attention. Today, I want to take a closer look atContinue reading “Choose Positive Change”

Imitating Jesus

As we start a new year, many of us will make resolutions. Some of them will stick while others will fade almost as quickly as they are started. The resolutions that stick are those that we desire most and commit wholeheartedly to. In some cases, the resolutions that stick are those that are easy. WeContinue reading “Imitating Jesus”

New Starts

As we begin a new year, many of us will make resolutions. We will decide to make a new start. Our human inclination is to use certain times or dates as milestones. We make promises on specific dates for many different reasons. Some are kept, others are broken. A new year brings out many newContinue reading “New Starts”

Living In Fear

Have you ever experienced being in awe? Have you been overwhelmed with a feeling of admiration? Have you experienced fear? Are you in awe of something? Do you have admiration for someone? Most of us have experienced one or more of these emotions. Our emotions come and go. There are times we admire someone forContinue reading “Living In Fear”