Food That Endures Eternity

What are you working for? We ask ourselves that sometimes. We wonder, “What are we working for?” It seems as though we work and work and work, and there is nothing to show for it. We are not appreciated. We are underpaid. We barely get by from week to week. So, what are you workingContinue reading “Food That Endures Eternity”

Speak Truth In Love

Do you like to speak the truth? Do you like to rub it in peoples’ faces? Do you speak the truth abrasively? Or do you speak the truth with hesitation? Do you speak it as if you are almost ashamed of it? Are you willing to speak the truth in love while loving the personContinue reading “Speak Truth In Love”

Begging A Worthy Life

What kind of life are you leading? Are you leading a humble life? Are you gentle? Are you being patient? Do you bear with others in love? Do you seek peace? Are you unified with others in the Spirit? Do you lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called? WhenContinue reading “Begging A Worthy Life”

A Clean Heart

Do you pray daily? Do you pray more than once per day? What do you pray for? What is your most consistent request from God? Are you regularly praying that God works in your life? Are you praying he changes your heart? Are you praying for spiritual renewal? Many of us have been taught thatContinue reading “A Clean Heart”

Be Cleansed By God

Have you ever done something so egregious that you fell to your knees and begged forgiveness? Was your heart broken because of what you had done? Did you wrestle with it for several days? Did God relieve you of your sorrow? Were you able to move on from it? Some of us, and maybe manyContinue reading “Be Cleansed By God”

God Punishes Wrongdoing

Have you done something bad and had someone come with a message from higher up? Was it a message of chastisement? Was the message wrapped in a parable? Did you recognize the meaning of the message or did the messenger have to point it out? There are times when we will speak in parables orContinue reading “God Punishes Wrongdoing”

Pray For Fullness

What do you pray for the most? Do you pray for personal gain? Are your prayers largely about physical healing? Do you pray for financial increase? Do you pray more for yourself or others? Do your prayers include growth in faith and understanding God’s will? Personal prayers tend to be personal. They often concern ourContinue reading “Pray For Fullness”

Answered Prayer

Do you pray before meals? Many of us do. What else do you pray for before you do them? What do you pray for in the morning, throughout the day, before you go to bed? Do you pray much during your normal day or little? Do you believe God can deliver? Praying is personal. ItContinue reading “Answered Prayer”

Learning God’s Lessons

Are you comfortable in large crowds? Do you prefer being in a crowd over being alone? When you see people in need, do you have compassion for them? Are you prepared to demonstrate your compassion? Are you willing to feed the hungry? Are you willing to clothe the naked? Large crowds can make some ofContinue reading “Learning God’s Lessons”

Why Are You Going?

Is there someone you continue to follow or are friends with because they can do something for you? Does what someone can do for you effect how often you speak to them? If they stop doing for you, do you stop interacting with them? Is that your relationship with God? We all know someone whoContinue reading “Why Are You Going?”