Life Changing

How is your life? Is it a mess? Are you waiting for the other shoe to drop? Have you learned anything from your past? Have you learned from your family’s past? Have you decided to change your approach to life? Do you know where to turn? Our lives often get messy. Things go awry. ThingsContinue reading “Life Changing”

Forever Love

Do you feel loved? How much do you feel loved? Is the love you feel merely emotional, gushy, or fleeting? Or is the love you feel a committed, decisive, and long-lasting love? Do you know that God loves you? Do you know that Jesus loves you? Do you know Jesus is committed to you? AsContinue reading “Forever Love”

Blessed by God

How blessed do you feel? Do you feel blessed when you are struggling? Do you feel blessed when you are being laughed at for your faith? Do you feel blessed when you show mercy or are a peacemaker? Do you consider yourself to be as blessed as the apostles? Jesus tells us in what weContinue reading “Blessed by God”

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”

Blessed Persecution

How well do you take it when someone insults you? How do you react when you are falsely accused? Have you been persecuted for your faith? Have you considered being insulted and falsely accused as persecution? I dare say most of us do not want to be insulted or falsely accused. Being insulted stings. ItContinue reading “Blessed Persecution”

Thankful Prayer

How often do you wish you had something you don’t have? Are you continually seeking to fill a void? Are you dealing with first world problems rather than true needs? Do you know what a first world problem is? We are often dealing with first world problems. We wrestle with technology. Our vehicle needs repair.Continue reading “Thankful Prayer”

Why Are You Complaining?

Do you complain a lot? Do you look for reasons to complain? Has it become so second nature that you don’t even realize how much you complain? Do you know that complaining can be the same as indicting God? Our culture is full of complainers. Based on my experience, the vast majority of people inContinue reading “Why Are You Complaining?”

Striving in Faith

Are you continuing to move forward today? Are you struggling to understand why? Is your desire to continue flagging? Have you wondered where God is? Have you asked Him to intercede on your behalf? Will you reach out to Him and people of faith to help? Sometimes our perseverance can wear thin. We may beginContinue reading “Striving in Faith”

Self-Balance

How do you think of yourself? Do you know most of how we see ourselves is about feelings and not appearance? So, let’s rephrase the question. How to you feel about yourself? Do you feel confident? Are you feeling unfit? Do you feel insecure? Do you ever sit and take inventory of yourself? We seeContinue reading “Self-Balance”

Praise Be To God

What is your reaction when something great happens in your life? How do you react to bad situations? What is your general attitude each and every day? Do you have an attitude of praise? Do you praise God in good times, bad times, and everywhere in between? We may hear someone occasionally praise God. WeContinue reading “Praise Be To God”