Character Building

Have you ever done endurance work? Has that work improved your overall endurance? Have you spent time building your character? Were there specific pieces of your character you were working on? What were the steps you were taking to build your character? Endurance is not easy to build. Physical endurance requires us spending time andContinue reading “Character Building”

Stand in Grace

Are you in need of peace? Are you looking for something you already have? What does it mean to you to be justified? Do you think of being justified in your actions? Do you think of standing before a judge who acquits you of your offenses? Peace can be allusive for us in this world.Continue reading “Stand in Grace”

Hard to Believe

Have you ever heard something that just seemed to be too good to be true? Did you believe what you heard? Were you skeptical? Did you downright disbelieve it? Is there something you have heard many times over that still seems to be too good to be true? We have heard some outlandish stories inContinue reading “Hard to Believe”

Recommit to God

How do you go about repaying your debts? Do you set up a payment plan? Do you pay them as quickly as you can to get out from under them? Have you repaid all your debts? Do you know there is one debt you can never repay? How does that make you feel? Paying offContinue reading “Recommit to God”

Follow Me

What does it mean to follow someone? Do you recall a mentor you had earlier in life? Do you think of following someone down the highway? Do you think of people who are following you? Are you following someone today? Over the course of our lives, we may follow many different people. We may followContinue reading “Follow Me”

Be Healed

Who do you hang around? What type of person are they? Do you judge the people others hang around with? Do you look down your nose at certain types of people? Have you considered what those people need? Or, Who they need? Have you heard why Jesus came? We hang around people we like, andContinue reading “Be Healed”

Waiting on the Promises

Are you waiting for a promise to be fulfilled? Do you become frustrated when someone promises something, but it takes a long while for them to fulfill it? Do you prefer promises be filled soon after they are made, if not immediately? Waiting for a promise to be fulfilled can be frustrating. That is especiallyContinue reading “Waiting on the Promises”

Give Up Your Life

What are you willing to lose? Are you willing to lose something you have so you can acquire something better? Are you willing to trade away something valuable to gain something of higher value? What if that is what is required to gain more than you can imagine? We often do not want to loseContinue reading “Give Up Your Life”

Express Your Faith

Which is better? The law? Or righteousness? Are you answering a certain way because you have heard it is the right answer? Do your actions support the answer you gave? Have you considered the way you worship? Is it legalist or free to express your faith? In our everyday culture there are laws to beContinue reading “Express Your Faith”

Be In Awe

Have you noticed just how blind we are? Have you noticed how self-consumed we are? When was the last time you stood in awe of God? When was the last time you looked around and acknowledged it was all created by God? As we pause for a moment to take an objective look at ourContinue reading “Be In Awe”