Power of Prayer

Where do you turn when you are in need? Do you seek out family, friends, or co-workers? Have you ever considered asking someone you consider an enemy? Are you surprised by that question? What if that is where you need to seek healing? We all need help. Some of us are less reliant on helpContinue reading “Power of Prayer”

Reactions

How do you react when things go wrong? What are your thoughts when you have an illness? How do you feel when you can’t pay your bills? How do you react when something great happens? What do you think when an unexpected windfall happens? Our feelings and reactions can go from one extreme to theContinue reading “Reactions”

Be Salty

Are you salty? What does it mean to be salty? Are you using a current definition for being salty? Do you know what it meant two-thousand years ago? Do you think you would have been considered salty two-thousand years ago? Would you be at peace if you were salty? In today’s vernacular, being salty meansContinue reading “Be Salty”

Stumbling Block

Has someone caused you to stumble? Have you caused someone else to stumble? Are you currently causing someone to stumble? What is the penalty for causing someone to stumble? Have you thought about it? Is it too scary to think about? Why do we cause others to stumble? Causing someone to stumble purposely is aContinue reading “Stumbling Block”

Rewards for Serving

How thankful are you? Do you recognize what others do for you? Have you ever thought back over a day and tried to identify everything little thing one person or another has done for you? Have you taken it a step farther to identify those things people have done for you because you are aContinue reading “Rewards for Serving”

Do Not Hinder

Are you jealous of others who are working in Jesus’ name? Do you want to keep them from doing what they are doing? Do you want to out do them? Are you more concerned about how you feel than how Jesus feels? Are willing to set aside your feelings to be who Jesus wants youContinue reading “Do Not Hinder”

God is Working for You

Have you been attacked by an enemy? Were you overwhelmed by their abilities? Did you feel as though there was no way out? Did you feel like you were trapped with defeat surely coming? Were you miraculously spared? Have you given credit to God for your escape? We may face an enemy that is farContinue reading “God is Working for You”

Witness with Faith

How much do you trust God? Do you trust him enough to head out on a mission trip with nothing but the clothes you are wearing? Are you willing to trust he will provide for your day-to-day needs? Do you trust he will provide for you financially? We all like to say we trust God.Continue reading “Witness with Faith”

Servant of All

How well do you care for others? How do you show them you care for them? Do you care for everyone or only a select few? Are you willing to serve them or are you too proud to serve? Are you constantly striving to win, to be first, or are you willing to allow othersContinue reading “Servant of All”

Righteous Peace

Do you prefer peace or war? Do you like having drama in your life? Are you an agent of peace? Do you pursue peace? Do you negotiate peace among warring parties? Where does your peace come from? Is it merely a lack of hatred or violence? Or is your peace far deeper? Most of usContinue reading “Righteous Peace”