Children by Faith

Are you proud to be a child of your parents? Do your parents make a significant difference in who you are? Do you have inherited traits from them? Are there certain behaviors you have because of them? Are there phrases you speak that you have learned from them? Many of us are like our parents.Continue reading “Children by Faith”

More Than Giving

Is it important to you to give to charities? Is it important to you to give to the church? Do you strictly adhere to giving ten percent? How well are you at administering justice? How well do you show mercy. Does your faithfulness meet God’s expectations? Many of us give to charities. We often giveContinue reading “More Than Giving”

Number One

What are your priorities? What (or who) do you love? Do you know what (or who) you love? Do you know how you can determine what your top priority is? Who do you believe should be your top priority? If you are like most people, your priorities change quite often. For some of us, ourContinue reading “Number One”

Imperishable

Have you seen rotten fruit or vegetables? Have you smelled that rancid smell? Have you struggled to keep them from becoming rotten? If there was a magical way you could learn to keep them fresh, would you? If you have been an adult for a few years, chances are you have seen fruit or vegetablesContinue reading “Imperishable”

Prevail In Faith

How is your faith? Are you holding onto it? Are you finding it challenging to do so in our current times? Do you long for easier days? Are you hanging on by a thread? Have you asked God to build your faith? We are living in troubling times. We have several disconcerting worries and activitiesContinue reading “Prevail In Faith”

Eliminate Doubt

What kind of doubts do you have? Do your doubts catch you off guard? Do they appear suddenly, out of nowhere? Do your doubts only occur when you are confronted with an unexpected situation? We all have doubts at different times in our lives. Doubts are a natural part of life. Being skeptical can beContinue reading “Eliminate Doubt”

Lack Nothing

Have you had to persevere through challenges? Have you had to gut it out, grind your teeth, hold on for dear life, and pray fervently for relief? How was that experience? Would you ever want to go through it again? As we go through life, we experience various types of trials and challenges. Some ofContinue reading “Lack Nothing”

Waiting is Worthwhile

How well do you wait? Do you wait on a purchase until you have saved the money for it? Are you anxious for special days to arrive? Do you rush through a task you have been assigned in order to do something you want? Patience is a trait many of us lack. As one sayingContinue reading “Waiting is Worthwhile”

Experience God

Have you ever seen something you just couldn’t believe? I don’t mean an amazing sports play–I mean have you seen something that caused you to rub your eyes and wonder if you really saw what you thought you saw? I venture to guess that most of us have not seen anything quite like that. WeContinue reading “Experience God”

Withstanding Storms

Do you wonder why you are shaken to the core when something goes bad? Have you taken time to think long and hard about why? If not, when will you evaluate yourself? What is your foundation? Who is your foundation? I really like Jesus’ use of building a house as a parallel for our lives.Continue reading “Withstanding Storms”