Love Is…

What is your definition of love? Do you believe it to be a feeling? Do you consider it to be an emotion? Have you fallen in love? Do you tell others you love them? What if there is a different kind of love? What if God has something else in mind? Loving another with ourContinue reading “Love Is…”

Mourn as God Mourn’s

Have you lost a loved one? Has someone who mistreated you passed on? Have you lost a good friend? Did you mourn equally for each of them? Or were you less upset by one than the others? Have you considered each person has someone who loved them? When close friends or loved ones pass, weContinue reading “Mourn as God Mourn’s”

Core Belief

How many true beliefs do you have? Not just a superficial belief but a deep down, heartfelt belief. Are there many of them? Do you believe your job will be there for you for as long as you want it? Do you believe you will live to be a hundred years old? A heartfelt beliefContinue reading “Core Belief”

Love Drives Out Fear

What are you afraid of? Do you live with fear? Has it taken hold of you? How do you know if fear has taken hold of you? Have you assessed your behavior and attitude? Would you like to rid yourself of fear? Do you know it is possible? Will you take the steps needed toContinue reading “Love Drives Out Fear”

Law Versus Faith

Are you a law-abiding citizen? Are you someone who believes everyone should adhere to the letter of the law? Do you strive to obey the law by dotting all the i’s and crossing all the t’s? Does that apply to your Christian life as well? Obeying the law is important. It is especially important thatContinue reading “Law Versus Faith”

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”

Gift of Faith

Have you heard the statement that you need to develop your own faith? Are you working on developing it? How is that coming for you? Have you made any progress? Would you like your faith to be stronger but not seeing an increase? We talk a lot about faith as Christians. We may say thatContinue reading “Gift of Faith”

Condemning Ourselves

Are you an actor? Do you expect people to act a certain way, but not yourself?  Do you get upset at someone doing something, but do the very same thing yourself? Do you know the proper term for that is hypocrite, someone who acts one way in one setting, but differently in another? We are inundatedContinue reading “Condemning Ourselves”

Fulfill the Law

Are you a letter of the law kind of person? Do you believe following the rules to the “T”? Do you get angry when others do not follow the rules? Do you make up your own rules? Do you restrict the law more than it was originally intended? We all like to follow the rulesContinue reading “Fulfill the Law”

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”