Children can be molded by their environment, teaching, and discipline. If we teach them good life skills at a young age, we set them up for success later in life. Yet, if they turn away from the good life skills they were taught, calamity can befall them. They are much more open to learn whenContinue reading “Molded By God”
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Captivated
Do you like philosophy? Do you like tradition? Do you like to study science? Do you like to review history? Do you get caught up in any of these so that they dominate your way of thinking? Have you recognized this about yourself? Are you seeking to change it? There are many topics we canContinue reading “Captivated”
Led by the Spirit
How do you live? What are you chasing? What do you work for? What are you seeking? How do you determine what you pursue? Is it all about what you want? Or are you guided by something bigger than you? Are you being led by the Spirit? Do you know how to follow the Spirit?Continue reading “Led by the Spirit”
Wisdom and Knowledge
Do you consider yourself to be smart? Do you think you have accumulated a lot of knowledge? Do you continue to read and study to learn even more? Do you believe you are wise? Do you equate knowledge and wisdom? Do you think they are the same? We put a lot of emphasis on educationContinue reading “Wisdom and Knowledge”
Leader and Mentor
Have had good leaders in your life? Have you had good mentors? Were they appointed to be your leader or mentor? Or were they people you looked up to because of how they carried themselves? Are you a mentor for someone? Are you a leader of others? Good leaders and mentors are hard to find.Continue reading “Leader and Mentor”
Fruit of Our Labors
Do you want to be productive? Do you seek to be someone others can count on? Whose advice do you listen to? Where does your guidance come from? What are the principles your life is based on? Are your principles based on God’s law? Do you have them engraved on your heart? Most of usContinue reading “Fruit of Our Labors”
Living By the Spirit
What guiding principles do you live by? Are they principles you have been taught by your parents? Are they principles you learned from an organization, such as scouts, 4H, or FFA as you were growing up? Are they principles you learned in the military? We all live by principles. Some principles are beneficial, others areContinue reading “Living By the Spirit”
Go As Jesus Commanded
How well do you follow commands? Have you been in a profession in which instant obedience is required? How well do you think you would adapt to such a profession? Are you following Jesus’ commands? Jesus did not give many commands. He said we are to love God, love our neighbor, follow Him, and makeContinue reading “Go As Jesus Commanded”
Freedom of the Spirit
Do you prefer to follow rules or principles? Do you want thinks laid out in black and white or like a lot of gray? Do you like to adhere to tradition or be free to follow your heart? Have you realized one of these binds you and the other sets you free? Some people preferContinue reading “Freedom of the Spirit”
Keep It Simple
Are you concerned with following the rules? Do you make a concerted effort to follow the law? Would you like it to be easier to keep the rules and obey the law? What if there were principles to help you with that? Would you abide by those principles? We follow more rules than we canContinue reading “Keep It Simple”
Marty Pressey 