Laying the Groundwork

Have you ever decided to do something only to get wise advice shortly thereafter to reverse your decision? Did you follow the wise advice? Or did you follow through with your decision, ignoring the wise advice? Were there regrets later? Did the wise advice prove to be correct? We sometimes make sudden decisions. They mayContinue reading “Laying the Groundwork”

Active Member

Are you a member of various organizations? Do you attend meetings regularly? Do you feel like you are part of something much larger than yourself? Are you committed to being an active participant in one or more of those organizations? Is one of them a church? There are numerous organizations we can be a memberContinue reading “Active Member”

Common Belief

Have you ever thought about all the laws, rules, and directives we are supposed to follow? How many do you need to follow in your job? How many are you to obey when driving? Do you know them and follow them all? Do you feel overwhelmed or oppressed at times? There are traffic laws, criminalContinue reading “Common Belief”

Math Problem

Are you good at math? Can you walk through the multiplication tables (or times tables for us older folks)? Have you experienced multiplying, rather than simply doing the math on a piece of paper? Have you witnessed God multiplying your efforts to enlarge the results? We typically think of math as a finance or businessContinue reading “Math Problem”

Seek God Always

What is your reaction when you are faced with a situation in which you see no good solution? Are you ready to cut your losses and seek to escape? Do you look for someone else to take over responsibility or be the one to blame? How can you take a different viewpoint? Being in difficultContinue reading “Seek God Always”

Celebrating God Together

Who do you celebrate God with? Do you celebrate him only when in a church building? Do you celebrate him only with people who are like minded? Are you willing to celebrate God with people who are different from you? Why or why not? Celebrating God is something we should do continually. We know that.Continue reading “Celebrating God Together”

See God’s Creation

We know that God created the heavens and the earth. But how often do we think about it? Have you ever taken time to view the stars at night? Have you seen majestic mountains in the distance and driven for several miles just to get to the base of them? Have you flown in anContinue reading “See God’s Creation”

Live In God’s Promises

How well do you accept truth? Will you believe truth when you hear it? Do you know the good news? Have you heard the promises of God? Have you been sealed with the Holy Spirit? Do you know you have an inheritance? Do you know how you should react to all of this? Truth canContinue reading “Live In God’s Promises”

Hope of Jesus

Can you list everything you have done wrong in your life? Do you remember every little detail and every wrong you committed, even those that may be so minute as to seem unimportant? What is you could? How long would that list be? How many pages would it take to print them? We all commitContinue reading “Hope of Jesus”

Chosen Before Time

Do you remember elementary school? Do you remember there were certain kids who were chosen first when choosing teams to play kickball? Was there a certain group of kids who always chose one another? Were you part of that group or were you on the outside? In every class of every school there is alwaysContinue reading “Chosen Before Time”