A church family moves you out of self-centered isolation. The local church is the classroom for learning how to get along in God’s family. It is a lab for practicing unselfish love. As a participating member you learn to care about others and share the experiences of others: “If one part of the body suffers, […]
Love is an Action. Do you really love someone? Let’s see how you act toward that person. Love is more than attraction and more than arousal. It’s also more than sentimentality, like so many of today’s songs suggest. By this standard, is love dead when the emotion is gone? No, not at all. Because love […]
Glorify God at Workplace
The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed. Proverbs 11:25 These instructions are not empty words—they are your life! By obeying them you will enjoy a long life in the land you will occupy when you cross the Jordan River.” Deuteronomy 32:47 Everything you have is a gift from God. He’s […]
Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.” And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. Psalms 32:3-5 === We’ve looked at the importance of trusting God and letting go of resentment, worry, and fear […]
Your choice makes a difference. You can either worry or worship. You can either pray or panic. The more you pray, the less you’ll panic. Relax, God will take care of you when you pray. Psalm 116:7 says, “I said to myself, “Relax, the Lord is going to take care of you’” (NCV). Proverbs 14:30 […]
“Have faith in God! If you have faith in God and don’t doubt, you can tell this mountain to get up and jump into the sea, and it will. Everything you ask for in prayer will be yours, if you only have faith.” (Mark 11:22-24 CEV) Faith opens the door to miracles. If you study […]
Your physical health is an important part of making your life count. Today and tomorrow I want to look at the right motivation for getting healthy – what God’s says about the importance of your body in 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 (HCSB). God expects me to manage my body – “”Everything is permissible for me,’ but […]
To reach your goals you need to enlist a team for support. I’ve been to Africa many times and heard this proverb over and over: “If you want to go fast, go by yourself. If you want to go far, go with others.” We think it’s important to make a speedy decision, but it’s more […]
Nothing great is ever accomplished without persistence and patience because, in order to be successful, your dreams must translate into work. The people who succeed in life are the people who are willing to do what they don’t feel like doing. They are not mastered by their moods, they are mastered by the Master, and […]