Sep 30
“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ” Galatians 6:2 (NIV) We all have our own set of hard times, issues, stresses, concerns…that tend to weigh us down. Those “burdens” can consume our day, and drain our insides. We then go into ‘burden-management mode’, trying to sort out […]
Sep 28
“He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers” Psalm 1:3 (NIV) I like this picture that God paints in today’s verse. Even during the driest times of summer, it won’t effect a tree planted at the bank […]
Sep 25
“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future,nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God” Romans 8:38-39 (NIV) Whenever I need to hear that someone cares about me and […]
Sep 23
“Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions” Luke 12:15 (NIV) No matter how wealthy you are, there will always be someone richer. No matter how much shopping you do, there will always be something else we will desire. It’s […]
Sep 17
“A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man displays folly” Proverbs 14:29 (NIV) Something that I can proclaim with certainty over my 50 plus years of life is that people will bother other people. We will get upset by someone’s words or actions in the course of daily living. It’s hard to control that […]
Sep 8
“…and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ” 2 Corinthians 10:5 (NIV) All of us have what I call a “self talk” going on in our heads. Some refer to it as our “thought life”. Many times we just let it happen, but we need to realize we can interrupt that […]