Mar 14
“Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity” Ephesians 5:15-16 (NIV) As we get older, the days seem to fly by faster. We can get in a rut. We tend to shut off our brains and glaze our way through till the next event that we […]
Mar 13
“Whoever has My commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves ME… I will love him and show Myself to him” John 14:21 (NIV) Our goal isn’t just “sin management“. We shouldn’t be walking around just figuring out ways to avoid sin. Those wrongful actions, thoughts, and words will happened. We then confess […]
Mar 12
“Therefore, as God’s dearly loved, clothe yourselves with…long suffering” Colossians 3:12 Long suffering means “patient with people”. Some people just rub us the wrong way, then there are others that rub everybody the wrong way. I got a flyer in the mail advertising a seminar titled, “Toxic People: Living and working with high-conflict individuals”. I […]
Mar 9
“Put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge” Colossians 3:10 (NIV) We need to be willing to think through our ways of living life. We shouldn’t just do the same things over and over just because “that’s how I’ve always done it”. We can develop patterns of thinking that go unchallenged. […]
Mar 9
“Put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge” Colossians 3:10 (NIV) We need to be willing to think through our ways of living life. We shouldn’t just do the same things over and over just because “that’s how I’ve always done it”. We can develop patterns of thinking that go unchallenged. […]
Mar 8
“A man’s wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense” Proverbs 19:11 (NIV) There are many chances throughout each day to choose ‘patience’ or ‘frustration’. Frustration with ourselves, with others, or with circumstances. I know as a golfer, if you choose ‘frustration’ more than ‘patience’, your round can fall apart. I’ve […]
Mar 7
“Do not merely listen to God’s Word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to God’s Word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror, and after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like” James 1:22-24 I […]
Mar 6
“He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities… so great is His love… as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us” Psalm 103:10-12 (NIV) God isn’t out to get us, or waiting around to punish us. Some […]
Mar 5
“He (Jesus) is before all things, and in Him all things hold together” Colossians 1:17 (NIV) Ever think about those huge mansions that sit back from the road? I can’t help but to think about how anyone can use that much square footage to get ready in the morning, go to work, then come home […]
Mar 2
“Do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion, during the time of testing in the desert” Hebrews 3:8 (NIV) Many times we don’t feel God’s presence. We don’t feel like He cares. We may even have many times that we don’t feel like there is a God at all. These dry times […]