We can’t win every time. Even the best don’t always come in first. And God doesn’t answer our prayers the way that we want him to. The fact is, God is in control. And sometimes the best that we can do is the best that we can do. The rest we need to leave to
My 3-year old niece just went through open heart surgery. Scary. They cracked her chest wide open, pumped all of her blood through a machine while her heart was being fixed, stitched her chest back up with 6 wires that reconnect her breastplate back together, and started her heart back pumping again. And within less
Water is absolutely essential that we get water in our bodies to stay alive. It is both refreshing and life giving. But there are two kinds of drinks that really satisfy – an ice cool drink on a smoldering hot day, and a hot cup of coffee or on a bitter cold winter morning. Not
Like honey from a bee, God’s Word is sweet. It nourishes us, sustains us, and satisfies our every need. And there is an endless supply of love, power, clarity, purpose, guidance, strength, courage, peace, wisdom, and joy available to each and every one of us. The Word is truly something that we can sink our
Are you wondering how to handle a certain situation with your boss, with your employees, with your spouse, with your children, with other family members, with your in-laws, with your money, with your health, with your time? Having clarity on what to do, and how to handle things is a critical piece to us having
Collaboration and the principle of leverage is a very basic and easily understood principle of success. There is much more that can be accomplished with more people working together. This is easy to understand when we apply this to sports. A sports team with only one or two people will never stand a chance to
God tells us to love our neighbors as ourselves. But we are also called to protect our families and our home from bad influences and attacks of the enemy. So how do we accomplish this balance of protecting ourselves from harm, but loving others throughout the process? It is a very fine line, but something
Does God hear our prayers? Does He answer us? How do we know? When can we expect He will answer? Scripture: “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” – Jeremiah 33:3 Observation/Application: Sometimes it may seem like God isn’t listening, and that our prayers
We love others not because they love us back, but because God loves us all. Our love is mature when we live like Christ, and love like Christ. We can know that our love is mature when we love everyone. That means that we can also love the unlovable. This, my friends, is a tall
My kids and our nieces and nephews love to play hide and seek. They can play for hours, tirelessly. And they will look high and low, and try all kinds of tactics to find their little friend. They will search under the bed, in the shower, behind the curtains, behind the couch, under the table
