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How do you experience times of refreshment? When we think about refreshment, it may bring to mind going swimming on a hot day summer day. Others may find refreshment from a novel and pleasurable experience. We may experience refreshment in… Continue Reading →
Those who makes no room for others will always walk alone. I noticed this in the physical realm the other day when I saw a couple walking their dog. The wife tried to walk next to the husband on the… Continue Reading →
Are you experiencing life as God intended? We have a tendency to settle for less than God’s best for our lives because we are keenly aware of our failures and foibles. We may think that life on a higher plane… Continue Reading →
Yes, even our comfort zones have an “expiration date”. In other words, sometimes our comfort zones won’t always stay so comfortable! Consider showers, for example. We’ve all been there—standing in the shower, luxuriating and relaxing under the flow of water… Continue Reading →
God desires a relationship with His people, but we have a tendency to go our own way. The prophet Isaiah made this observation: All of us, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way;… Continue Reading →
…Your neighbors have “recycle bins” they’d love for you to use! In other words, we have better uses for our “extra” finances than just spending them selfishly on things we don’t need. “All well and good”, a prosperous person may… Continue Reading →
Many people go through life oblivious to the various attacks against them. We struggle against the world, the devil, and our own fleshly desires. As the Apostle Paul was writing to Timothy, he warned him against a common struggle that… Continue Reading →
Back in the day of landline phones (which some folks still have), there was this annoying sound called a “busy signal”. It wasn’t pleasant. Whoever designed it could have kindly created the sound of chirping birds or a harp or… Continue Reading →
What is it in your life that receives your maximum effort? There are many worthwhile endeavors that garner our attention, but are we focusing on that which is the best? The Apostle Peter teaches us that the key to a… Continue Reading →
Have you ever felt like your trust in the Lord is growing old, like bread left out on the counter for a few days? Getting hard, stale, and a bit crusty, with only fond memories of when it was fresh?… Continue Reading →
People have a tendency to confuse the sacred and the secular. We have a tendency to worship our work, work at our play, and play at our worship. Christians are called to be in the world, but we not to… Continue Reading →
Originally “leaving someone to their own devices” metaphorically meant letting them decide for themselves what to do. Now, we can take that literally—as in, these days, people have many (electronic) devices—smart phones, laptops, iPads, e-Readers, etc. Because of this, many… Continue Reading →
What is your response when discouragement seems overwhelming? The more we think about the situation the greater our frustration grows until we may even despair of life. The great British preacher, Charles Spurgeon, declared, “There are dungeons beneath the castles… Continue Reading →
Pick them up! Sometimes things go wrong. Sometimes we make them go wrong by “blowing it”—either through neglect, making a mistake, or through lack of good character (aka sin). What do we do when that happens? Some natural responses include:… Continue Reading →
What happens when people do not hear a word from God? When people stop listening to God, they drift into the baser levels of their nature and decide to do what is right in their own eyes. This was the… Continue Reading →
