Dont quarrel about it
‘Stop before a dispute breaks out.’ Proverbs 17:14 Have you seen the bumper sticker that reads, ‘People who think they know it all are especially annoying to those of us who do?’ You will find know-it-alls everywhere. Older people afraid of uselessness struggle to prove they still have some superior amount of knowledge. Religious people […]
Do you have an attitude of entitlement
Attitude of Entitlement ‘By love serve one another.’ Galatians 5:13 KJV Do you have an ‘I-O-YOU’ attitude or a ‘U-O-ME’ attitude? What gives us an attitude of entitlement? It’s found in the middle of the word entitlement itself: ‘title’. We assume people owe us because of the title we hold in their lives: wife, husband, […]
The bottom line on money
‘There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing.’ Proverbs 13:7 NKJV The Bible says, ‘There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing; and one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches’ (v. 7 NKJV). It’s a blessing to have the things money can buy, as long as you don’t lose sight of the things it can’t […]
Try to be more gentle
‘We were gentle among you.’ 1 Thessalonians 2:7 NKJV Bulldozers are good at demolishing things, but they’re useless at building things. With that picture in mind, ask yourself, ‘Do I use the force of my personality and the power of my position to impose my will on people and get them to do things my […]
Are you being led or being driven
‘The thing…you are doing is not good. You will surely wear out.’ Exodus 18:17-18 NASB Led or Driven Are you Led or Driven? Do you feel like there isn’t enough of you to go around? Like you’re on the cliff’s edge and about to go over? Perhaps because you’re doing much more than God intended […]
A time to be careful
‘If you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!’ 1 Corinthians 10:12 NIV Careful https://youtu.be/JMgTAB2LXHg The time to be careful is after you have reached your goals and you’re celebrating your victories. There are three crucial points in every battle, and believe it or not, the easiest one is sometimes the fight itself. […]
You’re ‘called…by his marvellous grace’
‘God…called me by his marvellous grace.’ Galatians 1:15 NLT In Scripture you will notice that God usually called busy people. Moses the shepherd was busy tending his flock. Gideon the farmer was busy harvesting his crop. Peter and John the fishermen were busy mending their nets. But there was something inside each of them that […]
Shut yourself in with God
‘I long for you, O God.’ Psalm 42:1 NLT Are you having difficulty understanding God’s ways? We all struggle with that. Even though we can look back and see how His hand of blessing and guidance has been upon us, at times we still feel afraid and alone. Jesus Himself cried, ‘My God…why hast thou […]
Follow God and take your children with you
‘Lot moved his tents to a place near Sodom.’ Genesis 13:12 NLT Jesus said: ‘If anyone causes one of these little ones (Children) – those who believe in me – to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of […]
Dealing with loneliness
‘Everyone abandoned me.’ 2 Timothy 4:16 NLT Loneliness What’s the proper way to deal with loneliness? 1) Learn to be alone without feeling lonely. Jesus often left the crowd to be alone with His Father in prayer. Why? Because He knew that solitude is essential to spiritual growth. And He came back from those times personally enriched […]