Growing older with grace
‘If you respect the LORD, you will live longer.’ Proverbs 10:27 Does the thought of ageing make you anxious? If so, it’s time to re-examine your value system. With God, the contents are more important than the package. And in order to make peace with your wrinkles, you must come into agreement with Him. Ultimately, […]
Break out of the box
‘Again and again they…limited the Holy One of Israel.’ Psalm 78:41 https://youtu.be/bLN0EqLB2Rw The Bible says: ‘They provoked Him in the wilderness, and grieved Him in the desert! Yes, again and again they tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel. They did not remember His power’ (vv. 40-42 ). The Israelites continually provoked God’s anger […]
Let your children enjoy their childhood
‘I will lead on slowly, at the pace of…the children.’ Genesis 33:14 ESV https://youtu.be/Lgw-P2NHR6k Today there is a tendency on the part of some parents to try and make their children grow up too quickly. They rush them through the milestones of childhood and thrust them into the turmoil of adolescence. This is the conclusion […]
You belong to God
‘Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!’ Psalm 139:14 NLT Do you remember the old TV series The Six Million Dollar Man? He was built and equipped with nuclear-powered bionic limbs and implants. Well, he has nothing on you! You’re unique…one of a kind…a genuine marvel of God’s creative genius. For example, your tongue; four hundred […]
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. […]