I wish I could say I’ve always lived out what Jesus said in Matthew 5:23. That call to go and be reconciled with someone who has something against you sounds simple when you read it. It feels very different when you have to do it. If I’m honest, my reasons for not going were never [...]
I tend to make everything all about me. I don’t mean to, it just happens. Never have I been as aware of this as I was a couple of weeks ago when a speaker at a conference I attended said, “God is saying to you, I MISS YOU!” It was only three words but they were [...]
When Charlie was growing up his father always told him, “You have to push yourself. Stay positive and work on your weaknesses so you can excel.” Charlie wanted to please his father so he tried to be the best at everything by staying positive and working hard. Sometimes Charlie was happy because he reached his [...]
I’m big on goals. I like to make them and accomplish them. I have learned that when I can define a goal, it’s easy to create a game plan to achieve it. If I want to lose weight, I define what’s involved in reaching the goal. If I want to start a business, I develop [...]
Have you ever wondered-- Why do so many believers feel defeated? Why don't many of us live up to our potential? Why do we quote Romans 8:37, saying we are “more than conquerors through Him who loved us” but fail to truly believe it? Why do we say no to God when He asks us [...]
In his book Counterfeit Gods, Timothy Keller quotes the famous singer, Madonna, as saying, I have an iron will, and all of my will has always been to conquer some horrible feeling of inadequacy. . . I push past one spell of it and discover myself as a special human being, and then I get [...]
