After that generation died, another generation grew up who did not acknowledge the LORD or remember the mighty things he had done for Israel. -Judges 2:10 (NLT) This holiday season has disturbed me a bit. No, it’s not because me artificial tree looks like it needs a stimulus package or recovery funds. I can deal [...]
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Christmas Crime
Posted in answers, community, trouble, trust on December 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Praise Under Pressure
Posted in praise, Psalms, refuge, relationships, trouble, trust, tagged glory, heart, help, praise, psalm, support on October 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, That I may tell of all Your works. – Psalm 73:28 (NASB) This psalm speaks of man’s lack of understanding the things observed and obsessed over in this life. The pressure of life is what emerges [...]
Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials- James 1:2 (NASB) Can you consider your troubles as times to boost your joy? James thought so. Better yet, James believed so. He said it to other believers about what they endure as a “testing” of their faith. James spoke of enduring such trials, [...]
A Miktam from a Manhunt
Posted in discipleship, faith, fear, praise, Psalms, trouble, trust on August 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me?- Psalm 56:4 (NIV) David offers an inspiring claim in the midst of misery. David was under attack. Yet, his poetic praise states: I will not be afraid. The man was on the [...]
Things You Say and Do
Posted in Christian, death, faith, inspiration, trouble, tagged change, discipleship, faithful, power on August 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
From the fruit of his lips a man is filled with good things as surely as the work of his hands rewards him.- Proverbs 12:14 (NIV) There is either a reward or punishment for what we say and do. We can either be blessed or burdened by what we say or do. It is up [...]
Patience as a problem
Posted in choices, Christian, discipleship, endurance, expectations, growth, patience, reading, trouble, values, warning, tagged discipleship, faithful, help, patience, pitfalls, problems, support on July 15, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Patience is more than endurance.- Oswald Chambers Knowing that the proving of your faith worketh patience.- James 1:3 (ASV) Patience can present a problem. Patience becomes a problem when it leads to pitfalls. You have to be careful to exercise patience to the right degree in the right situation. Do not allow your patience to [...]
Encouraged in the Lord
Posted in acceptance, assurance, believers, Christianity, deliverance, encouragement, endurance, example, expressions, faith, inspiration, leadership, prayer, trouble, trust, tagged faith, help, prayer, relationship, service, Word on May 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
… but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.- 1 Samuel 30:6 (KJV) Leadership is lonely business. David knew that firsthand. He had personal knowledge of what toll leadership could take on a man. There was an issue at hand, and the situation caused a stir among the camp, leaving David as the King [...]
It Happens to the Best of Us
Posted in acceptance, answers, believers, change, choices, commandments, deliverance, growth, hope, instruction, lesson, praise, Psalms, reflection, solutions, storm, suffering, teaching, trouble, tagged blessing, broken, built up, change, faith, grace, help, hindered, humble, hurt, power, praise, prayer, psalm, support on May 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It is good for me that I was afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes. – Ps. 119:71 (NASB) Trouble comes your way. You may not have done anything in particular. Trouble found its way to you and now you have to deal with it. That’s part of how things go down in life. You [...]
The Answer (Jesus)
Posted in answers, assurance, belief, Bible, Christian, encouragement, expressions, faith, future, gospel, grace, hope, inspiration, Jesus, love, messiah, prayer, redemption, relationships, salvation, solutions, trouble, trust, Uncategorized, tagged answers, Bible, Christ, eternal, faith, heart, Jesus, praise, prayer, psalm, redemption, relationship, restoration, sacrifice, salvation, support, Word on April 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“God is more eager to answer than we are to ask.”- Smith Wigglesworth We answers. Our hearts cry out for answers. We wish to make sense of all that we experience in this world, so we cry out to God, seeking an answer from the Most High God to all that we experience here on [...]
Recruit through Relationships
Posted in freedom, hope, relationships, resources, service, strategy, trouble, volunteer on December 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We often recruit people who are like us. It just seems natural. We draw peolpe who look or dress like us. In fact, we really get those people who share our personal opinions and viewpoints. They say great minds think alike, but that means little when these minds are geared towards selfish gain.Look at recruitment [...]
