Cutting away. Sometimes in life, we have regrets, and we want to cut them off our lives. Shame, rejection, abandonment, depression, hopelessness, and a host of other feelings can cause you not to feel alive. Self-cutting, will not solve the problem. Give all to the Lord. When you hold...
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God is Serious about Truth I am so thankful that God gives me opportunity to repent when I am not obedient to His word. As we look into the history of the early church we see immediate judgment on Ananias and Sapphira in their sin of deception. We can read...
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Unhealthy Desires God says He will give you the desires of your heart (Psalm 37:4). What happens when the desires of your heart are unhealthy? “do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires.” Romans 6:12 Delight in His ways and your heart...
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Is the Honeymoon Over? When we are in a love relationship, some say that in a time period of about twenty-two months the starry eyed feeling evaporates. This can also be a reminder as we enter a relationship with Jesus. We want to tell everyone right away about this new...
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Humility vs. Pride Pride and humility cannot coexist. And we must have humility to believe in God. We cannot have faith in God and be proud at the same time. We have to be humble enough to give our cares to God without thinking He cannot manage without our assistance....
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Words that speak from beyond the grave It has been six years since I heard the words, “Happy Birthday Marine!” Those were my Fathers famous words on this day, November 10th, Marine Corps Birthday. It wasn’t about the event that struck the cord. It was the thought he remembered. I...
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As we transgress through our loss, we look at the journey that we are on. “Then He took the twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished.” Luke 18:31 “He...
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Rejecting God God gives us a blueprint how we should live our lives; it is Jesus Christ. “For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness. Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit.” I Thessalonians 4:7,8 ...
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Your desires change after a loss; this is normal. I was an avid runner and biker. I guess the word avid doesn’t tell the whole story. I was an extreme runner and biker. Logging many miles each week and driving myself to beat the weeks before achievements. I had a passion,...
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