Stepping out in faith…
Are you feeling entitled to certain things in life? Do you feel like the establishment owes you a living? That God owes you something because you've been faithful? If we feel like it's ours, how can we be thankful for it? It's hard to tell someone thanks for something you feel is yours to begin …
Why did the word bold begin my day today? That’s the message I got this morning as I began my day. What am I going to do today that will require me to be bold? It may not just be for today. That may be something I need to focus on for a season. Does …
"They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life. -1 Tim. 6:17-19 Giving from the heart just makes me feel good. …
"...Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, Israel." - Jer. 18:6b NIV I have always loved this illustration of God being involved in our lives. A potter throws the clay before he begins to mold it. In a similar way, God prepares us for the trials of life …
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” - John 16:33 In this big, wide world we are just a little speck. It’s easy to be overcome with the awesomeness of it all. Easy …
Have you ever been praying for something for awhile? For weeks or maybe even months or years? I’ve been doing that for a good while now. And today it hit me and I thought, “oh, I get it!” God doesn’t mind us asking for things. In fact, he wants us to ask for things. But …
God wants your heart. He's not even looking for your 10% tithe to the church.
The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; Psalm 24:1a “Mine!” Did you teach your child to feel like certain things belonged to them? We may think that we didn’t actually teach them that word and maybe we didn’t purposefully. But, children learn by what we …
Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight. Psalm 119:35 NIV Following the path set before us is not always easy. There are many temptations along the way that Satan uses to draw us off the path God would have us follow. When we stray off the path into the …
Where God Leads 