Did you know that God cares about every single step that you take? Think of how loving parents watch over their children. They will try and carefully observe every move to keep them from any and all forms of danger. And whenever they possibly can, they will reach out to help them from stumbling.…
Many of us do, and try different things for physical strength. From workouts, to diet, to vitamins. These things also include a desire for mental strength and endurance as well. Some of these approaches are productive, while some have proven to be quite unproductive, even counter productive, over the years. To go into the…
A blind Scottish preacher prayed: “God, I have never thanked you for my thorn, I have thanked you for my roses, but not once for my thorn. Teach me the value of my thorn, show me that my tears, made my rainbow.’ Wow, what a prayer. How powerful that a man would have such…
We recently received, from a really wonderful friend, a beautiful hand stitched blanket for one of our newest grandchildren. I don’t know anything about sewing or stitching, but I can tell the pattern is a major part of the beauty and strength of the finished work. God has a pattern for our lives. But…
I was reading recently of athletes who have fallen into despair because they can no longer play or compete at the level of their younger days. They would say ‘For me, to live, was playing this sport or that sport.’ They felt as if their best days were behind them because of their physical…
Many people are very familiar with investing and making investments. We can see from our nations history that some work out well, while others are a disaster. Either way, at the end of life, even the best investments do not pay dividends in eternity. But when you invest your heart and life into the…
Do you find yourself worrying about things? There are some who seem to worry just about everything. In fact, they admit it, almost jokingly. Others, not so jokingly. Then there are folks who worry, but it is normally attached to a few specific things. There are basically two kinds of worry. There is the…
Fear. Everyone has some fear or phobia, or something they’re afraid of. From snakes to heights, even heavy themes like death itself. Well God is Perfect Love, and His word tells us: ‘There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear.’ [1 John 4:18]. And, God’s love freed ‘Those who all…
You may have heard the saying: ‘Singing is praying twice.’ Now some folks say, well that’s it for me because I just can’t sing. But all that matters to God is that you pray. You can talk or sing or even direct your thoughts to Him. God’s not interested in you being in the…