Tag Archives: Been
When God is With You….Fear Is an Option!
Feed your fears, and your faith will starve. Feed your faith, and your fears will starve! That’s what Jeremiah did. He said: I am a man who has seen affliction under the rod of his [the LORD’s] wrath; he has
Want A Shift? Focus on Your Purpose, Not Your Problem!
When you stay focused on your purpose, not your problem, you can be happy even when life seems to be falling apart.Paul was an old man when he was in prison in Rome. He was a long way from home.
God’s Message to Jesus… and You!
Fresh starts and new beginnings are important to us. We try to make a good first impression. When we begin a new job, initiate a new project, or kick-off a new school year, we want to get off to a
Healing Past Hurts (Part Two)
It has been said that our life can be likened to a puzzle of many pieces. The first piece of the puzzle begins at birth, adding piece by piece as we grow into adulthood. Every aspect of our life shapes
Healing Past Hurts (Part One)
Sometimes we have to dig around the dirt in order to plant something new, beautiful and well-rooted. This post is the first of two parts of a teaching on healing the past. Before you go forward, stop and pray. Ask
Why Pray When It Doesn’t Stop Snowing?
Many parts of the country have been hit by heavy snow fall. It started out as a positive: the beauty it gave to the earth with robes of righteousness, teaching the kids how to make snow angels, then came the
Maybe God’s “Something Good” Requires You See it First!
Faith is visualizing the future. It’s believing it before you see it. Hebrews 11:1 says, “Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see” (NLT, second edition).A lot
Did You Know, that Even Your Flaws Brings Glory to God?
“Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous — how well I know it” (Psalm 139:14 NLT, second edition).When people are hurting, they need simple truth, not simplistic truth. It’s not enough to tell someone to
