Quick Happy-Fix!
We all want to be happy! How can we work on our happiness, so that we feel happy more often?
When I Am Weak
When we feel totally weak, it is hard to even imagine that God could make us feel stronger. We may feel that we have no strength, no ability within us, no capacity for any more, unable to make a difference in our circumstances. But God says differently...
All Work Is God’s Work
Sometimes we think that working for God in ministry is better than our ordinary jobs. We often think our own jobs have no value to God. Think again.
Elevated Heart
How do you find a sure confidence in God, so that you can praise Him every day? Can your heart be elevated above the daily distractions of each day? Can one move from a “fainting heart” to an “elevated heart?”
Count your Blessings
When last did you count your blessings? An old idiomatic expression to: “think about the good things in your life in order to get your focus off the bad things that are happening.” But as [...]
The Snake That Will Kill You
There is a snake that is in our lives which often goes disguised and unnoticed, yet it has a bite that has the potential to kill us. Reading the story in Numbers 21:4 – 9, we [...]
Stop Whining!
There is nothing like getting together with friends or family and just talking. It is an opportunity to tell each other what is going on in our lives, but for some of us it is [...]
The Potential of the Present
The present day. This is the gift we all have, that we are most prone to throw away. Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695) known for his “Fables” said: “We are never content with our lot, [...]
How to Have a Good Day
Some days just start off wrong: the alarm didn’t go off; the milk for breakfast is sour and you can’t find your car keys. By the time you are out the door you have stood [...]
Stand Firm
Sometimes we are confronted with disastrous circumstances and extraordinary difficulties and we cannot see a way forward. This is how the Israelites felt in Exodus 14 at the edge of the Sea, with expanses of [...]
