Author: shbcadmin

  Have you ever noticed how many paths are laid out before us every day? Wisdom is knowing the right path to take. And wisdom comes from walking in the fear of the Lord and filling ourselves with His Word. Wisdom is vital to our ability to walk in victory. But more importantly, it takes integrity to walk it out. A man or woman with integrity (moral uprightness and honesty) is a rare sight to the world but is a joy to God! Wisdom and integrity…don’t leave home without it!

  In the storms of life, if we keep going we won’t regret it. If we give up, we will. I wonder how many of us stop just short of seeing our victory. Regrets are a terrible thing to live with…I wish I had tried harder, talked to that person or listened more closely to God. It leaves so much unresolved. Never give up. You can do this. You can make the right decision, say the right things, walk through anything the devil throws in your path. And by faith, you will realize that victory is yours!

”If we’re ignoring the people we love, we’re teaching them that they can live without us.” Uh-oh….the silent treatment, ignoring phone calls, not acknowledging someone’s presence…those will lead us to a place we don’t want to go. Too many of us are caught off guard when someone we love drifts away. We may not mean to ignore them…life just happens and we get too busy with other things. Enjoy the people you love!

  God’s classroom is called LIFE. Everything that happens in our lives, both good and bad, shape us into His image IF we respond properly. Our greatest victories seem to come when we walk through the darkest valleys. It’s in those places that we either get bitter or we get better. It’s that simple. The choice belongs to us. God has shown us through His word that trusting Him when we can’t see Him is the only choice that works. And praise will flow out of that trust…never complaining. If you’re in that valley right now, trust your God. He has a plan.

  I know that You have a plan for me, God. Don’t let me miss it! Anyone else dealing with anxiety today? Or worse yet, NOT dealing with anxiety? Of course, I could quote Peter (5:7) but I’m not going to today. Just know that it’s in that Bible of yours. God didn’t make us worry-filled beings. It’s all His. Don’t keep picking it up and reloading it back on YOUR back! He said He’d take care of it and He is. Believe that today.

  When we do our best to please God every day in every way, we will be walking exactly where He wants us to. We seem to think it’s our job to make everybody else happy. We’ve got our priorities mixed up! Trying to make everybody else happy leaves us miserable. It’s draining! Pleasing God leaves us empowered! I think about being on an airplane and the stewardesses saying: “In case of emergency, put the oxygen mask on you first and then tend to others.” Jesus is the air we breathe. Please Him and our lives will be right on track.