Category: Blog

  We can’t defeat the demons we enjoy playing with! We open doors that allow Satan to come in and wreak havoc in our lives when we flirt with sin. When my son was little, I told him not to get in the road or he would get hurt. When I went in the house, he would go towards the road and touch it with his toe. Quiet rebellion I’d say! That’s a lot like we do. We may not steal big things but too many people fail to tell a clerk when she’s given them too much money back. They’re the same ones who feel like the boss has plenty of money so he won’t miss the office supplies we carry home. What’s wrong with that? We’re opening doors! Quiet rebellion!

  I read something that was full of wisdom. “The secret to living well and longer is: eat half, walk double, laugh triple and love without measure.” I’m thinking I might have this switched around a bit from time to time. The one that really grabs me is LOVE without measure. What a wonderful life God has given us. It’s up to us to share His love with the world. The world starts inside our house with our family. If we can love our family unconditionally, we can love anybody! It’s in our families that we see the best and the worst. And for some reason, they think they can say anything even if it hurts us! So keep practicing with the ones who try your patience and your love will continue to grow.

  I don’t know about you but I don’t go to church to be ENTERTAINED. What I want more than anything is an ENCOUNTER with God. No matter how great the entertainment is, it’s only the presence of God that changes the world I live in. When I’m struggling to overcome an addiction, walking through a trial, or making major life decisions, I need Jesus. When I’m trying to survive financially and don’t know how my next utility bill will be paid, only Jesus can help me through! If I’m in a service where the presence of God is flowing through the building, I know that I can make it through the week. May you find His presence tomorrow at church.

  Never let someone else’s bad behavior destroy your inner peace. Sometimes we have to fight to hold onto that peace. When someone is mean, we don’t have to listen. When someone is rude and unkind, we can walk away. If we are a child of God, then we have His peace inside us. How do we activate it? The Bible says “He will keep you in perfect peace when your mind is stayed on Him”….so don’t let the mean turkeys in life get you down. Their behavior doesn’t have to affect you if your eyes are on Jesus.

  Let’s stop making what people did “to us” more important than what Jesus did “for us”. Maybe someone left you, rejected you, hurt or abused you. Maybe because of others words, you were isolated, lost a job, or felt so badly about yourself. Lies were spoken, your heart was broken…shame showed up and you can’t seem to get it off your mind. Stop right there. What Jesus Christ did was take ALL of that to the cross. He took their sin and your pain and dealt with it once and for all. Healing comes from Jesus. Instead of dwelling on the pain and what THEY said or did, remember that Jesus is bigger than all of that…and if He says it’s finished, it’s finished.

  Know any negative people that are constantly complaining about this or that? It might just be a good idea to distance yourself from the negative Nellies of this world. Oh, we need to be kind, to pray for them and encourage them when we see them. But truthfully, the more we hang with “negative” the more it gets inside us! All of a sudden that thankful spirit we used to walk in has turned into a critical spirit!