Tag: Week 4 // Wednesday

Fight the Good Fight

Have you ever found yourself trying to be diligent, focused, and resolved in your spiritual walk, but somewhere along the way discipline starts to wane, life (and the world) gets crazy, and you find yourself either giving in to things you didn’t use to or getting drawn in to petty,

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Resist Greed. Be Generous.

“Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness.” – Ecclesiastes 5:10 “Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.” – Hebrews 13:5 “It is a sin to despise

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Boast in the Lord

“Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the

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Wisdom in Wealth, and How to Invest in Eternity…

God wants your heart. He’s looking for disciples so filled with a vision for eternity that their deepest desire is to invest their money, time, and prayers where they will matter most. “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated

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From the View of Angels

We see angels ever present during Jesus’ Advent. These creations of God have the privilege of seeing God face to face in Heaven. Angels are seen throughout the Bible rebuking, informing, encouraging, guiding, protecting, advising, but primarily we read of them worshipping.  And suddenly there was with the angel a

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Jesus: The Better Warrior…

Jesus: The Better Warrior… I’m a mom to three boys. You know what that means, don’t you? No matter how often I remind them to be gentle and compassionate, they always find a way to remind me that God made them ALL boy. In their world, sticks become swords. Chopsticks

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It’s Okay To Enjoy Our Lives

“Behold, what I have seen to be good and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of his life that God has given him, for this is his lot. Everyone also to whom God

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God’s wisdom: our great treasure, or our last resort?

Suppose you were sick and there was a proven medicine that would help you. You are aware that this medicine exists, but you don’t ask for it.  It’s not that you don’t want to get better. In fact, you are longing for freedom from this sickness so you can get

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No turning back: A Letter to my Children, Part 2…

“Formerly, when you did not know God,  you were enslaved to those that by nature are not gods.  But now that you have come to know God,  or rather to be known by God,  how can you turn back again to the  weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, 

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Crying Out To God…

Seeking, longing, searching… this poor Psalmist is waiting on the Lord to deliver him from this affliction. He is trying to remain strong, but he is growing weary, feeling as though he could faint. His eyes are tired from looking for glimpses of God. Have you ever been there? I

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