Category: Faith & Spirituality

  • You can’t do it

    You can’t do it

    You can’t do it” is a statement that can plague a mind for an entire life. Believing that one can’t accomplish anything because they are not smart enough, strong enough, or disciplined enough to do it. There is a saying, “If you think you can’t, then you won’t.” Have you ever thought that the belief…

  • Are you using your gifts effectively?

    Are you using your gifts effectively?

    Have you ever hurt your finger, a dominate hand, an arm, a knee, etc.? I am very sorry if you have as it can be very difficult to heal with a potential cast, surgery, and even physical therapy. However, if any of those things are injured, the other parts of the body begin to act…

  • Do Everything in Love

    Do Everything in Love

    Do everything in love 1 Corinthians 16:13 says, Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Does that sound like weakness? Of course not. It sounds like a soldier pulling security all hours of the night. It sounds like something is at stake if we don’t. What is at…

  • What does God do?

    What does God do?

    God commands us and frees us What does God do? What does the answer look like to you? God created light. God created the heavens. God created the earth. God created all the living plants. God created all the animals, even the ones that slither and crawl on the ground. God created man from dust…

  • Failure is not an option

    Failure is not an option

    “Failure is not an option.” This is a phrase attributed to the NASA Space Program portrayed in the movie Apollo 13. Our own strength is not enough On our own strength, failure is not only an option, it is inevitable! Even though we may have a high regard for ourselves, our abilities, our strengths, and…

  • Are you focusing on the Truth?

    Are you focusing on the Truth?

    Pay attention to The Truth The devil wants you to pay attention to your feeling. Jesus wants you to pay attention to His truth.” Dr. Tony Evans preached so well on marriage recently, and that statement jumped out at me. The word “feeling” is mentioned in the bible just 3 times, while “feel” is mentioned…

  • Failure is not an option

    Failure is not an option

    Failure in not an option “Failure is not an option.” This is a phrase attributed to the NASA Space Program portrayed in the movie Apollo 13. On our own strength, failure is not only an option, it is inevitable! Even though we may have a high regard for ourselves, our abilities, our strengths, and the…

  • Sunday is the day of rest

    Sunday is the day of rest

    Rest in Him Sunday is the day of rest. Why? Because He rested. As difficult as it may be for us to understand that He created the heavens, the earth, and every living thing in them in seven days (He is God!), He rested on the seventh day. He saw that His work was good…

  • What brings us closer to God?

    What brings us closer to God?

    Faith is the foundation What brings us closer to God? What draws us to Him? What enables us to have close fellowship with God? What is it that we must have in order to receive His blessed assurance, His hope, His strength, power, patience, and wisdom? Faith. Faith in who He is. Faith in what…

  • The Best Laid Plans

    The Best Laid Plans

    Our plans versus His plans The best laid plans” is a term coined by Robert Burns in 1785. It was referring to how things can go awry, despite the best laid plans. In our youth, we may have had some firm idea of what we wanted to be or whom. That initial plan does work…