Be intentional. That’s it. It sounds corny and cheesy, and even merely motivational at first. But it is the truth. Dreaming is not enough on its own. Hoping or wishing for it to happen on its own is in many cases an exercise in futility. You need to act with intention and with purpose. You […]
It may seem confusing; overwhelming and impossible. You may find yourself struggling for peace and for a mainatained authentic connection to God and His will for your life. You may find yourself waking up in the dead of night with your mind on overdrive; trying to work out solutions and a path for your future. And all of this quite frankly may be driving you insane.
John 3:36 says the following; “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him” in the King James Version. Verse 16 of the same chapter says “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” In both, the simple message we often mess up with additions and conditions is this: for your salvation, all you ever need to do is believe.
Have you ever felt worthless? Like a failure in life and that you do not deserve to have great friends, an amazing job and a loyal and loving spouse? Often, we have a justifiable reason to feel this way. It could be an addiction you are failing to break or a bad relationship you keep going back to that screams at you that this is who you are-a broken, helpless failure who will never rise….
Can a bad tree bear good fruit? Can a good tree bear bad fruit? A rhetorical question Jesus asked in Matthew 17, that has far-reaching influence and truth when we look at how we live our lives, and the outworking of our vision, purpose, and calling. It is closely tied to the firm declaration in
We are taught to identify hearts or intents or the standings of people and societies by their fruits (Matthew 7:16). Surely, if we are to critically look at the fruits of how modern society and the things it exalts are constructed, can we have any doubt that anything not actively spreading Jesus is scattering? Think about what is actively taught in public schools today-evolution, a false equality of all religion, the supremacy of “science” etc. What does that do to the foundations of our faith?
If God says I am healed (Isaiah 53 vs 5), but I say I am sick- then I am lying, if I say in this area that I am walking with God. If God says I am His righteousness in Christ (2 Cor 5:21); but I am call myself a worthless speck of dust, then
Is your mind at rest regarding the economy? Regarding the political sphere? Or the future of your family and your children? Is your mind at peace regarding your personal financial situation? Or any debt you may find yourself laden with? If you are not yet married, is your mind at rest regarding the person you will eventually get to marry? Or are you worried perpetually?
What if the biggest deception we see on television and mainstream media is not open idol worship? What if it is not all the ‘coincidental’ Illuminati references but something more subtle and sinister? Not that any of the above is justifiable, or tolerable. But what if even with all of that, there is a more
What is faith? Is it a feeling? Is it a state of mind? Or is it some intangible, other-dimension reality that we will really not be able to find words for?
As we reflect on the past year and look forward to this one, I hope we can identify moments and periods in time where we can really see when the hand of God moved in our lives and made a difference….
There is wisdom in having a vision and planning for the future. And if we look at our heroes of the faith, they all had a concrete idea of who they were living for and what they wanted to achieve….
If we are not proactive about what our priorities, key goals and aims for life are, we may be more likely to miss them.
Gen 11:6 And the LORD said, “Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them. Pause for a moment, to think and reflect about how crazy this statement actually
I realized recently, that no matter how good you are at your job, you will not be a good fit for every organization hiring for your role.