2 Samuel 8:6b (NJB) Wherever David went, Yahweh gave him victory. 2 Samuel 11:1 (NKJV) It happened in the spring of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle, that David sent Joab and his servants with him, and all Israel…but David remained at Jerusalem. Somebody else can do your job (through … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2015
You can’t get “Papa sugar” over the phone
Phones today are amazing. Recently I spent a few moments on the phone with my daughter-in-law “facetiming” (there’s a word that did not exist just a few years ago). Facetime is a video connection between two phones that allows you to not only talk to each other but to also see each other. (This can … Continue reading
It’s finished! Sort of…
You are not going to get finished. Let me repeat that: You are not going to get finished. The moment you get that building built you will have to begin maintaining and repairing it. The moment you get there (wherever “there” is) you will have another place you need to go looming before you. The moment … Continue reading
Do something
Don’t be a fortune teller and declare defeat before you even begin. Do something. Take the next step. Who knows, after you take that next step the one to follow may become obvious. Whatever you do, don’t concede your life to the circumstances around you. Even a life sentence (marriage, work, the body you are … Continue reading
Wait till tomorrow
Wait till tomorrow to throw in the towel. No matter what you’re going through; no matter how impossible the task; no matter how hopeless the situation may seem—go one more day. Quit tomorrow. Give up tomorrow. Throw in the towel tomorrow. But for now… Press on one more day. Press on through the pain and … Continue reading
Be still and show you are not God
Psalm 46:10 (NKJV) Be still, and know that I am God… Be still and show you are not God. Live this day like the only thing you have to do is be in the presence of God. Resist the temptation to be stressed over all the stuff you feel like you just have to get … Continue reading
Beware! Prosperity breeds amnesia.
Beware! Prosperity breeds amnesia. String together a few days of sunshine and we can get offended if God brings a little rain. String together a few weeks of enjoying three square meals a day and we begin to feel like it’s our due (never mind that millions go to bed hungry every night). String together … Continue reading
