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
Monthly Archives: November 2015
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
Consider the source
You’re not going to make everyone happy today; you might as well get over that right now. Whether you live or die someone is not going to like it; whether you eat a hotdog or Filet Mignon, someone is not going to like it. If you say yea or nay, a critic will arise to … Continue reading
Coping skills
Coping – facing directly the draining and debilitating circumstances of your life and dealing with them unto your overcome them. Do not confuse “coping” with surrendering. Many people think of coping as grimly bearing up under tough circumstances until it is over or it kills them. That’s not coping, that is slavery. Coping is not … Continue reading
You need this
Philippians 4:19 (NASB) And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Now, either God is your supplier or he’s not. If He truly is the one that supplies your every need then whatever you are going through right you can be assured you need it. God’s … Continue reading
It looks like a chocolate chip cookie
“You cannot see Love, you can only see its incarnations.” _Joseph Parker, Pulpit Legends: Prayers & Sermons from the City Pulpit Love is an invisible and abstract concept by itself. If you don’t believe me, try explaining what love is to someone who has never experienced it or to someone who has only experienced perverted … Continue reading
Bear up bravely
Psalm 112:4 (NKJV) Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness; He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. Bear up bravely today. In the midst of the stress and conflict do not despair. You can do this because of the light… Yes, “The Light”, the light that arises always when darkness comes. … Continue reading
Calm down
Calmness – having an inner peace based on the sovereignty of God which allows you to respond rationally and patiently to a stressful situation without fear or anger. Calmness is a state of being. It can be surrounded by stressful situations that rage and roar but because its borders are guarded by the sovereignty of … Continue reading
