God puts his people in positions where they are desperate for his power, and then he shows his provision in ways that display his greatness. -David Platt- I wish so much that I had realized this much earlier in my Christian life. It is so easy to look at troubles and trials as really bad [...]
Tags: God's character·problems·trials·troubles·walk in obedience
God has convicted me that I should ask Him what I need to be doing each day and “buckle down” (that is definitely Southern terminology) and get it done. He has given me 24 hours and He expects me to be a good steward of that time and make progress to further His Kingdom here [...]
Tags: discipline·God be the boss·refreshing·rejuvenation·time management
I woke up early one morning with this strong word from the Holy Spirit: People get frustrated and burnt out when they do things that are not what God has told them to do. But… when you are in the center of His Will, and even if you are not a creative person, the Holy [...]
Tags: burnt out·center of God's will·creative·frustration·Holy Spirit
Proverbs 24:10 If you faint in the day of adversity your strength is small. The Message version If you fall to pieces in a crisis, there wasn’t much to you in the first place. This verse is very powerful to me, because I can think back on many instances where a person has gone through [...]
1 John 4:16 Amplified Bible (AMP) …God is love, and he who dwells and continues in love dwells and continues in God, and God dwells and continues in him. I John 4: 18 AMP There is no fear in love [dread does not exist], but full-grown (complete, perfect) love turns fear out of doors [...]
There is always a road to go down that follows any action that has been taken. The question is – how long will the road be and how long will it take to go down it. The Holy Spirit gave me this thought and it has affected me in a powerful way. Every day it [...]
Prayer is the most powerful thing you can do to change your circumstances or solve problems that arise in everyday living. If you get into the habit of giving all the small things to God, when a burden comes along that is so huge you think you can’t stand under the load, you will automatically [...]
Tags: importance of prayer·make the time·priorities·talk to God
The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. -Samuel Johnson- Habits can be good or bad, and we tend to develop them without thinking about it much of the time. Good habits are just as easily developed as bad ones, though it might not [...]
Tags: Bad habit·bondage·chains·Gods strength
A man with a surplus can control circumstances, but a man without a surplus is controlled by them, and often has no opportunity to exercise judgment. -Harvey S. Firestone- I ran across this quote in a marketing newsletter, so I know the context of it was written with regard to having enough money on hand [...]
Tags: circumstances·discipline·personal relationship·surplus
I recently had a very unique experience that made me think a lot about the phrase “take a leap of faith.” I have never had the desire to go “rock-climbing” before, but I found myself facing the challenge of a rock wall and decided that I might as well give it a try. I do [...]
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