When we caught in heavy traffic, we usually go to a shortcut. But sometimes shortcut is suddenly sabotage by constructions, a roadblock and then detour that leads multiple turns and end up back we started, forced to return to the traffic jam and go through it to get home. Shortcuts are always shortsighted. It will
Fellowship – it’s a wonderful word. It’s what we were made for. It satisfies the deepest longings of our heart. It is the answer to loneliness. Nothing in this life compares with it. It starts now and goes on forever. There is no greater joy in life than fellowship. It expresses a relationship of great
You can live beyond regrets permanently. The starting-over process is not just a one-time fix, but rather a skill you can employ whenever you need it. When something goes wrong in life, you can recover your momentum quickly and keep moving forward. Living beyond regrets can become a way of life. To help you in
The apostle Paul tells us in Romans 8:28 that all things work together for good. Notice Paul doesn’t say that all things are good, but that all things work together for good. Paul also tells us in Romans 12:16 to “readily adjust yourself to [people, things].” The idea is that we must learn to become
I have had many friends in my life, but finding one that stands the tests of time – that’s hard….too hard… “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” (John 15:13) “For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is
by Eloida on Friday, May 11, 2012 at 8:10am · I believe God gives us His special GRACE for every situation. Here’s how I like to define grace: God’s power to help us do whatever it is we need to do. We can have that power, but we have to receive it, and the only
“I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will
Have we ever taken time to consider our own emotional patterns? Consider the repeated thoughts that create recurring emotions and therefore yield habitual actions. Understanding those patterns will require opening the dark closets of our heart and dissecting the memories we thought were buried. We must begin to ask ourselves: Why did this happen to
“I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many
A Christian life is not easy. We will face many difficulties along the way. We messed up along our journey. We fall short from the glory of God. We sin…We loose our focus. We loose our faith. We doubt and many more. But these need not derail us. In fact, as we go through difficult