Faith

Are you focused on your promotion or on exalting Jesus? Is your ambition more for yourself, or for Jesus? Life is full of choices. We make choices every day of our lives. You can make bad choices or you can make good choices. Your choices matter. Some choices have life-changing consequences. ‘Worry,’ as Corrie ten […]

But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. – 2 Peter 3:8 The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but

God smiles when we obey him wholeheartedly. That means doing whatever God asks without reservation or hesitation. You don’t procrastinate and say, “I’ll pray about it.” You do it without delay. Every parent knows that delayed obedience is really disobedience.  God doesn’t owe you an explanation or reason for everything he asks you to do.

October 21, 2011 at 2:31pm  “One thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:13-14 [1]). I’m not sure if you’ve ever tried to look around you when you’re

[1]Have you ever offended someone? Ever been offended? I’m guilty on both counts. Just before I came to Christ, I didn’t much care if I offended another person. If they interfered with my goals or ambitions, look out. I didn’t care how carefully I talked when I was treated unkindly. Turn-about was fair play as

Give thanks to the Lord! —1 Chronicles 16:8 When I visited San Diego way back 1995 I was able to go to Mexico, I wished I knew how to speak Spanish fluently. I could say gracias (thank you), muy bien (very good), and hola (hello). But that was about it. I grew tired of just