Hope

What is the driving force in your life? Everyone’s life is driven by something. Most dictionaries define the verb drive as “to guide, to control, or to direct.” Whether you are driving a car, a nail, or a golf ball, you are guiding, controlling, and directing it at that moment.  Right now you may be […]

Change requires new thinking. In order to change, we must learn the truth and start making good choices, but we also must change the way we think. The way you think determines the way you feel, and the way you feel determines the way you act. If you want to change the way you act,

Often we’re afraid of making the wrong decision, and that creates stress. Maybe you’re facing a decision about a major issue: “Should I hold on, or should I let go?” “Should I get in, or should I get out?” “Should I get married?” “Should I find a new job?” “Should I move?” When you can’t

God is far more interested in changing my mind than changing my circumstances. We want God to take away all of the problems, pain, sorrow, suffering, sickness, and sadness. But God wants to work on me first, because transformation won’t happen in my life until I renew my mind, until my thoughts begin to change.

I was reminded of times when I had remained unmoved in my thinking. When I had approached a crossroad in my life, refusing to take another path; preferring to stay where I was. God attempts to shake me up. He wants me to move from my comfort zones and reach out and trust His promise.

Whether I recognize it or not, i am not the only one walking around with hurts, scars and open wounds.  Anxiety can rob us of the enjoyment of life. The causes of anxiety are numerous: health, work (or lack of it), finances (debt, unpaid bills and so on) and much else besides.  Pain… whether it

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

“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

“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

Have there ever been times in our life when we have found ourself wondering, ‘How long, O Lord?’ How long will these struggles and disappointments last? How long will I have these difficulties? How long will these health issues persist? How long will I struggle? How long will these intense temptations last? How long will