Serving in Concert – June 20, 2017 – What does it mean to be in concert? I’m not talking about a rock concert here, but to be in concert, with yourself and with others. It is “in agreement; have a plan or a combined action; to be in harmony and accord.” So to serve in concert would then imply to be in harmony, taking a combined action, and having a plan to benefit someone else. Benefiting someone else takes wisdom to know and understand what they need, and taking the action to fill that need. When Jesus washed His disciples’ Read More
Tag: peace
Advocate
Advocate – February 3, 2017 – What does it mean to have an advocate? It means to have someone to fight for us, in our place. We can rest in the comfort of knowing Jesus is our advocate to God and the world. By accepting and knowing Jesus, we have a friend, we have hope, we have a way of asking for help and for forgiveness. God doesn’t hold grudges when we know Jesus. By knowing Jesus, we can “Cast our cares and worries on the Lord, and He will sustain us, He will not permit us to be shaken Read More
Small Things
Small Things – April 28, 2017 – Small things, (thoughts, actions, beliefs, habits, fears) compounded over time measure up to something drastically different and big later. Immediate change does not last without the disciplined time and effort. This is why God wants us to read His word daily. In reading Psalm 116, it says – v1 I love the Lord, because He hears my voice and my supplications (humble prayers and requests)…v5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yes, our God is compassionate…v7 Return to your rest, O my soul, for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you. All we Read More
How we See Ourselves
How We See Ourselves April 1, 2017 Image management & bearing good fruit, what a combination. How do we see ourselves in comparison to how others see us is a really good question. If those two ideas are different, then we become incongruent and find ourselves chasing the other vision. If we really begin to see ourselves as God sees us and has called us to be, then our lives will become more harmonious and free from irritation and distraction. When we begin to see God as the one “who has revealed Himself to us as our source of strength, Read More
Inconsistency
Inconsistency March 8, 2017 I’ve been very inconsistent this year, not giving my best efforts. Jesus gave us His best without any fear, why can’t we do the same? What are we afraid of? Fears can be worries, stresses, frustrations, and struggles. 1 Peter 5:7 says “Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.” By holding on to our fears and claiming them is selfish. It shows that we don’t trust God fully with our life. Letting God have our anxieties calls for us to take action, not be passive. We don’t have to submit to the Read More
Stop the Fighting and Strife
Stop the Fighting and Strife March 3, 2017 Do you ever wonder what the world looks like from outside the USA? Possibly you know, because you have traveled. We hear and see pics about it on the TV and FB. We see pics of fighting, poverty, and peace; typically not together though. Do you wish the fighting and strife would stop? Let your voice be heard. Seriously, cry out, call, pray to God. He promises He will hear you. If it’s weird to talk to yourself, so what; God doesn’t think you’re weird. Pride makes us think we’re weird. When Read More