Have you ever been so focused on doing your own thing, that you accidently tune out the voice of God? Sometimes you can be so busy “doing you” that you forget that God has plans for you. (Jer. 29:11) God has a way of getting our undivided attention.  He does this by doing something so

Death and life are in the power of the tongue. (Proverbs 18:21) The words that come from your mouth have a direct effect not only on your life, but on the lives of those that are connected to you.  The trajectory of lives can be changed by the words you speak. It has been said

Every choice we make has consequences that directly effect our lives. It important that we think before we make decisions. We must think about the choices of food that we put in our bodies. Those choices will determine the condition of our physical temple. Making the choice to eat unhealthy food can result in long

No one likes heartache. However, God sometimes uses pain to mold his children. Although times of happiness are wonderful, times of brokenness produces growth. The apostle Paul experienced being blessed but being broken. After being on the Damascus road, he still needed spiritual growth in order to be effective for Christ.  Therefore God allowed the

If we are believers in Christ, the condition of lost humanity should be both sobering and motivating. Ephesians 2:12 says we were “separate from Christ,,,having no hope and without God in the world.’ Jesus came into the world to take the punishment for sin and die the death we deserved. By doing this, He satisfied

We have to kill the flesh and die to it daily. Sin is real. Sin is crouching at the door like a lion waiting to pounce on us. (Gen. 4:7)  The word flesh signifies the natural part of each person that wants to operate in direct opposition to God. Even though Christians have been freed

No one likes a storm. Driving is made difficult. The roads are dangerous. Visibility is not as clear. You can’t go as fast as you would like to go. When storms come upon us, they bring disruption and trouble. Sometimes we even question God as to why he would allow storms to come in our

The word of God is full of promises. So, if you are living by the word of God, you have access to a gold mine. The promises of God should provide us with hope, especially in hard times. However, some people are unaware of His promises because they do not read the word. Secondly, others

If you are a new believer or one who has been following Christ for a long time, you will discover that the life of the Christian is a series of highs and lows. The great thing is we are never defeated because Christ overcame sin and death on the cross.  Scripture still reminds us not

We should all look at ourselves first and foremost as servants to Jesus Christ. A servant’s goal is to please the person they are serving. So if we are servants or Christ, all that we do should please Him. Our conversation, our thoughts, our attitude and our life in general should be pleasing to Christ.