Daily encouragement for Christians
Do you ever feel like you will crumble under the weight you carry on your shoulders? How do you choose to deal with it? The world offers many ways: counselors, exercise, yoga, drugs, alcohol to name a few. Years ago I managed a bookstore. I would sometimes notice that the same people seemed to always […]
Do you remember the last time you sat with God and truly repented of your wrongdoing–expressed sincere regret or remorse? Do you think you have anything to repent for? Most of the time I feel like I’m a pretty good person, until I examine Paul’s list of improper behaviors otherwise known as sin–I see myself […]
We all have had days when we felt like the world and everything in it was against us. We felt defeated at the end of the day–a lie from Satan. The truth is: “If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare even his own Son, but gave him […]
Do you feel grounded in your everyday life or like things are spinning out of control? I used to say, “Stop the world and let me off, I’m dizzy.” That was before I met Jesus and found true love. “If someone loves me, he will keep my word; and my Father will love him, and […]
Do you seek the Lord’s favor by making promises of what you will do for Him if only He will grant your desire? The Israelites continuously found themselves in impossible situations because of their lack of follow-through. Every time they were greatly oppressed they would cry out to the Lord for help, usually promising […]
Do you feel the turmoil of our world? It seems as though everyone is pointing a finger at someone they consider a wicked leader. In fact, we are pretty good at laying all of the world’s issues on the back of that person or group. Nearly everyone feels there has been dishonesty, cheating, immorality, spying, […]
On vacation in the Tennessee mountains, some of us decided we wanted to see the house at the top, so we set off for an adventure up the slope–in a two-wheel-drive vehicle. We slowly climbed until the wheels began to spin–we were stuck. I pondered how God would rescue us; He knew what was coming […]
“Sh’ma Yisra’el! ADONAI Eloheinu, ADONAI echad (Hear Isra’el! ADONAI our God; ADONAI is one).” (Deuteronomy 6:4) These are the words God commanded his people to keep in their hearts, on their headbands, tied to their hands and affixed to their doorposts. They were to teach them to their children and talk about them wherever they […]
“What we have seen and heard, we are proclaiming to you; so that you too may have fellowship with us.” (1 John 1:3) Do you talk to others about the things you see and hear? Many of us have practiced doing that in the form of gossip. The big issue I see with that is […]
It’s important to consider our environment and how we care for it. Do you think we will ever win the war against global warming? Every generation blames the one ahead of itself for leaving the world in a mess. Do you have special clothing to protect you from the elements? Perhaps a rain jacket and […]
