From the richness of my soul I am sufficient enough to be loving in all situations. But if I am not well in my soul, then, well, trouble’s a’ comin’.
Feeling Insignificant
Feeling insignificant — there is a reason I don’t shrink into a dark hole of waaah (where they “call whine-one-one” for a “wahmbulance”). What could become despair, is slowly drawn to hope….
Living through our tunnel of sorrows
Be it – bearing the effects of our sin, or experiencing personal tragedy, or being racked by the numbing sorrow of death in the family – we can overcome.
He will go before me
What path are you on? (1) “…walk in the counsel of the wicked [following their advice and example]” or (2) “And he will be like a tree firmly planted [and fed] by streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season; Its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers [and comes to maturity].”
Make Self Talk… God Talk. It goes on and on and on
Speaking to God silently inside your mind: God-Talk… is praying to God without voicing it out loud. “Self Talk” and “God Talk”- He sees into your thoughts, your feelings, your intentions, your falseness or genuineness, your honesty or lies, what you really are inside of your mind and heart.”
King Solomon’s Fool
Without wisdom, you are basically characterized as “a closed-minded, self-confident fool”, according to the wisest man ever on earth, King Solomon. Solomon said, if you are not following “wisdom”, then you are one or more of several not so wise types.
Mutual conversation
Good talk is fun! Put simply: It involves your mouth voicing words with your brain full on, your heart tuned to “nice“, and another talker involved – some listening ear understanding you, involved mutually in the conversation. If there is no understanding – then there is no communication. If it’s not mutual, then there is […]
Trophimus I left sick at Miletus
Sometimes we get sick. And sometimes prayer, as earnest as you can be, leaves us not-healed. What’s with that?
When I find myself in times of trouble, I turn to Jesus
Just as His eye is on the sparrow, my God watches over me. (Luke 12:7) In times of trouble, such as with today’s events, Jesus is our answer. “Why worry, when you can pray.” Our “hope and confident expectation” at all times should be “committed and focused” on Jesus – in all that we are, […]
Behaving Stupidly
Arrogance and pride. So easy to see in others. So difficult to see in myself. The example of Christ leads to rational self evaluation.
Actually act on what you know
“…act upon the knowledge of faith….” – Francis Schaeffer in his book, True Spirituality. Quoted here by Andrée Seu Peterson in her World Magazine article (in 4th paragraph): The power of now …Call forth what’s yours with no double-mindedness. *Featured 2016 photo is Al-Basha, a Christian in Syria who acted on his beliefs – and […]
Befuddled and Besmirched
Is your “happy” gone? What’s your problem? We all have sin we should be working on. But we do not have to continue in our sin, vile to Jesus. I try to practice admitting I was wrong. We can turn to God in prayer, confess it all, repent of it all….
Stand Strong
I hate to fail. Obviously. Who set’s out to fail?! The same with failing God – sinning. I hate to sin. I don’t consciously set-out to sin, like: “Okay, right now I’m going to go get angry at that… and yell and….” “Okay, this is it. It’s time for me to really hate on Joe […]
Finding Perfect Peace
Are you struggling with something and finding no peace? Go to the Lord in prayer. There’s a whole lot’a stuff that can keep us struggling! Life throws curve balls. And we’re not all that perfect. We all have issues. Things can get out of balance real quickly.
Who Do You Believe?
The World – or – God Your Way – or – God’s Way (A) Belief in God’s creation – versus – (B) Belief in Common worldviews 1. Creation The World: God did not create me. God does not have a plan for my life. So I can create myself my own way. God: God did create […]
Conversations With God
All that self-talk we all engage our minds in throughout the day? “Talk it” to God. You can direct all your self-talk to God as prayer.
What We Are To Be
Romans 12 is one of those sections of the Bible that tell a complete story – all in one passage. Paul presents a thorough explanation of what God is expecting of those who choose to follow Him. This passage, like many, goes along with the message of James, which says we’ve got to back-up our […]
The Good Fight
The Good Fight – J.C. Ryle Let us settle it in our minds that the Christian fight is a good fight – really good, truly good, emphatically good. We see only part of it yet. We see the struggle, but not the reward; we see the cross, but not the crown. We see a few […]
Actually Try To Do The Deed
President Theodore Roosevelt wrote this encouraging speech. Apt for today – in all our arenas of life, eh? “It’s not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually […]
Catch-up With Life!
Every once in awhile I take a step back. I stop. Take a fresh look at things. Re-think things. Where am I at now? What am I doing now? Where have I bean? What’s new? What is not working well for me? Am I “missing the boat” somewhere? What changes might be good to make…. […]
Looking at Others
What do you think of others? Do you size-them-up: know their sins and think less of them, or think they are great because you like how they look or like how much they have? Remember that God does not wait for us to be perfect. He wants us to come to Him just as we are, now. Even so, even as Christ, no matter the sin – we love the sinner. There is no excuse for us to put-down another. There is no sin too great – nothing that God cannot forgive.
Let God Damn – Not You
The first place to start teaching about any sin is with kindness, love, and a non-condemning attitude… sort of as close to Jesus’ way as possible, like when he confronted the adulterer and the crowd condemning her. The first thing Jesus did was get the harshness off the sinner – by getting rid of the […]
Handy Little Chart
HANDY LITTLE CHART – GOD HAS A POSITIVE ANSWER: YOU SAY GOD SAYS BIBLE VERSES You say: ‘It’s impossible’ God says: All things are possible ( Luke 18:27) You say: ‘I’m too tired’ God says: I will give you rest ( Matthew 11:28-30) You say: ‘Nobody really loves me’ God says: I love you […]
Pasadena Declaration
The Pasadena Declaration -Written by the Fraternidad Teológica Latinoamericana by the FTL branch in the United States of America/Canada. (Versión en Español/Spanish Version) March – 2008 We participants in the “Immigration, Mission and Community” Consultation, sponsored by the Latin American Theological Fellowship (FTL) that took place in Fuller Theological Seminary (Pasadena, California) on March […]
What’s Your Excuse? …famous failures
What’s Your Excuse? by Grant Cardone, Author of “Sell to Survive”. 800-368-5771 gc@grantcardone.com His teachers said he was “too stupid to learn anything” and was fired from his first two jobs for being “non-productive.” (Thomas Edison’s 1000 inventions came during the Panic of 1873 and the Long Depression, which lasted 29 years). He […]
Punishment and Reward
There are punishment and rewards because God is just (Deuteronomy 32:4), and what we sow we do reap (Galatians 6:7-8). But that does not mean that there does not exist another side to suffering. Jesus suffered death so that we could have eternal life (John 6:47, 50; Titus 1:2; 1 John 5:11).
Letter to Danny
We are continually bombarded by the fiery darts of the Evil One. And when these little pricks hit us, we need to put-out the flames, quickly. Doubts, depression, feelings of inadequacy, troubles, unruly kids…, when they come at us, we “have to declare” the truths of God, and we have to choose Truth over lies.
