James 4:8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Everyday and at any time you can and will be tested. Whether it be your patience, time, trust, or love at any given time during the course of your day, it…
Lost
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. So many times in life you find that as you are growing, so many others are not. As we get older our lifestyles should change…
Disappointment
Matthew 10:31 So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. How often are the expectations that we set for ourselves or others somehow never attained? Disappointment is a terrible and overwhelming feeling. The feeling of failure and regret. Whether it be with yourself because you aren’t where you would like to be…
Wants, Needs, & Desires
In life often times we put our goals into three different categories: our wants, needs, and desires. Depending upon which category we put our goals determines the course of our action and how it is obtained. Three essential words are defined below : Want- to feel a need or desire for; wish for Need-…
Fear
Psalm 27 The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid? Whenever something is unknown we all tend to FEAR what may come. But if God be for us,…
Judgment Day
John 8:7 But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 7When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.” How many times have you passed judgment on…
Tick Tock
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 A Time for Everything 1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: 2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, 3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear…
Friend, Foe, or Frienemy?
Friend, Foe, or Frienemy? Friend, Foe, or Frienemy are questions all of us think about from time to time when regarding the people in our lives and their purposes. Most often we cannot distinguish one from the other. Friends are taken for granted and enemies are mistaken for friends. We often end up hurt at…
The Prototype
It has come to my mind at this very moment how important love really is. Everyone wants it but somehow I sense everyone is not willing to work at it to achieve it. God is love and if you don’t love him and yourself, how can you expect to love someone else or be happy with…