Category: Faith
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Don’t Let FEAR Keep You TRAPPED!
Don’t let fear keep you trapped, and MISSING OUT on what God may have for you today! Fear Can Be Like a Villain The spirit of fear can be like a VILLAIN, robbing you of the opportunity to move forward toward a brighter and better future. It’s the obstacle that often needs to be dealt…
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What Do You Need To FINISH?
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Is there UNFINISHED business you still need to address? We tend to live a life of REGRET when we don’t finish what we have started. As of the date of this writing, we are more than halfway through the year. How are you doing at staying on track with the goals you’ve set for yourself…
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How Is YOUR DAY Starting Out?
What is the WEATHER like outside, and on the inside? More specifically, what’s the WEATHER like on the inside of your HEART? You wouldn’t think that during the Summer, it might get a little cold and drizzling in Portland, Oregon. But it does happen at times and more importantly, when it does happen, it doesn’t…
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Are You Questioning a DECISION You Have to Make?
Maybe you already made it. There will always be questions in our hearts and in our minds when we are leaning on our own understanding. We further limit our potential when we confine the possibilities for a better future, to our own limited thinking and knowledge. Adding God to the Equation When you add God…
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What Problem in the World Does Your KINDNESS to Others Solve?
We live in an unkind world where people are often belittled, made to feel unworthy, less than, beneath consideration, and even deserving of scorn. Your KINDNESS to others gives people their dignity back. It’s a special gift a lot of people don’t see often, yet it communicates very powerfully to others, “You matter.” The Kindness…
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What Gave Jesus Fullness of LIFE and FOCUS for Everything He Did?
The KEY is found in His relationship with His Father! Jesus said He could do nothing except what He saw the Father doing. It’s what gave life, meaning and purpose to everything He did while here on earth (John 5:19). The Father loved the Son and showed Him all things that He did, and would…
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What QUALITIES Does The Lord Look For In A Leader?
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The prophet Samuel had a very good feeling about this. He was the one appointed by God to anoint the next King of Israel. † When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed stands here before the Lord.” 1 Samuel 16:6 NIV And why not? Samuel was a smart and discerning…
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What Would You Give for a 2ND CHANCE?
When you put your faith and trust in Christ, you’re going to get a 2ND CHANCE! The world will not have any authority to label you as something “less than” in the eyes of God because you won’t belong to the world any longer. You’ll belong to God! For in Christ, . . . †…
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Do You Ever Wonder If God HEARS Your Prayers?
Sometimes we PRAY in order to check our “prayer time” off, our TO DO list. The paradox, however, is that we don’t want God to hear our prayers in order to just check us off His TO DO list. King David wanted His prayers to be set before the Lord like incense; a rising and…
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How Are You Doing at RESTING in God’s Sovereignty and the Sufficiency of His Grace?
Caring for the SOUL is more about WHO we are > than WHAT we do. If your identity is wrapped up only in your job (what you do for a living), you’ll never be able to rest because you will always suffer with an “identity crisis.” God’s Creation The world we live in is God’s…