Author: prismmelody

“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.” -Colossians 3:15 The best cure for restlessness and lack of contentment is learning to be thankful. Contentment doesn’t have to do with the stuff we have now, where we are, where we…

“Honesty guides good people; dishonesty destroys treacherous people.” -Proverbs 11:3 How important is honesty in a Christian’s life? Is every Christian called to honesty? Two professors, Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner, have surveyed leaders for more than 25 years in every time of organization. They asked the question to more than 75,000 people on 6…

“Anyone who isn’t with me opposes me, and anyone who isn’t working with me is actually working against me.” -Matthew 12:30 There is a great movie that came out called Grace Unplugged. The story is about a girl named Grace who wants to pursue her dream to become a singer, and moves away from home…

“But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.” -Matthew 6:15 Have you ever had a hard time forgiving someone? We all experience things in our lives that can cause us to hold unforgiveness against someone else. It is especially difficult if the person who has hurt us…

“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” -2 Corinthians 12:9 Each of us has a different personality, complete with its own set of weaknesses…

“For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.” -1 Timothy 6:10 Have you seen anyone destroyed by money? I have. Have you ever seen someone use money wisely? I’ve seen that too.…

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build…” -Ecclesiastes 3:1-3…

“But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He told them how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the name of Jesus.” -Acts 9:27 What does it mean to be fearless? Does it mean…

“Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end.” -Ecclesiastes3:11 Have you ever noticed how much time we spend planning for our education, planning for weddings, or planning for retirement?…

“When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, ‘The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.’” -Judges 6:12 Has God given you a dream or vision that is bigger than you? All of the major characters in the Bible had a vision that was bigger than them. Such is the case with God-sized…