Tag: bible

  • Blaming God

    Blaming God

    “People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the Lord.” -Proverbs 19:3 Do you know people who think God hates them, or that He causes or allows bad things to happen in their lives in order to “teach them a lesson”? Because we live in a fallen world, each of…

  • Naturally Supernatural

    Naturally Supernatural

    “Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in Me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.” -John 14:12 Have you ever wondered how to walk in the supernatural? Many people desire to walk in the supernatural, but few…

  • A Father’s Heart

    A Father’s Heart

    “Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, ‘Abba, Father.’” -Galatians 4:6 Once when I worked for a high-end department store I was helping a young lady and her father with a dress for prom. I had a dress on hold for her, but…

  • Built on Jesus

    Built on Jesus

    “They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.” -Luke 6:48 What does it mean to have a life built on Jesus? I heard someone say once,…

  • Overcoming the Stress Disease

    Overcoming the Stress Disease

    “Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?” -Matthew 6:27 We have a problem with stress in our culture. Coupled by the fact that we work a lot and have many distractions, we juggle all our plates on sticks hoping to make something of ourselves, overcome our problems, and try…

  • Generosity is a Key to the Kingdom

    Generosity is a Key to the Kingdom

    “Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.” -2 Corinthians 9:6 Have you ever experienced extraordinary blessing in your life? Or, have you had the opportunity to be a conduit for blessing in someone else’s life? Generosity is a huge key that unlocks the door of…

  • Signs & Wonders 

    Signs & Wonders 

    “I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth”- Genesis 9:13 Has God ever given you a sign? Something that meant something to you, that only you could comprehend? Or, have you ever put out a “fleece”, so to speak, as Gideon…

  • Forgiveness Means Freedom

    Forgiveness Means Freedom

    “Forgive people when they do wrong things to you. If you forgive them, your Father in heaven will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive them, your Father will not forgive you.” -Matthew 6:14-15 Forgiveness can be so hard sometimes. Someone you think should know better, someone you thought you could trust, someone…

  • Countering Excuses

    Countering Excuses

    “When the banquet was ready, he sent his servant to tell the guests, ‘Come, the banquet is ready.’ But they all began making excuses. One said, ‘I have just bought a field and must inspect it. Please excuse me.’ Another said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of oxen, and I want to try them…

  • Caught vs. Taught

    Caught vs. Taught

    “Come and follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” -Matthew 4:19 When I first started going to a certain church, I was struck by the church’s emphasis on relationship. Being a super introverted only child, I couldn’t wrap my head around all this relationship stuff. We were there for God, right? But…