JULY 27….PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT!! How many of the things you do without a second thought did you have to learn to perform? More than you think, I promise you. Things like walking, sports, relationships, and the list could go on and on. How did we become good at what we do? We practiced! Not everyone […]

JULY 26th…COMMUNICATION IS KEY TO RECOVERY!! Many people struggle with rehab and recovery as much as they do the event that has happened in their lives. Recovery and rehab are such a vital part of the process that it can not be overlooked or taken lightly. The same is true with your spiritual life. God […]

JULY 25th…GROWING UP TAKES TIME!! I have trees around my property that are close to 100 feet tall and I have trees that are 10 feet tall. The tallest trees have taken years to grow to their height. The same is true with our spiritual life. We are not instantly fully mature when we first […]

It’s amazing how many people I meet in life who live a life of insecurity. They don’t trust others, refuse to enter into close relationships, don’t want people to find out who they really are, and lose out in living life to the fullest. Insecurity is caused by many different things and I don’t pretend […]

How many people do you know that enjoy talking about themselves all the time. Their conversation is always about their own lives and the things they have done. It’s hard to have healthy relationships when it is all about you. Selfish pride destroys relationships and it shows up in a lot of different ways. Pride […]

One of the earliest actions we learn is to be selfish. We are naturally born to think about ourselves first. The idea and action of putting others ahead of ourselves is a learned trait and we all need help in learning it. When we begin to think of others first, our relationships with those people […]

How many times have you started something only to give up the effort in a short time? I have started losing weight so many times and did well in doing so, but my dedication soon faltered and the effort was void. Your commitments shape your life more than anything else. Your commitments can develop you, […]

Complaints are something you hear everyday. It can be about the weather, your job, your relationships, or just about anything else you can think of. People are quick to find an excuse or complain when asked to do something. Our children were always grumbling and complaining about chores, but they loved the reward for doing […]

I remember as children how we were always wishing our lives away. We couldn’t wait to get 10, then 16, 18, 21 etc. We were not satisfied to be where we were in life, we wanted to get older and more mature. God wants us to make those same decisions in growing in Christ. (Ephesians […]

Everyone seems to be in a hurry. We want what we want and we want it now. Young people want now what their parents worked 20 years to achieve. Workers want the same pay and benefits that people who have worked 30 years receive. The world has a lot to learn about being patient. You […]

Satan uses many tactics when he attacks you and me. It is good to know that there is not an attack that God has not provided us with a shield of faith to defend ourselves. One of Satan’s specialties is having us think critical thoughts about one another. It’s always easy to see something that […]

The society we live in teaches us to judge people by the job they perform each day. Not many of us like the scale by which God judges the jobs people do. When Jesus’ disciples asked Him which of them was the greatest, He replied that whoever wished to be great had to be a […]

I read the story of a missionary who hired a pilot to fly him to a new place of ministry in South America. The longtime pilot has an older airplane that didn’t look the best and the missionary was a little uncomfortable about the flight. He kept thinking the plane was going to crash in […]

Confident people are hard to defeat. Nothing seems to distract them or keep them from reaching their desired goal. As God heals our soul, one thing we notice is that we become stronger and more confident. With every step of healing He leads us through, we see that He is faithful and trustworthy, and this […]

JULY 12th…HOPE WILL KEEP YOU GOING!! I can’t imagine living life in a position of having no hope. Even people who have terminal illness can still have hope of eternal life, so living with no hope means living life with no peace, joy, or happiness. In fact, I would define hope as “the happy anticipation […]

I love the distinct smell of things that are new. A new car, new clothes, new house, fresh mown grass, etc. When something is new, you know it immediately. There is a difference. The same is true when we give our lives to Christ. We become “NEW.” (2 Cor 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in […]

The reason most people never reach their goal is they give up too quickly. Many of the things we have today are the result of people trying over and over before they were completely successful at their endeavor. We must consistently choose right thinking, right words, and right action. (Galatians 6:9 And let us not […]

My scripture reading this morning reminded me of a branch I saw that had been broken off a fruit tree by wind. It still had fruit on it but it would never develop any further because it had been cut loose from the tree that supplied its ability to produce fruit. (John 15:5 I am […]

Have you ever walked into a store before with something to exchange? Maybe it was an article of clothing that you decided you didn’t like, a pair of shoes that were uncomfortable, or a gadget that didn’t do what you’d expected. You entered the store with something that didn’t work for you, exchanged it, and […]

JULY 7th….OVERCOME YOUR ADVERSITY!! Life is full of trouble. Some things happen to us and we have no control over them. Some of life’s troubles we bring on ourselves by our decisions and actions. Our ability to work through life’s troubles determines whether or not we are able to reach our full potential in this […]

Do you understand how Satan works to bring down believers? Although we may think of his attacks as external, the real battleground is in the realm of ideas. If he can get a church to believe erroneous doctrines, unbiblical philosophies, and false assumptions about God, he can lead it away from the truth. And the […]

Society teaches us to get even with those who have hurt us or done us wrong. As we move forward in life, it is important not to hold on to any kind of bitterness or unforgiveness in our heart. It is unlikely that any one of us has made it through life so far without […]

Love forgives; it does not hold a grudge. It is not touchy, easily offended, nor is it fretful or resentful. Some people get their feelings hurt about everything. It is very difficult to be in a relationship with people like this. We have many opportunities every day to get offended; each time we must make […]

Trusting in the Lord is easy when life is pleasant and running smoothly. However, when circumstances are not as we desire, our confidence in God can become shaky. Yet even in difficult times, He guides us and helps us through. God wants us to cultivate faithfulness to Him in every circumstance. To do this, we […]

We face many challenges, hard times, difficulties, and decisions in our lifetime. Many times these mountains in our lives come with no warning. We have two choices when we face these issues, we can let them defeat us or we can overcome them by the grace of God. My devotion this morning is from Joshua […]