We live in a ME FIRST society and it seems to get worse each day. The saying of the day for most people is to take care of #1 first and let everything and everyone else fall where they may. We love to have the spotlight shine on us, be the center of attention, and […]

I am amazed at the strong emotions that have run through me when someone did something that hurt my feeling, damaged my ego, or lowered my self esteem. The first thing that you want to do is retaliate. You want them to feel the same hurt and belittling that you felt. It is a natural […]

We watched an old country/comedy show when I was growing up called Hew Haw. In the program there was a segment where everyone asked Grandpaw “What’s for supper?” Everyone eats. I look at some of the FB posts of the meals some of my friends post and wish I had been invited for dinner. Our […]

You can’t please all the people all the time. One of the toughest things to tolerate in life is to be criticized. Criticism hurts us deep. The truth is, no matter what we do in life or who we are, there are times people don’t agree with the way we do things or the things […]

Of all the commandments God tells us to do, forgiving others for things they have done against us is one of the hardest to fulfill. It is easier for us to tell everyone we meet what someone has done to us than it is to talk to the person who hurt us or did us […]

Alan Jackson wrote a song, “Where Were You When The World Stopped Turning?” Where were you when 9/11 happened?” This is a question that will be asked before this day becomes very old. What we were doing may not have been so important had it not been for the events of that day. Now, we […]

If you have ever competed in any organized sport or activity, you know that it takes hard practice to perform well when the event takes place. You don’t simply walk out on the day of competition and do your thing. If you try this, you will certainly be embarrassed by your performance. You have to […]

I love to read about the Exodus of the children of Israel from Egypt. The courage and faith Moses showed is such a great example to all of us. The disregard for his own life and welfare by approaching the most powerful man in the world at the time and telling him that the slaves […]

I remember growing up in a house with a tin roof on it and every time we had a hard rain with wind the roof would leak. We would have to move things around in the house and put buckets under the places the water dripped. I remember the day we went to the hardware […]

I watched part of an old football championship game this weekend on TV. I watched 11 men work as one. I thought of that teamwork this morning as I read my devotion. The team of eleven men functioned as one unit to move the ball up and down the field. Each person did what he […]

Competition is something we are all familiar with. Culture teaches us to compare what we have to what other people have. Too many times, we judge ourselves by our level of financial and material success we have attained. I grew up competing with three other brothers, cousins, and neighbors in sports. Most were older than […]

How many of us have been told by a physician that we were overweight? No one but you can hear your answer. Why do you think they tell us what we are already aware of? Is it because they want to hurt our feelings, point out our flaws, or make us feel bad about ourselves? […]

I remember wanting a car so much when I was a teenager. I couldn’t wait until I turned 16 to go pick one out. I took care of that NEW car like it was the greatest possession I had ever owned. It was the most expensive thing I had ever owned. LOL! I washed it […]

The things we enjoy today came as a result of time and effort someone put into developing it, or fought long enough to accomplish it. Nothing in life is accomplished without effort. Most of us only do the things that are easy and that we are comfortable doing. We avoid taking on the more difficult […]

Life would be so much easier if we could get out of our problems instead of having to work through them. Most of the prayers are spent asking God for things, “I want this, God,” or “Get me out of that, God.” We spent so much of our prayer time asking God to help us […]

I read the story of a young boy who walked up to a man on the fishing pier and asked, “Has the steamboat passed yet?” The man on the pier said no. The young boy said, “Good, I can still catch it.” The fisherman said, you will never make it to the landing in time, […]

A boy walked into an ice cream shop and asked the waitress, “how much is a coke float?” They are one dollar, replied the waitress in a frustrated voice. She had bigger guests to serve than a boy who wanted to know what a coke float cost. “How much is just the ice cream,” the […]

I was reading this morning from Genesis concerning the life of Joseph. The truth out of those scriptures tell us that not everything that happens to us is good. But, not all bad things that happen to us are designed to hurt and destroy us. Some of the difficulty we face in life is just […]

One of the saddest experiences life has to deal to a person is to become an orphan. Either by desertion or tragedy, being left an orphan has to be a difficult road to travel. I am so glad there are families who open their hearts and take in many of these orphans and give them […]

The spare tire is one of the most under appreciated parts of our automobiles, but it is also one of the most important. The thing about a spare tire is that you never know when you are going to need it. It could be in the morning, at lunch time, in the afternoon, or in […]

Submission is a word that most people have removed from their daily habits in life. We have removed it from marriage ceremonies, from the workplace, and many have removed it from their spiritual lives. In our walk with God, submission is not the most popular decision made each day. People often want forgiveness for their […]

One of the children’s games that I have always enjoyed playing is Lego’s. The fun part of Lego’s is that they have to be connected to one another in order to build all the fun things they are designed to build. Life is designed the same way. We are built to be connected with others […]

Are you a morning person? If not, do you know people that are morning people? I am a morning person. I love to get up early, get my coffee, and then spend time in my study room doing my devotion time. I love me some ME time in the morning while others are still asleep. […]

In this religious world we live in today everyone wants a microphone and a congregation to speak to. Most ministers want a ready-made church instead of having to build one from the ground up. We have become an all about me church. I don’t see many people visiting the sick anymore, or standing by families […]

One thing I love to do is give gifts to others. I’m one who had rather give than receive a gift. However, we have raised a generation of spoiled children. Can I get an “AMEN?” I can remember thinking for months on what to get children for their birthdays or for Christmas. I wanted to […]