The attitude that you begin your day with greatly affects the way your day will go. When I was a child, if my mother met someone who was grumpy she said, they must have gotten up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. Some people just start their day off on the wrong […]

We all have things that we are not good at. As adults, we tend to stay away from the things we are not good at and do only things that are our strengths so that our ego won’t be crushed. What part of life is your weakness? Is it talking to people about their souls? […]

One phrase that my mother used frequently was “Actions speak louder than words.” What we do says so much about who we really are. How many people do you know today that have the same occupation as their parents? How many children do you know that behave much like their parents? How many children do […]

Dealing with pain is not easy. The older I get the more I understand getting up in the morning with something new hurting. Hands, elbows, and knees all take their turns letting me know they are there. Nothing gets our attention more quickly than pain. We immediately know where we are hurting. I was talking […]

It has been said many times that the only thing wrong with the world we live in is people. Existing together has always been a struggle for mankind. Today’s scripture spoke right to our hearts. It’s so easy to get cross with people who do things we do not like. It’s so easy to let […]

We all love to have things our way. We are all somewhat selfish in our thinking and in our actions if we follow only our natural man. God wants us to put selfish ways aside and follow His will for our lives. I was in our local Walmart and I could hear a child screaming […]

It’s hard to see beyond our present situation and believe that things are going to get better. Our country is in chaos right now, but God will see us through if we just keep the faith. A few months ago as I was leaving service I saw one of our young girls crying. I asked […]

The commercials on TV talk about solar lights. You can put them everywhere and light up the darkness places around your home. They don’t need batteries changed, they work by being recharged by the sun. If they are put in a shaded area they won’t work because they receive no sunlight to charge by. If […]

I ran across an interesting fact about the tongue and the way we talk recently. The world’s largest tongue belongs to the blue whale. It is the size of an elephant and weighs 5,400 pounds. Scientists have determined that pound for pound the tongue is the strongest muscle, although it is only connected on one […]

One of the biggest mistakes my generation has made is forgetting how much our actions and decisions would influence the people around us. Every decision we are faced with making daily could have a positive or a devastating effect on the people around us. The first thing we need to ask ourselves before making a […]

Music has always been a part of my life. As a child, my mother sang in a quartet and we traveled to many churches for them to sing. I have always wanted to be able to sing, but I’ve never been blessed with a voice to do so. My scripture reading this morning talked about […]

I’ve listened and watched several stories this week about our war heroes. The news has focused on several of our champions who faced a tremendous battle and refused to give up, even though it costs some of them their lives. I thought about the many stories that were probably shared across our nation due to […]

We are limited in what we can do by our physical and mental makeup. Some people handle some things better than others, but no one handles everything well. Everyone has their limitations, no one can do everything or handle every situation that life sends our way. We all reach the point of not knowing what […]

Today is a very important day for the United States of America. It is the day we have set aside to honor and remember all those who paid the ultimate sacrifice so that you and I could live in freedom today. Memorial Day is so much more than a day off work, a family gathering, […]

There is no way to avoid the feeling of being frustrated when things don’t go the way you planned them, or when people don’t do the things they are supposed to do. We often find ourselves feeling frustrated when we can’t fix what is wrong at the moment. Frustration is often a result of our […]

I read the scripture this morning of Jesus walking on the water. The disciples were in the midst of a storm in the middle of the night when Jesus came walking on top of the waves coming to them. They all cried out with fear, maybe they were calling out to Jesus whom they had […]

Our patience has really been tested the last few weeks during the COVID-19 shelter-in-place regulations. How many times in a day do you say or hear the words, “I wish they would hurry up.” How often do we use others being slow as an excuse for us not getting something done? How often have you […]

My wife often tells me that I am asleep before my head hits the pillow at night. I jokingly tell her that I have a clear conscience so I can fall asleep quickly. There are also nights when I have things that keep me awake with a troubled mind. The truth is the world is […]

We often label people as “morning people” if they wake up like today is a gift I just received and I’m so happy to have it. Others are difficult to wake in the morning and get up grumpy and don’t seem to want to get the day started at all. I don’t know about you, […]

How often have you shared a situation in your life and someone responded by saying, “I’ll be praying for you.” That seems like an easy answer to your complex issues, but it is one of the most powerful means of helping you. Prayer changes things, it even changes the mind of God. In Exodus, God […]

I think sometimes we talk so much about spiritual warfare that we leave the wrong impression on people. We do have an enemy and he is working against us daily to distract us from fulfilling the purpose God has for our life, but there is so much more. If all we faced were continuous battles […]

The hardest step to take in many situations is the next step. We are torn between the struggles of yesterday and the promise of tomorrow. Life’s biggest battles come when we are standing at this particular crossroad. The biggest battles often come first thing in the morning, just as you are starting your day. Satan […]

I am competitive in nature. I want to be the best I can be in every hobby that I have ever tried. Putting other things before ourselves can be a challenge for most of us. My Bible reading this morning said if I would put God first everyday that He would give me everything I […]

You and I are capable of achieving certain things in life. I have met many talented people in life, people who could do many more things than I can do, but I never met anyone who can do everything. I do believe the level of success we are capable of reaching is linked to the […]

We have everything imaginable to help us get through a day more easily, yet I hear people everyday talking about how tired they are. You would think we are back in the old days when people got up before daylight and did manual labor until dark. People who are always talking about tired can’t imagine […]