Do you remember playing hide and seek as a child? You would hide in the same place that it took you the longest to find someone else. We thought if it worked for them, it would keep you hidden as well. Communities that are prone to disasters like tornadoes have built shelters where their residence […]

One thing that is missing in our society is loyalty and longevity. It seems as soon as one company trains a person to do a job they are leaving to make another nickle somewhere else. The same is true with homes today. Fifty percent of all marriages end up in divorce. There is no desire […]

We all know as parents, that when a child reaches school age we are no longer the greatest influence in their lives. Their influence comes from their peer group. It’s amazing how deeply we are swayed by those we are around every day. We find ourselves talking like them, having the same desires they have, […]

Nothing torments us more than some failure that we can not forget. My devotion this morning talked about Paul being in the shipwreck and ending up on the island of Malta. God had spared the entire crew through the shipwreck and now Paul was building a fire on the island to warm and no doubt […]

My devotion this morning was about a word we don’t hear much everyday. That word is “Prudence.” It means being a good stewards of what God has entrusted to us. The gifts God has blessed us with today requires prudence in order to be used effectively. Gifts such as our time, energy, strength, good health, […]

We live in a technical world where machines can do almost everything. It is scarey sometimes just to think how far we have come with the gadgets that we play with everyday. Everyone has a smart phone, a computer, or a device to help them make it through the day. We each use them for […]

We live in a world where we never have enough. We are always wanting more. I recently watched an insurance commercial where the clients was bragging about getting more. In one ad the client was a weight lifter and gained muscle with each more he received from the insurance company. The next commercial the client […]

We live in a get even world. If someone does us wrong, then we have the right to do them wrong. If someone lies about us, we lie about them. If someone hurts us, we try to find a way to hurt them. The devotion this morning instructs us to be kind to everyone, not […]

We live in a world where getting by is never enough. To prove we have made real progress and have been successful, we must have more than some one else has obtained. The truth is that a person can never obtain enough things and money to make them truly prosperous. Real prosperity requires so much […]

The month of May is the beginning of homecoming and family reunions for 2018. It is a time of honoring those who have influenced our lives and helped make us who we are today. The influence they have been in our lives is what gives us the ability to live and experience the life we […]

There is no one that I like to be around any less than those who are always down and out. Someone who is always complaining and poor mouthing their life. Gloom, despair, and agony on me is their theme song each day. It is also amazing at how quickly you can change some of their […]

Have you ever attempted to do something for God when there was strife in your house? It is not something we think about often, but, strife takes away the peace that has to be present for us to be able to minister effectively. I’m not talking about the devil fighting against us, I’m talking about […]

If something is wrong, it is our human nature to want it fixed. If we are told we have a medical condition, we want it remedied as soon as possible. People of action jump right in when there is a problem. Many times our haste to get something done only makes the situation worse instead […]

How often have we said, “Thank God it is Friday, I can’t wait for my weekend.” Then we get up Monday morning still tired, worn out, exhausted, and mentally fatigued. We never take time to get away from the pressure, stress, and worries that life brings on us. We have to learn to rest and […]

How often have we made the statement about someone that they just could not handle the temptation? No, they couldn’t hide their lack of integrity. When it come down to integrity, they failed the test. Most people think that integrity is revealed in the BIG things that we do in life, but just the opposite […]

I continue to be amazed at the technical advances we are making. To a man who started this life without a tv in our house, it is totally astounding to do some of the things we can do today. I now have WiFi in my house that I use daily to post devotionals and read […]

Life was designed by God to be enjoyed. We are to enjoy our family, our church, our community, our jobs, etc. The problem most people have today is that they put the emphasis on the wrong things in life. Yes, they love Jesus and are on their way to heaven, but they stress out on […]

Our thought process first thing in the morning sets the tone for the day. You have already been bombarded with various thoughts this morning. Some of those thoughts are positive thoughts and some of those thoughts are negative thoughts. The thought process that you choose this morning will go a long way in determining your […]

I loved this devotion this morning. Most people feel their relationship with God is determined by what they do. They think they must do certain things and not do other things for God to love them. Their spiritual walk is a life-long roller coaster ride, up one day and down the next determined by what […]

When Christ comes into our hearts and becomes our personal savior, we take on a new nature. We also receive the Holy Spirit into our lives which works to make us more like Christ each day. We are able to have self-control and make decisions to follow the spirit instead of the old fleshly nature. […]

The desire to be liked, and to be popular with people is something that most of us grew up with. The need to have people around us is something that most of us enjoy. The one thing that we strive for daily is to not be alone, we need people. God wants us to have […]

I was cutting grass on my riding mower with my cell phone clipped to my side. I always expand my yard each time I cut it and I was cutting a new rough area when I heard a loud clang come from my mower deck. I backed up to see what I had hit. There, […]

I believe God has placed His Spirit in each of us to guide our daily decisions. If you only make the decisions today that you have peace about making, then today will turn out to be a very good day. Like an umpire calls a baseball game, we need to allow the Peace of God […]

Do you remember thinking as a child that your father could do anything? He was so strong, so fast, so smart, and able to repair almost anything you broke. Isn’t it amazing to have a Heavenly Father that is that and so much more. The God we serve is a BIG GOD! Nothing is impossible […]

I heard the story about an area of our country known as “Death Valley.” The valley is known to be a place where there is little to no life. The ground is barren and the dirt seems to incapable of producing any form of plant life. But, something unusual happened in 2004, Death Valley received […]