Have you gotten adopted into the family of God?

Ever felt like your hands were tied and keeping you from being who you are supposed to be? Ever wondered why things are playing out the way they are? Ever turned to God in those moments for wisdom, for discernment, for strength, for hope, for love, for peace, or even to help you have a…

What type of encounter would you like with God?

The Book of Job. - Day 44 Would you want an encounter where you were seeking God? Would you want an encounter where you were questioning God? Would you want an encounter where you were disbelieving or disavowing God? Would you want an encounter where you were crying out to God? Would you want an…

The Story of Job. – Day 8

Ever had people tell you that they received a word from God for you? Ever checked it against God's Word to confirm the truth of it? Ever found it to be true? Ever found it to be false? Ever not checked and just assumed it was true or false without verifying? Ever not checked and…

If you knew that the words you were about to speak would be your last…

How would you say them? How would you capture them? How would you broadcast them? Who would you say them to? Who would you talk about? Who would you share it with? What would you say? What would be your purpose? Where would you say them? Where would you share them? When would you say…

ORIGINS OF THE WORK-LIFE BALANCE…(The Bible’s Impact on Trade and Taxes [June 24])

Work-Life balance, what does that mean to you? I have heard it spoken of by different people at different times at different companies. What is the difference between work and life? What does work mean? What does life mean? Are you getting rest? Is rest part of your balancing act? For me, I do get…

Do you know Jesus? More than just about Jesus but do you have a relationship with Him?

Who is Jesus to you? Are you a believer? Are you a seeker? Are you a skeptic? Are you questioning? Is he just a name? Is he just some guy? Is He the son of God? Is He the savior of the world? Is He the ultimate sacrifice? Is He a greater teacher? Is He…

Do you realize there is a purpose and there is a plan?

Ever been asked "what is the meaning of life"? Ever contemplated "why you are here"? Ever considered your purpose? Ever wondered if there was a plan for your life? To some this is considered foolish. To some this is considered crazy. To others it seems obscure. To others it seems so vague. To others they…

How do you measure or judge success?

Is it based on wealth? Is it based on happiness? Is it based on brains? Is it based on beauty? Is it knowledge? Is it popularity? Is it networking? How about knowing God and God knowing you? Not just knowledge about God, but a relationship with Him. How about a relationship with Jesus and receiving…

Life is like a maze and there is a way out…

Ever found yourself wandering? Ever found yourself feeling lost? Ever ended up running into dead end after dead end? Are you trying to go it alone? Are you thinking you can do it without help? Do you realize it will take humility to find the way? Do you realize that you will need to take…

4 days…

Timing... Perspective... Position... Placement... Action... Response... Questions... Answers... Retrospective... Control... Preparation... Faith... Peace... Joy... Hope... Trust... Love... Sow... Reap... Invest... Return... Steward... Selfless... Serve... Heart... Lead... Follow... Obey... Humility... Turn... Patience... Kindness... Goodness... Self-Control... Faithful... Gentleness... Endurance... Restraint... What will be next? What will end? What will begin? What will continue? What will change? What…

How are you living today?

When people look at how you live, what do they see? When people consider your values and your character, what do they learn? When God looks beyond the surface to your heart and mind, what does He know? Where are you putting your trust? What are you doing about this thought pattern? Are you able…

Know how to find hope beyond your circumstances?

There is war and treat of war! There are nations against nations and kingdom against kingdoms! There are famines and earthquakes! In the days of Jeremiah they were told that there would swords, famine, and plagues before the city would be given to Babylon! But in and thru it all there was still hope given by…

Are you asking for help or are you turning back?

Are you asking for help out of desperation? Are you humbling yourself and turning back to God? Are you asking for help because you saw it happen in the past? Are you putting all your hope and trust in God? Are you asking for help as your last chance? Are you asking God for help…

As the pendulum of life happens…

How are you impacting the swing? Are you helping it get closer to God or further from God? Are you helping people want to get closer to God or run from God? Are you helping people see the hope, truth, and love of God? Are you living in a way that makes people question God?…

Ever found that songs are playing throughout your day?

For me words trigger it. I hear a word and a song queues up in my head. Words I read...words I hear...have keywords that start a tune playing in my head. Other times, the radio just plays the right song for the day I am going through. There are two that I always will remember...one…