So often, we are what other people think we are. We let our identity and worth to be determined by what others say about us. Consider how much of your self-esteem depends on how other people perceive you. But be warned: You satisfy the crowd, you kill Jesus!    “So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released […]

Numbers 11:14-15,17- I am not able to carry all this people alone; the burden is too heavy for me. 15. If you will treat me like this, kill me at once, if I find favor in your sight, that I may not see my wretchedness.”…17And I will come down and talk with you there. And I will take some of the Spirit […]

There are only two things Christians need to do: Repent and Trust. That’s it! Those are the only things necessary to be saved. And those are the only things necessary to grow. Another way of saying those two words are, turn away from yourself and turn to God. And that really is how a Christian […]

Numbers 11:4,5–Now the rabble that was among them had a strong craving.  And the people of Israel also wept again and said, “Oh that we had meat to eat! 5 We remember the fish we ate in Egypt… We all have been consumed by a desire in our lives, some good, some bad.  But did […]

One of the ways entitlement raises its head from within is the thought, “I’ve sacrificed enough already!” And the thought immediately after, “I deserve better!” I think that’s one of the reasons why many older people get jaded. I’m certainly including myself in this “older people” group. Those of us who are older, we remember how we […]

Self-esteem issue is not just for teen girls. It’s for middle-age males, too! I thought by now, I’d be completely over my low self-esteem problems. As a teenager, having moved to this country and being new and unable to speak the language, I was alone much of the time. I always felt I was different […]

Psalm 44:8-9,17 8  In God we have boasted continually, and we will give thanks to your name forever. Selah 9 But you have rejected us and disgraced us and have not gone out with our armies. 17  All this has come upon us, though we have not forgotten you, and we have not been false to your covenant. […]

Have you thanked God for a thorn on your side? Because without it, you would be worse off! I mean by a “thorn” something unpleasant, something you think your life would be better without. But God placed it there really for your own benefit. And therefore, we must thank God for it! I’m reading through […]

Hebrews 5:7-8–In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. 8 Although he was a son, he learned obediencethrough what he suffered.  If I ask you what makes you want to endure […]

Have you ever gone back on your resolve, such as your New Year’s resolution, and felt horrible about it? You are not alone. I think we make plenty of resolutions in our life time, but we do not end up keeping most of them. But at the time we were making the resolve, we were so […]