It is a good thing to desire to be in God’s will. Of course, it is not always easy to live according to God’s will even when we know what it is. When I say, “God’s will, I do not mean at this point His particular calling on your life, but how He generally wants […]
Haggai 2:9-The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, says the Lord of hosts. And in this place I will give peace, declares the Lord of hosts.’” Most of us have some memories we would like to forget, because of the pain and sadness they caused. Yet some memories of the […]
Our most powerful experiences will not result in permanent changes unless we make daily changes. You may have experienced something very powerful that made you want to change forever (such as a new marriage), but unless you plan and execute the changes that will affect you daily, you will not make much changes at all in the […]
Revelations 2:1–Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. My son just turned 12 yesterday, and we were recalling some of the things he remembered in playing sports together in […]
Death focuses life. One of the graces of God is letting us be realize how close to death we are each day. It is so easy to be killed. All it takes is for one of the oncoming cars to veer off and hit you head on. Or any of the deadly cancers to ravage […]
Have you ever had a nightmare that you died – and that’s not the scary part – and you woke up in hell? As I get older, I am coming to terms with my own frailty and mortality. I have accepted that I will die. So, it’s not death that I am afraid of. But I […]
Jude 3–Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. I believe there is a healthy self-examination to know that the biggest “competition” you have in life […]
There are times when my phone pings me, I’m afraid to check the message. I’m afraid of a bad news. I have to muster up courage, take a deep breath, and then read the message. I do so because it is likely to put me in a mental turmoil for some period of time. It […]
Habakkuk 2:1–I will take my stand at my watchpost and station myself on the tower, and look out to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer concerning my complaint. Think about the times where an overflow of emotions have led you to act or make decisions? Now think about the […]
Do you like yourself better when you are in a certain mood than other? I, for example, like myself better when I feel compassionate toward my children than anger. When I do get angry with them, it’s usually not because they have harmed me in some way. But it’s usually when they act in such […]