The Catalyst for Courage (Part II)
As a teenage shepherd boy, David did not shrink back from confronting Goliath because he knew God’s will and God’s heart! Knowing God’s will is the catalyst to have courage and to act upon your convictions!
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The Catalyst for Courage (Part I)
As God’s people, we are called to be courageous. Courage is a catalyst for change, but to be courageous, we need God’s call and promise to be courageous and to push us to walk on uncertain paths in life! …
Maturity Requires Intentional Growth!
The scripture tells us that we should become like little children to see the kingdom of heaven, but when it comes to loving people, it tells us that we need to put childish ways away! …
The Issue of Rejection (Part V)
In a fallen world, rejection is inevitable, but we either trust God in the midst of it or react to it and get off track.
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The Issue of Rejection (Part IV)
In the last few devotionals, I have been sharing about the issue of rejection and how different people manifest it so differently. Some set out to compete and beat the system. Others feel victimized and give in to the system, and the third group reject the system by rebelling against it. Today’s devotional is about Joseph’s brothers who rebelled against the system. …
The Issue of Rejection (Part III)
The root of rejection manifests itself in different ways. As I shared in the last devotional, some choose to try to beat the system, others give in to the system, and some rebel against the system. Today’s devotional is about those who give in to the system. …
The Issue of Rejection (Part II)
Rejection comes from different sources. Most of the time, the rejection has come from family members and friends. Those who are supposed to love and accept us can create the most damage. The scripture shows us that people react to rejection in different ways. …
The Issue of Rejection (Part I)
Man’s fallen condition produces behavior and actions that create rejection in people’s lives. The Bible teaches us how different Biblical characters dealt with rejection, so we can learn from their mistakes or their successes.
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Faith and Wisdom Work Together
Sometimes it seems as if faith and wisdom belong to two different groups of people. Some people seem to have the gift of faith while others are wise. Faith and wisdom appear to be mutually exclusive of each other but they are not. In order to operate in faith we need Godly wisdom, and if we want to operate in Godly wisdom, we still need faith to step into the unknown. To be truly effective in the Kingdom of God, we need both wisdom and faith to navigate through life successfully. …
No Acting Please!
When we come to Jesus, He helps us to become real with ourselves and with Him. However, sometimes after we’re saved, we begin acting again. This time to impress other Christians or trying to act more mature than we really are. Jesus had some things to say about this. …