Access God’s Rest Through His Word Today
Has this new year already taken a toll on you? Are you feeling stressed? Maybe you get easily frustrated and you’re not sure why? I have one question for you - are you [...]
Are You Living A Life of Abundance or Mediocrity?
God has a good plan for each one of our lives (Jeremiah 29:11) and it’s not a plan of mediocrity. You may be okay having a certain illness or living paycheck to paycheck [...]
God’s Got You In 2020.
Today is the last day of the decade… wow! You may be excited, or anxious, about this new beginning. The unknown aspect of a new year, especially a new decade, can generate many [...]
Do You Have Expectation When You Pray?
Merry Christmas Eve! Can you think back to the anticipation you felt as a child right before Christmas day? You could hardly handle your excitement before ripping into the gifts that had your [...]
The Power of One
Have you ever thought to yourself in doubt, “I could never do anything for God, I am just one person”? I want to encourage you today that there is power in one; one [...]
Misunderstanding Between Heaven and Earth
Have you ever done something wrong and didn’t want to tell anyone about it? Maybe it was when you were a child and you were terrified of your parents finding out what mistake [...]
Getting Quiet in His Presence
We are all different ages, work unique jobs, are married or single, have children or have no children, and still despite all of our differences, we all have one necessity in common. We [...]
Gratitude for God’s Abundant Blessings
With Thanksgiving being only a few days away I began to think, how many days do we go throughout the year never taking a moment to recognize the blessings in our lives? How [...]
Working Together For His Purpose
Have you ever tried speaking to someone about Christ but the result was not what you were hoping for? When it comes to salvation, it oftentimes takes several different situations and several different [...]
Reaching People for Christ – Influence Part 2
Last week I began a two-part series on influence because I believe who we allow to influence us and who we are influencing can greatly impact our lives, both positively and negatively. We [...]
Guarding Your Relationship with God – Influence Part 1
Influence plays a significant role in our lives when it comes to living out our God-given calling. If we allow family members, friends, or even people on social media to influence us to [...]
The Key to Receiving From God
As I was reading Matthew’s Gospel recently this verse stood out to me, “If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father [...]
Are you Independent or Dependent?
Naturally our minds first go to our income, living status, and if we have to answer to anyone at our jobs. But spiritually speaking, are you independent or dependent? It is great to [...]
What You Water Will Grow
Personally, I am not a gardener but I do know the basic principles of successful gardening so that what you plant will grow. You plant the seed in good soil, water it, keep [...]
Does God Use Imperfect People?
Today I saw an old beat up mallet and weirdly enough, it reminded me of us as believers. The stained wooden handle was dented and covered in scratches, while the rubber head had [...]
Our Ever Present God
The devil has a plan to seclude us, make us feel like an outsider, and tell us no one else understands or is going through the same things that we are. He wants [...]
The Truth About Hateful Words, Hateful Actions, and Hateful People
We live in a “if i get, only then I will give” culture - to be blunt, a self-seeking, self-serving, inconsiderate culture. Is this because people have become evil and no one cares [...]
Is Your Identity Founded on Solid Ground?
Where does your identity - your value, come from? Is it from your career that you’ve worked hard for? How good of a parent you are? The approval and affection of others? Your [...]
Giving Your All for Him Because He Gave His All for You
At times after we’ve accepted Christ it can be hard to put off some of our old carnal habits to be an everyday example of Christ. God loves us unconditionally no matter how [...]
Do You Need to Change Your Perspective?
What is your view of God? Do you see Him as someone to impress, do you work hard to stay on His good side? Is He distant in the back of your mind, [...]
Flip the Switch From Anxious to Expectant
We never really get “there”, do we? To a place where nothing new is going on, there is nothing that we need God’s guidance or wisdom on, to place of complete contentment living [...]
Stop Searching All The Wrong Places For Something God Already Provided
It may not feel like summer is coming to a close since it is still a scorching 100 degrees outside, but sure enough, September is closing in on us fast. Unfortunately, this means [...]
Through the Position of Surrender
Allow me to paint two pictures for you. One is a man trying to provide for his young family, carrying all the weight of their needs on his back. He works endless hours, [...]
How Do We Protect Our Minds in an Increasingly Evil World?
There is a war going on for your attention. As our world continues to only grow darker, will you allow the opinions and dishonesty of others to lure your focus away from God’s [...]