“Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies.” Philippians 4:8...
Relax! He’s For You
“Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch forth Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me. The Lord will accomplish what concerns me; Your lovingkindness, O Lord, is everlasting; Do not forsake the works of Your hands.” Psalm 138:7-8 NASB Do you ever feel like you’re wearing a lot of hats trying to juggle a whole lot of responsibilities? You find yourself getting stressed out...
Encourage One Another
“Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing.” 1 Thessalonian 5:11(NASB) The word encourage means to give support, confidence, or hope to someone. Different synonyms are: cheer, uplift, inspire, motivate, stir up, invigorate, and rally. As Joel Osteen has shared, “Encouragement to others is something everyone can give. Somebody needs what you have to give. It may not be money; it may be...
Shut the Doors On the Negativity of Your Past
“’And you shall go in and shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour out into all these vessels, and you shall set aside what is full.’ So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons; they were bringing the vessels to her and she poured. When the vessels were full, she said to her son, ‘Bring me another vessel.’ And he said to her, ‘There is not one vessel more.’ And the oil stopped. Then she came and told the man of God....
Where Is Your Focus?
“Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith…’” Hebrews 12:1-2a NASB The key here is not so much about what you are to lay aside but instead what you are to focus on. Because the power comes from what you are...