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Do we see problems from God’s perspective? When things happen in our life do we ever question God, “what does this mean, God?’ and “How does it affect me?” Most of time when problems come into life, we have a tendency to say, “woe is me” and wonder how this problem is going to affect us. Will it cause me pain? Will it cost me money? We tend to look at it from an earthly perspective. Have we ever looked at the problem from the perspective, what is God trying to teach me? How

Proverbs 3:13 (NIV) “13 Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding” Today we are flooded with information everything from television, internet, radio, books, and expert commentaries. Many of these sources give us an array of instructions on how to live our lives in today’s hectic lifestyle. One of the problems of the world’s wisdom is that it is always changing as public opinion changes. Instead, look to God for Wisdom. Psalm 111:10 (NIV) 10 The fear of t

We are given the chance to help those in need. If we look around us and open our eyes, it is easy to see there are a lot of people in need. When we see someone in need do we get tightfisted with our money and put our head down and pass on by, or do we see how we can help? Jesus always called people to give generously and not be judgmental. In Luke Jesus said, if you have a banquet to invite the poor, the crippled, the lame and the blind. Jesus promises that you will be blesse

As Christians we live by faith, there is so much about living the Christian life that is based on faith. And yet there are many people who have a real struggle with faith. Jesus disciples also struggled with faith, on several occasions Jesus ask them, why do you doubt? O, ye of little faith. These were men who walked with Jesus, and they still struggled with doubt. We at times have the same problem of doubting Him, and we doubt on the things we pray for. The most exciting th

David led a life that was full of challenges. In his younger adult like he defeated Goliath. Then he was chased by King Saul who wanted to take his life. After becoming King of Israel, David had some real-life disappointments. He had an affair with Bathsheba and then had her husband killed. The child they had together became sick and died. Then later in his reign, he had his kingdom challenged by his son. David had several reasons to cry out to the Lord. Psalm 86 is prayer o

There are many things that can hamper our faith. One of the things that at times can cause us to stumble in our faith is our own human reasoning. God has given us the ability to think and use our reasoning to figure out solutions. This isn’t necessarily bad, except when is causes us to not trust God like we should. Sometimes we allow ourselves to get in our own way. Sometimes when we struggle with wavering faith, it is because our own human reasoning gets in the way. We tr

How can we show empathy for someone in need? Every week we hear heartbreaking stories of people that are going through a terrible hardship. Some might be family, friends or maybe a stranger that we hear of their situation. Are we sensitive to their situation or is it easy to be callous? Is it too easy to say I am sorry, but not my problem? God makes it possible for us to empathize with others who might be enduring hardships. We don’t necessarily have to be going through the s

How to Have a Relationship with Christ What is the way for us to have a relationship with God? Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me”. John 14:6 6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. “For unless you believe that I am He, you shall die in your sins” John 8:24 24 I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will

I have been doing a lot of camping lately and one of things I enjoy is a campfire. Towards the end of the evening it is time to separate the remaining coals. The coals burn for a while then they start to lose their flame and if you wait long enough the coals will go out. Our Christian life is similar if we don’t keep the fire going the flame can go out. So, what makes the fire go out in the Christian life? Not spending time with God. If we only speak to God every now and th

Do we ever feel like we fall short of what God expects from us? Well, I imagine if we are honest there are times, we all have experienced that feeling (my hand is up). Don’t lose heart because, Paul dealt with this same feeling. As we see in Romans 7:15 (NIV). 15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. This revealed that Paul was dealing with internal struggles of living the Christian life. We deal with the same thing at times.

Matthew 5:15-16 (NIV) 5 :15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead, they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. Does anyone outside of your church know you are a Christian? Does your family know you’re a Christian? How about your golf buddies, or your coworkers? Does your bible sit on the shelf where y

Does the Lord discipline His children? You bet He does. The Lord uses trials to discipline His children for the purpose of testing and strengthening their faith in order to bring praise, honor, and glory to Jesus Christ. So, what is a trial? According to James Macdonald’s study on trials, “When Life is Hard”, a trial is a painful experience allowed by God to change our conduct and our character. It might sound strange to some, but God does this because He loves us. Hebrews 1

2 Chronicles 20:20 (NIV) Have faith in the Lord your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.” Are you a dreamer? I have always been a dreamer for things in my life. I am still a dreamer. Some of my dreams have become goals for my life. I have talked to some people who put no value in dreaming, and I guess we are all different. However, I am dreamer and I believe God promises we can do all things through Him. Anne Frank wrote, “The g

A few weeks ago, I had a chance to visit my son David’s family, which gave me a chance to be with my little grandkids. I have many friends and family members with grandchildren, and you know what I am saying. What a precious gift from God.!!!!!!!!! There is nothing like having a little grandchild asking if you want to swing or go for a walk. Then to have both my granddaughters bring me books to read them. Then when the grandkids tell me that they will wake me up in the mornin

Matthew 8:26 (NIV) 26 He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm. A storm rose quickly on the Sea of Galilee and the disciples were frightened of the storm due to their limited faith. They turned to Jesus and He calmed the waves and rebuked the disciples for their lack of faith. On occasion we like the disciples are frightened by the storms we face in life. Why do we ever fear the st

Jesus warned us that what goes into our heart is what really matters. The eyes are the gatekeepers to our heart. So, it really matters what we look at. We need to guard our heart from the things of this world and many times that fire is ignited by our eyes. We see it on TV every day. The world is trying to entice us with things that enter our heart via our eyes. We all have seen the bling, If I only had this car or truck, I would be happy. ….. I need that new fishing boat…. I

Our life is full of relationships. In each relationship it is nurtured by spending time with the other person in the relationship. When we spend time with our spouse, we become better husbands and wives. We build relationships with coworkers by spending time nurturing a good work relationship. We become a better brother or sister in Christ by nurturing our fellowship with our brothers and sisters in Christ. We become a better father or mother by nurturing our relationship wit

Acts 20:35 (NKJV) 35 I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." The thread of generosity is woven throughout Christ’s teachings. We currently are watching the “The Chosen” series about Jesus and His Disciples. The series gets me excited about studying how Jesus interacted with and taught His Disciples. Jesus often exhibited generosit

Hebrews 13:5 (NIV) 5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, Have you ever been trapped by your possessions? Does it seem like it takes more and more effort keeping track of things you own, while still making mental notes of what you intend to buy. Some of us might never have experienced this; however, most of us if we are truthful have had to deal with this to a certain extent. My title is “Materialism can be a Tra

John 15:9 (NIV) 9 “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. Jesus was such a supreme example of Love that the world has ever seen. We read in the Bible of His Love that crossed barriers. The wonderful thing for us is that we can experience Jesus' Love in our lives. So many times, we humans put conditions on our love. It is easy to love certain people in our lives, but to love everyone unconditional, well that is a tough one especially during foo