Seeking wisdom from lessons learned, exploring life beyond the surface, learning from successes and failures.
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. Ephesians 4:25-29 Recently I attended a speech contest, and there was something that
Sometimes we get stuck in a place where we don’t want to be, and we believe we have no options other than to remain stuck. We may have unfulfilled goals and dreams – dreams of a new career, goals to write that novel, or the desire to learn to play a
We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses. Abraham Lincoln A few days ago I was enjoying my garden – reading, relaxing and taking the occasional photograph with my new camera. Suddenly I looked above my
There are many people in this world who seem to never get what they want. Questions I hear from a lot of people are: Why am I not working in my dream career? Why have I not met my soul-mate? Why wasn’t I asked
“The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.†(Is. 58:11), fu·til·i·ty 1. the quality of being futile;
Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of
After all, who is Apollos? Who is Paul? We are only God’s servants through whom you believed the Good News. Each of us did the work the Lord gave us.I planted the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it
Does it Go? And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep His love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully.
Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him. Colossians 3:10 When I first started attending church, I didn’t feel worthy to be there. I wan’t perfect — not even close! I often
Faith: The Substance of Things Hoped For; the Evidence of Things Not Seen What is faith? Faith is “confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see,†according to Hebrews 11:1 in the New International Version of