Monthly Archives: December 2014

While walking this earth, Jesus the Son of Man was a total and complete human being. At the same time Jesus the Son of God was the total and complete expression of the Triune God! This Son of Humanity showed us by example how to live in a connected relationship with the Father. Jesus Himself went about doing good-relating, loving, teaching, and healing. Yet, at times, He pulled away from His family, friends, and followers to connect to His source-the…..

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The world is saturated with skepticism, agnosticism, and atheism. Many who practice simple faith in the Lord Jesus Christ are vilified as ignorant, and uninformed. But the truth that God is still available today to perform works of power in our lives is a reality! When it comes to faith, all believers are at various stages of confidence in the belief that God will intimately be involved, and work miracles in our present day. Many Christians believe, welcoming and accepting…..

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As a runner, I know from experience how hard it can be to run uphill, especially in a long race. I’ve learned that when running hills, you must not focus on how much further you must climb to finish; you must instead concentrate on your present stride, one step at a time. When you look too far ahead, it’s easy to get overwhelmed with negative thoughts, such as=I’m not going to be able to finish; this is too long; I’m…..

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In the New Testament, 1 Corinthians 13 enlightens us as to what pure love looks like, acts like, and feels like. In the gospel, the theme of Jesus’ teaching is; love, compassion, forgiveness, and walking in the spiritual Kingdom of God which is full of goodness, peace and joy. We are told throughout Scripture that God is love, but so many never experience God as love. These believe He is a hard taskmaster-condemning, demanding, void of joy, not fair or…..

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When we come in contact with people who agitate us by doing something we consider harmful, hurtful, or lacking in honesty and truthfulness, it’s easy to get pulled into fretting. Fretting will rob our hearts of peace, joy, and positive focus, bringing worry, anger, distress, and a tendency toward pessimism as a replacement. The more we fret, the more we will gravitate toward being unkind, spiteful and full of ill feelings. That is why the Lord cautions us over and…..

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What does it mean to “harden your heart”? A hardened heart is a heart that has grown callous, unfeeling, uncaring, and insensitive toward God and others because of difficult trials or prolonged hardships. When God brought the Israelites out of slavery, He performed mighty miracles to set His people free. The Israelites stood in awe and praised God as He opened the Red Sea and defeated their enemies. Now they were on the way to the Promised Land! However, they…..

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When King David was stuck in the “pit,” he waited patiently and expectantly for the Lord to rescue him in spite of his feelings. His faith triumphed over his feelings! Many times in our humanness, we cannot maintain emotional and spiritual stability when we are down in the pit. The pit feels like a helpless place where our spiritual enemy works to bring damage to our lives. The pit is a negative place full of confusion, chaos, hopelessness, dissatisfaction, and…..

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When we have a real relationship with Jesus, we can go to Him and be honest about our feelings; whether they are good, bad, or ugly. Because of God’s love toward us, which is bigger than all our fear, anger, and hurt, we do not have to be afraid of being rejected or pushed away by Him when we fall short. Jesus Christ gave Himself so that the world could find self-forgiveness and self-acceptance within the boundaries of His pure…..

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