People know of your faith not by the church you go to or by what you say. They know your faith by the way you love people. If your “neighbor” is hard to love, start by loving him in very small ways, then watch God grow your love over time. Love is an action word. …
Have you ever run through a wooded area with undergrowth or a field that has not been tended for several years? If you have, you know that you stumble, trip and get tangled up in briars, roots and vines. That’s what sin does to us in our journey with Christ. I’m speaking, unfortunately, from experience. …
It removes stress It builds positive relationships It vastly improves your team, organization, business and family It pleases God What is this magic formula? PUT OTHERS FIRST. When we put others first, we have purpose instead of selfish ambition. “Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of …
God loves us. He wants to help, guide, encourage, teach and listen to our needs. He wants to give wisdom. He wants to give our weary souls peace and rest. He wants to spend time with us and He wants us to open our hearts so that He can bless us. “God loves each one …
Don’t allow disappointments and distractions prevent you from being who God wants you to be. The same God who helped you and was with you on the mountain top is also with you in the valley. “(God) gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.”(Isaiah 40:29) Keith MadisonSCORE International
During my first year as head baseball coach at Kentucky, in a game against a rival team, we found ourselves down by three runs late in the game. My sophomore shortstop must have seen the beads of sweat on my forehead. He casually walk up to me in the dugout and quietly said, “we got …
We all have experienced professional, physical, emotional and spiritual struggles. Instead of dwelling on these past disappointments, let’s remember the wonderful things God has done in our lives. “Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago.”(Isaiah 25:1) …
Why do you thinks so many Christians live unfulfilled lives? Because we are too busy or too distracted to hear the voice of the Good Shepherd. “I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock …
Ty Cobb has a reputation of being one of the greatest baseball players in the history of the game. He also is known as a ruthless, angry competitor who would not only take you out on a slide, but would go out of his way to hurt you with sharpened spikes. I don’t know for …
There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”(Eleanor Roosevelt) Hold close to you what the Lord says, not what man may say. Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is …