How can we live a purposeful life? How can we find more peace and joy, even during life’s challenges? The answer is this: we stay close to the One who gives purpose, peace and joy. We stay close to Him through prayer, reading the Bible, and fellowship with other believers. ““I am the vine; you …
Faithfulness Looking back on my life, in every hard situation I’ve been through, God has been with me, waiting for me to say, “please, help me through this.” He has never failed me. He is faithful. “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.””Hebrews 10:23” It is God’s …
Humility Baseball can be a challenging game. You can go three-for-four one day, then go hitless in your next 15 at bats. There is a ‘saying’ in baseball that is very applicable to life: “Every player is either humble, or he’s getting ready to be humbled.” Jesus said:“…for all those who exalt themselves will be …
When writing these “Mound Visits,” I never want to come across as if I have it all together. Because I don’t! I am a work in progress. Many times, I write about what is encouraging me at the moment, or what might be convicting me on a particular morning. “I am not what I ought …
We serve God by Serving Others This morning I was reminded about a time in my life when I would ask God almost every morning, “What would you have me do today? Help me to be so locked in to You that I would see who you bring in front of me; in the office, …
Progress “Be not afraid of going slowly; be only afraid of standing still.”(Unknown) You will never be perfect, but you can make progress. “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”(Romans 12:12) Keith MadisonSCORE InternationalCoachKeithMadison.com Coaching with Purposehttps://coachkeithmadison.com/coaching-with-purpose/
Fight the Good Fight We make mistakes. We fall, we fail and because of God’s mercy, we try again. When we fall, then let’s get up, let’s walk toward Jesus. The closer we are to Him, the less likely we are to fall and fail…the less prone we are to sin. “Your word is a …
Grace “God’s love for you is never a result of your character; it is a clear demonstration of His.”(Paul David Tripp) “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”(Romans 5:8) God loves each one of us unconditionally. What a good and perfect God we …
Grace “God’s love for you is never a result of your character; it is a clear demonstration of His.”(Paul David Tripp) “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”(Romans 5:8) God loves each one of us unconditionally. What a good and perfect God we …
Have you ever been bogged down by your past, your regrets, your failures? I have. Most of the time I recognize that as the enemy wanting to steal the joy I have in a life of grace and forgiveness through Jesus Christ. “It is grace not to be paralyzed by regret. The cross teaches that …