God doesn’t love us as we want to be, pretend to be or should be. No, He loves us just the way we are…but loves us too much to allow us to stay this way. When we submit to Him in prayer, study His Word and learn to love Him and love others, we …
God is using you. I know, none of us are Billy Graham, Mother Theresa or the Apostle Paul, but God is using you in your office, with your team and in your families. Ask God for grace, wisdom and energy. Then, encourage,motivate and be an example for those around you. At the end of …
When asked about regretting not being allowed to pitch in MLB in his prime, the great Negro League pitcher, Satchel Paige, used to say, “Don’t look behind you, somebody be gaining on you.” How true. If we are constantly looking at how someone mistreated us in the past, or mistakes we have made it …
If we choose gratitude today, what kind of day will we have? All day today, let’s thank God for the big gifts and the small gifts He has given to us; those we love, the clothes that we wear, the food we eat, our health, the car we drive, the income we receive, the beauty …
Have you ever purchased something you’ve been wanting for a long time and in just a few weeks the excitement wears off? I have. From a Roman prison, Paul wrote this: “I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it …
We want to be independent and to accomplish things on our own, but that’s not God’s plan for us. He wants us to learn to work as a team in order to reach our goals. Solomon understood this and shared this wisdom with us: “Two are better than one, because they have a good …
Many times people with little or no faith attempt to destroy the faith of believers with questions most of us can’t answer. Charles Stanley said recently, “If we could answer all of the questions about God, that would place us equal with God–that will never happen.” From personal experience, I have discovered that even …
Back in the mid-’90’s during the 1st half of a very competitive SEC schedule, we were rolling. We hadn’t lost a series and we were battling for 1st in our division and ranked in the top 10. Our A.D. was working on bids to host a regional. Then…we dropped like a rock and didn’t …
Many people believe in Christ, but because of peer pressure or popular opinion they never acknowledge Him. It was the same 2000 yrs ago when John wrote his gospel. “Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they would not confess their faith for …
When I was a young coach I was very inconsistent in my walk with Christ. I was easily influenced (both positively and negatively)by other coaches I admired. In Philippians 4:1 Paul encourages his friends in Philippi to “stand firm.” How do we stand firm and be more consistent? He tells us in Phil.3:20-21. He …