There are times during our journey that we feel distant or disconnected from God. Always remember the simple, yet profound, statement David made while writing the 23rd Psalm: “He restores my soul.”(Psalm 23:3A) And this powerful statement from Paul: (Nothing) “will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ …
Mike Linch shared a story about his former college baseball coach, Al Worthington. Previous to coaching, Al had a solid MLB career. Often when he greeted people he would ask, “Has anyone loved you enough today to tell you that God loves you?” “Legalism says God will love us if we change. The gospel says …
God knows every challenge we are facing. He wants to bless us even during our trials. If we serve the needs of others and count our blessings, we can rejoice and be glad in spite of our temporary troubles. “Trials in life can either purify or corrupt us. Trials are temporary.”(Marion Bekoe) “This is the …
In the two encouraging verses below, Paul says that we should pray so that “the peace of God…will guard our hearts and our minds.” There is so much misinformation and hate on social media. It’s like an accident that you don’t want to see but your eyes continue to be drawn to it. We need …
“The Bible was not given for our information but for our transformation.”(Dwight L. Moody) “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”(Romans 12:2) Keith MadisonSCORE International
When it comes to worry and stress I am a work in progress. I’m learning that the more I trust God, the less stress I feel. The more time I spend with Him, the more peace I have. The more thankful I am, the better my day will be. “Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of …
During darkness He is light. When we fail He extends grace. When have lost our strength He gives some of His to us. “His strength is perfect when our strength is gone.He’ll carry us when we can’t carry on. Raised in His power the weak become strong.His strength is perfect” ~ Jerry Salley & Steven …
Be encouraged today that God is with you wherever you go. You have access to His wisdom and His council before and during every event of the day. “By the light of nature we see God as a God above us, by the light of the law we see Him as a God against us, …
It’s hard to have compassion on someone without making eye contact. When we lock eyes with someone in need and have compassion on them, it is then God may whisper into our hearts as to how we may help them. “Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.” — Henry Ward Beecher “Now a man who …
Coaches and leaders, this👇 Servant leadership always empathizes, always accepts the person, but sometimes refuses to accept some of the person’s effort or performance as good enough.”Robert K. Greenleaf “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,”(Colossians 3:23) Keith MadisonSCORE International