“And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them” Romans 8:28 Bad things happen. The question is: How are you going to respond to it? Are you going to respond with anger, pride, worry, depression, fear, solitude, […]

“Three times the donkey saw me and shied away; otherwise, I would certainly have killed you by now and spared the donkey.” Numbers 22:33 King Balak wanted the prophet Balam to curse the Israelites. God told Balam not to go. Balak was persistent, so Balam goes, but God tells him to only say what God

“Submit to God, and you will have peace; then things will go well for you.” Job 22:21 When we independent/strong-willed folks hear the word submit, it is uncomfortable for us. We like to be in control. But, in order to experience peace, we need to learn to be submissive to God. We can ask God

“Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy. Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks

“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on

“Love means doing what God has commanded us, and he has commanded us to love one another, just as you heard from the beginning.” 1John 1:6 Love is a choice. It’s not a feeling or something you fall in and out of. God commands us to love one another. It’s a way of life. Love

“Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 6:34 There are two days we should never worry about: yesterday and tomorrow. We can’t live in the past or in the future. When we worry about the past and the future, we miss

“But Caleb tried to quiet the people as they stood before Moses. “Let’s go at once to take the land,” he said. “We can certainly conquer it!” But the other men who had explored the land with him disagreed. “We can’t go up against them! They are stronger than we are!” Numbers 13:30-31 Moses sent

“For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right. Psalm 84:11 God is good all the time! He is everything you need. Do what is right and be blessed.

“Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” Romans 12:2 Do you want change in your life? If so, you have to