How to have a mighty river of joy when you don’t feel a trickle
Joy comes from your spirit, not your feelings. Here is how to get rivers of joy moving even when emotions are down…
The high cost of complaining and how to quit paying for it.
Complaining seems innocent enough. In fact, most of us think we never do it. Actually, we do, and we are paying a high price for it. Here’s how to break that habit…
In a spiritual battle? There's an armor that's critical to victory
In a spiritual battle, your armor is critical. Check out every piece to be sure you are not exposed to the enemy.
Hopeless situations test our faith. Here are five ways to stay hopeful against all hope.
Situations can look hopeless. I had a hopeless situation that presented itself last Sunday when four scuba divers were lost 50 miles offshore from North Carolina. One of them was my son-in-law’s Dad…
Here are five good reasons to break the habit of looking backward
Looking backward is a habit. It involves fear, regret, and a host of negative things. Try these 5 things to break the habit and become a forward-looker!
Feeling like your world is spinning? You may be on the potter’s wheel.
When life feels like it is spinning out of control, remember that you are a lump of clay on God’s pottery wheel. Here are some ways He “shapes you on the wheel.”
Here are four ways to get better at passing the "test of rest."
All of us live and work in pressurized environments. Here are four ways to pass the “test of rest” daily.
Does something look impossible? God has ways and means far beyond your mind.
When situations look impossible, remember that God has mighty resources at His disposal that are small in the world’s eyes. In Israel’s case, it was the “hornet.”
Need your prayer life to jump-start? Try praying these four prayers every day
Prayer can be hard if you don’t know where to start. Why not start with four prayers God inspired in Scripture for you to pray?
Want to know the secret to all relationships? “Little things add up”
We have lost the secret to all relationships: that small, practical help meeting needs changes your world.
Do you need a miracle in your life? "Step out" and then "step in."
Miracles don’t just happen! Somebody has to get their “feet wet” and “step in” to new territory.
Hearing from God is a simple matter of learning how to listen.
We make hearing from much too complicated. God is speaking, and we need to be hearing. Here are four delivery systems God uses for you to hear His voice:
Losing your footing? How about a nice new set of hinds' feet?
We all fail and fall. The secret of progress is a new set of hinds’ feet.
Here are four powerful ways to come up out of the deepest valley
I’m sure you have walked through some deep valleys. We all have, and you may be in the middle of one right now.
Dealing with a thorn in your side? Here are four ways to defeat it for good.
You can’t ignore a thorn or a splinter in your skin. It doesn’t get better, and it doesn’t go away. You have to “deal with it.”
Strength has three parts. Here is how to pray for each one of them...
Strength has three components: physical, emotional, and spiritual. Which one are you feeling the most weakness in?
How consistency makes a huge difference in your long-term success
You need to succeed. The method you use to achieve success may differ from what you think. Hear this: “The longer you do the right thing in the right way without changing, the greater your chance of success.”
LIfe is fun when you focus on your "grapes" instead of your "giants"
Life completely changes when you look at “reward” instead of “risk,” “grapes” instead of “giants.”