Help For Your Daily Walk

Being thankful during times of trials doesn’t always come easy, but it can. You are not thankful for the awful stuff you may be going through; you are thankful that you know you have victory over it. You may not see that “win” just yet, but it’s there. In 2 Cor 2:14 we see how God ALWAYS causes us to triumph. “Now thanks be unto God, which always causes us to triumph in Christ”. There is more than a really good chance of victory when the words ALWAYS and TRIUMPH are used. Don

“What the devil means for your harm, God intends to use it for good”. We must never give up hope for a brighter tomorrow even in the middle of a horrible mess. Think about Job and the mess he found himself in. He never gave up hope in the midst of his trouble. The cool thing is he received “double” for that trouble. “When Job prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his fortunes. In fact, the LORD gave him twice as much as before!” “So, the LORD blessed Job in the second hal

What are your beliefs for your life? Do you believe in you? Do you have a strong sense of what is right and will carry you forward in your life? These are questions that can help you understand your next steps to a successful life. Knowing what to believe or not believe is important to give you a solid footing in your journey. Our parents played a role in shaping our beliefs. If we were encouraged and affirmed as kids, believing in ourselves would become a natural thing. A so

Understand that I am not saying having money and things is bad. You must have it or you can’t survive. As a matter of fact, it says in Ecclesiastes 10:19 that “money answers all things”. Meaning it is a necessary ingredient for your daily life. What I am trying to convey here is that the pursuit of money should never be put above your seeking wisdom and good judgment. Those things are so important. There are many ways people have pursued money without good judgment. They shou

When we had my nephew come and install our TV over the coffee station a few weeks ago, he brought his power drill. As he got out all the supplies, he realized the bit that he needed to get it properly screwed in the wall was not there. We have the best neighbors, and I knew one of them would have what we needed. I couldn’t imagine any of them having what I needed and telling me that I couldn’t borrow it from them. They did have exactly what we needed and graciously let us use

As you interact with other people, do you ever stop to think about the things they are going through that they never share with anyone? Maybe you are one of those that have so much pain hidden within your heart that it makes functioning difficult. Life can be hard sometimes and sometimes you just need a little extra love to make it through. When that is what you are needing, and you get the opposite, you are going to want to become reclusive and anxious. But keep your chin up

Our entire life is made up of the choices we make. We choose to get up or stay in bed. We choose to eat healthy or unhealthy. We choose to stay broke or do something productive. We choose to have children and raise them right or have them with the morals of an ally cat. We choose to trust and believe what God tells us in the Bible is true or we ignore it and suffer the consequences. When we choose to trust what God tells us is true and that He is faithful in those promises …

Have you ever heard a statement that started with, “I have a mind to”? ________. That blank was usually filled in with something negative. Someone has done something to you and the first thing that comes to your mind is how to get them back. Yikes! How good would it be for you and the recipient of whoever or whatever you are dealing with, if you changed that line of thought? And if someone were to say to you, “Speak your mind”, what comes out of your mouth (that started in yo

What can you accomplish today? That’s where you find relief from stress and worry. We have to quit “sweating the small stuff” and start pinpointing the next step for today. Let tomorrow come while you are taking care of today. What are some simple things that I can do today to move me forward? We need to live each day “laser focused” on the day before us. When we do that, there will be a shift in our thinking and task completion. When I was working Monday through Friday outsi

Does it define you? Not necessarily, but it does make a difference in how your life flows. Habits can be good or they can be bad. If you are wanting a successful life, those good habits should always outweigh the bad ones. You have to desire to be successful and “work” towards that goal. How do we do that work? Who should it benefit? How do I choose to be excellent without feeling I have to be perfect at everything? So many questions. Today’s scripture should help with those

“Stay the course”. “Stick with it”. “Stand firm”. “Press on”. “See it through”. However you say it, continue doing those good things each and every day. Those good things you do, don’t go unnoticed. You may feel that way from time to time, but today’s verse gives us a picture of how that is not the case. You are encouraged to “not get tired of doing good.” “At just the right time” … you can expect a blessing like no other will be headed your way. Another way of saying this co

The lazy bridge is a bridge to nowhere! You want so much more in your life, but you will never get those things because you are stuck in a lazy/entitled frame of mind. Today’s verse says it plain. “Lazy people want much but get little”. Do you sit around the better part of your day … dreaming or do you put some “feet to those dreams”? Dreaming is not a bad thing. It is the staying in bed and not getting yourself in gear to move those dreams to reality that sucks. You may have

In Proverbs 17:17 a phrase we all know, “A friend loves at all times.” What exactly does that entail? Are you only there when times are bad and then disappear? Or on the flip side, are you only there in the good times with nothing to stress you out? That scripture tells us a different story than either of those instances. We are to LOVE at ALL times. I have had those types of friends in my lifetime, and I’ve allowed distance to steal them from me. In the age of communication

When you put your trust in someone, you believe that they will follow through with their assignment. They will do what they say. If you put your trust in the police of your city, you believe they will come and enforce the laws that protect you and your neighbors. There is a caveat of obedience involved. If we are expecting protection, we must be obedient to the laws that are in place. The “law” must be the line that should not be crossed. When you cross that line, you become

If you are a “people pleaser”, there is a good chance you are getting pretty haggard about now. Like the lady in the meme today, you feel like screaming. “Give me some space!” As a Christian we are taught to love others, and we are to do that well. No place in the scriptures does it give us any indication that we are to be used and abused by those that would take advantage of us. On the contrary, we are servants of Christ. As Paul was telling the folks at Galatia, he was not

If I asked you to tell me something that you want more than anything else in the world, what would that be? I’m not talking about “peace in the world”. We all want that, right? Let’s go a little deeper and a little more personal than that. I want you to reflect on what lays heavy on your heart when you go to bed at night and is still there when you put your feet on the floor in the morning. That right there is the thing. That’s the thing that you want fixed or refreshed or wa

No one is automatically good. Even as innocent babies, we have that selfishness of “I want it and I want it now” sort of attitude. But what I want to emphasize today is not the bad, but how bad can be changed into better. Not just better … but great. There are different degrees of improvement needed in people’s lives. Some have lived a life that would embarrass even the biggest of sinners. Then others have lived a lifetime of being the “perfect” Christian and yet find themsel

Of course, it is the law that you “buckle up” when driving a vehicle, right? But there was a day when that wasn’t the case. Someone would say, “fasten your seatbelt”, because the driver was emphasizing that everyone in the car was in for a “wild ride” of some sort. I think it is wild how God is wanting to bless each of us in our lives, yet we refuse to see it. Why can’t we realize He is the giver of every good blessing? Maybe for whatever reason we feel unworthy somehow. But

Did you realize that God wants good for you? Too often we sit around depressed over how our lives are currently going. This is not what God has in mind for you. As I mentioned in previous posts, you are a treasure to God. When you have a treasure, you don’t treat it just “any ole way”. Neither does God. He loves us so much and it saddens Him when we reject His love and care for us. In Matthew He says, “How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects

So much in life depends on how we react to it. A roadblock comes up, and our first reaction is just to turn around and forget about it. There is purpose in the journey … never forget that. So instead of turning around, find a different path to the destination. It may be that during that path; the Lord will be able to give you wisdom you never even knew you needed. Our part in life is to find Gods will and just do it. When the battles show up, we don’t have to “battle it out”