ACCEPTANCE
Do you think you are accepted? Or do you think your peers just tolerate you because they have to? Are you quite certain that the group that just broke out in laughter is making fun of you? Have you ever wished for someone to show you just what you are doing wrong, so you could […]
LIFE—A TIME OF PREPARATION
As life becomes increasingly full of activity, it is easy to forget the real reason for our earthly existence. In Amos 4:12, we read, “Prepare to meet thy God.” Many times our focus is motivated by the push for financial security, the desire for an easy lifestyle, or the pursuit of pleasure. God has graciously given […]
CONVICTION NEEDED
Conviction is the personal, God-given guide that discerns good and evil. God has ordained numerous guides to lead us from earth to Heaven, His Word and His Spirit being the most outstanding. Other influences, such as, the church and godly homes, also provide valuable guidance. Yet unless those influences become embedded in our hearts, they […]
TAKING RESPONSIBILITY
Every one of us, with the exception of the very young, has some responsibility. We are commanded to be stewards of all that God has given to us. We are to share in bearing the burdens of others. “Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. For if a man think […]
CHOICES
I have often been inspired with the topic of choices, especially when I am at the crossroad of needing to make another important decision that will affect the success of my spiritual life. It has helped me to look the situation, or the struggle, “straight in the eye” and to clearly understand the result of […]
