Are you having a great internal struggle right now? Do you feel overwhelmed by the opposition you are facing? Are you discouraged or ready to give up fighting? Who is the “real” enemy against you? While these questions can certainly mean different things at different times, let us consider some opposition Moses had to overcome…
Tag: heart
Half-Hearted
Are we living in a time where we praise mediocrity and being half-hearted, not giving our best effort? Let us consider the benefits of an alternative mindset: Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as…
A New Life!
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory….
Full Of It! What Is “It”?
Have you ever witnessed behavior that surprised you? Did someone say something completely unexpected? Where did such speech come from? Contrary to what we may wish to be the case, no mortal can make us utter words against our will. The only speech that can come out of us is speech that is already within….
Our High Voltage Vocabulary
Sometimes, the words coming out of our mouths create an electric exchange! How does God want us to use (or not use) our high voltage vocabulary? Consider the ways of the wise in this chapter of Proverbs: Click here to read Click here to listen What is the connection between our utterances and anger, our…
A Word On Patience
We don’t need much prompting to recall times when we have needed an extra dose of patience! These passages remind us that patience can still be a good thing. With constant shifts in attitudes and experiences, here is some truth that endures the test of time: Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and…
Need More Power?
Some days, we might feel a bit weaker than we think we should feel. We may not have much hope or confidence as we wake up to the same challenges that we went to sleep worried about. In Paul’s letter to the believers in Ephesus, we can learn some facts not only on the power…
Listen up, kiddo!
Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding. I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching. For I too was a son to my father, still tender, and cherished by my mother. Then he taught me, and he said to me, “Take hold of my words with all…
Questions of Righteousness
“A person is not a Jew who is one only outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. No, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a person’s praise is not from other people, but from God.”-Paul…
Mistaken Identity
Have you ever found yourself negotiating with God, trying to convince Him that you are not the one to do something that He has told you to go do? That must be how Moses felt, hearing that he had a “special delivery” for Pharaoh and for the Israelites! Surely, there must be some mix up,…
Food for Thought 