As I got ready to post this blog, I noticed God has a distinct theme weaving through my life right now: Be strong and courageous. God has been speaking those words to me for quite some time. Why? Because things in the world are bad and are going to get worse—it says so in the…
Life has a way of constantly throwing trouble our way. The paycheck falls short of covering the bills. The kids misbehave. The car breaks down. In the last year, price’s everywhere have risen, in some cases even doubled, making it even more difficult for the paycheck. Lately, it seems all I hear is doom and…
As the Israelites 40 years in the desert came to a close, God told Moses it was time for him to die and to anoint Joshua as the next leader (see Numbers 27:12–22). I imagine Joshua was rather hesitant about this. Yet, He had been Moses’ right hand man, so to speak, for over 40…
We all want to conquer the challenges we face in life. These 5 tips from the Bible will help you be an overcomer. The Bible is the #1 top selling book of all time for a reason. (According to AllTopEverything.com, the Bible has sold 5 billion copies.) The Bible is God’s love letter to us….
Last month I wrote about honoring God and how I had failed to do that. Immediately following He began to speak to me about the spiritual seeds I’ve sown. My initial thought was to read Haggai, but the specific verses running through my mind were Habakkuk 3:17–19. “Even though the fig trees have no blossoms,…
As a follow-up to last month’s post, I’d like to share another revelation moment the Lord brought me shortly after the one I shared last month. I’ve been a born-again Christian since 1980. I’ve been in the habit of daily Bible reading for a long time. Therefore, during my quiet time, the Lord will often…
When I begin my daily Bible reading, I ask God to show me His truths, to open the eyes of my understanding that I might comprehend the Scriptures (Luke 22:45). I want to know Him more. And He is faithful to answer that prayer. Recently, I’ve been rereading Exodus. I have always wondered how the…
Last month I looked at some of the subtle lies Satan plants in our hearts without us even knowing it. In actuality, I’m on a cleaning binge. I’m working to clean out the lies I have unwittingly embraced and that have kept me from enjoying the abundant life Jesus promised. A lie I’d like to…