Consider how wretched our lives would be – how wretched our very self would be – if we couldn’t go to our heavenly Father when we feel like a failure and are at our weakest. Think how long our sleepless nights would be if God withheld His loving presence when we desperately needed to experience His nearness.
Continue reading →Resentment brings out the worst in us, causing us to think and behave in ways we’d never admit to. We might sabotage a coworker’s promotion by slandering his or her reputation. Or shame a family member by bringing up an unkind action from the past just to torment him or her. We know they don’t deserve our mean-spirited actions, but we’re so miserable that we want them to suffer too – especially if they’re receiving the praises and “attaboys” we crave.
Continue reading →God’s Word is true. It is a fact that Jesus died to set us free from the law of sin and death. Ask God to give you a greater understanding of what this means for you. Then act on it.
Continue reading →Have you ever written a letter of thanksgiving to the One Who loves you most? A few years ago, I wrote a letter to God to thank Him for His watchful care over me. This is what it said:
Continue reading →If you feel unappreciated at the office, instead of dwelling on those feelings, thank God for His purposes for planting you there.
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