Experiencing Joy In The New Year – In The Midst Of Sorrow
Has the loss of someone dear to you left a perpetual hole in your heart? Have the consequences of your poor choices convinced you that you’re a hopeless loser?
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Do We Take Owning A Bible For Granted?
One of the easiest ways to obtain wisdom is to read the Bible. Yet many of us take God’s Word for granted. We don’t realize how much we need our heavenly Father’s counsel for every area of our lives.
Continue reading →How would you answer Bert’s question?
Every bad decision we made years, months, days – or even minutes – ago affects us (and possibly those we share life with). We may never know how much our actions steal from us and others around us. Choosing to obey God’s directions can be hard, but not as hard as living with the consequences of sin. This is why I’m forever thankful God is in the business of redemption. While this doesn’t mean He’ll remove the consequences of our choices, it does mean that, after we repent, we can move forward with a clean heart.
Continue reading →Resentment Brings Out the Worst In Us
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 →Rate Your ‘Joy Level’ for 2023
What if, rather than spending time justifying why we should visit that porn site, mouth off to our spouse or cheat on our income taxes, we mentally switched course and did something radically different?
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