Sonshine for your soul
Posted in humility on May 24th, 2017
A light bulb went on for me this morning during my devotional reading in John 13.
It involves the question of why some people choose humility as a life pattern while others do not.
I had long viewed humility as a sign of internal strength rather than weakness. But why Jesus so frequently and so clearly displayed […]
Posted in wisdom on Apr 20th, 2017
A good reminder from Proverbs 13:16…
“Wise people think before they act”
Seems so logical yet don’t we all bypass this step sometimes? Especially with our words?
Carpenters know the truth of the phrase, “Measure once, cut twice. Measure twice, cut once.”
Let’s measure our words twice before we cut the air with our words. It’s […]
Posted in pride on Oct 21st, 2015
There are many good reasons to teach accurately the wholesome words of Christ.
But Paul provided a particularly compelling reason in I Timothy 6:4.
“Anyone who teaches something different is arrogant and lacks understanding.”
Wow.
The last thing any believer will want to hear on Judgment Day is that his or her teachings had been arrogant and misinformed.
Let’s […]
Posted in personal holiness on Jul 2nd, 2015
I need to become more like King Josiah of the Old Testament.
You see, I have occasionally made wrong turns in life that weren’t clearly Kingdom-focused.
I can’t recall any defiant rejections of God’s path in my life. But I can’t say the same about random mixed-motive decisions.
You know what I’m talking about because you’ve likewise […]
Posted in obdeience on Dec 3rd, 2014
Living the Christian life isn’t complicated.
It’s just not easy.
Being faithful is never about brainpower.
But it is about willpower.
As in deciding we WILL obey God’s will.
“And this is His commandment: We must believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He […]
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