Posted in trust on Jan 26th, 2012
For most issues in life, we trust in the competency of those with whom we’re dealing, whether it be a medical professional or a banking associate or restaurant chef or an auto mechanic or any other service provider.
But when push comes to shove and it seems like we’re teetering on the precipice of physical [...]
Read Full Post »
Posted in Satan on Jan 24th, 2012
Proverbs 4:23 says that “above all else,” we are to guard our hearts.
Why? “For everything you do flows from it.”
That’s quite a statement.
Everything?
Yes.
The words we speak are the overflow of the heart, Jesus said (Luke 6:45).
Our resistence to sin is based on the amount of scripture we hide in our hearts, Solomon said (Psalm [...]
Read Full Post »
Posted in blessings on Jan 20th, 2012
There’s no question that Jacob’s son Joseph had a difficult path early in his adult life. Betrayal by his jealous brothers left him stuck in a pagan land and beset with unjust treatment, yet Joseph remained faithful to God.
Genesis chapters 37-50 describe in great detail the various experiences Joseph faced and how God worked [...]
Read Full Post »
Posted in integrity on Jan 19th, 2012
It stinks when somebody else promises to give us help that we really need and then that person forgets to do so.
The sad fact is, though, that we’ve probably done the same thing to others on more than one occasion in our lives.
Part of being a person of integrity is the keeping of [...]
Read Full Post »
Posted in God's leading on Jan 18th, 2012
I’m sure that Old West wagon masters got a lot of good food cooked for them when the wagon trains made it to Oregon or Washington.
Can you imagine how glad the women of all those thousands wagon trains were when the many months of travelling ended and setting up a household began?
Oh my, there must [...]
Read Full Post »