Apply your heart to instruction and your ear to words of knowledge. Proverbs 23:12 I'm two weeks into a coaching program to help me live healthier. This program has a God focus, which is the piece up to this point I have been missing in my failed attempts to be healthy and treat my body as... Continue Reading →
Enslaved
They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved. 2 Peter 2:19 The world promises freedom but there is always a price to be paid for it. I am free to do whatever I want, but there are still consequences to actions. It is so easy... Continue Reading →
Blessings
Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered. Proverbs 11:25 It can be a blessing to be the one giving a blessing. It can also be a blessing to someone to have the opportunity to bless. We can be enriched by meeting the needs of another, but also by allowing someone else... Continue Reading →
Conditions
So, brothers, in whatever condition each was called, there let him remain with God. 1 Corinthians 7:24 Paul was answering all the questions about who should remain a servant or be circumcised after coming into relationship with Christ. He was telling them that right where they were was OK. Whatever your condition, you can be in... Continue Reading →
Righteous
What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith; but that Israel who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness did not succeed in reaching that law. Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have... Continue Reading →
Make Disciples
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,”Matthew 28:19 I was raised in church. From age two to twelve, I attended most services Sunday morning, Sunday night, Wednesday night and any special services. I was blessed with a... Continue Reading →
Training
training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, Titus 2:12 God is willing to train us if we let Him. He wants to be our personal trainer, to help us say no to the things of this world and sin. He promised us the Spirit of... Continue Reading →
Dressed in Strength
She dresses herself with strength and makes her arms strong. Proverbs 31:17 I am emotionally strong because I've walked with God through many things. I have never seen myself as physically strong. Physical strength, like emotional strength is a choice. I have to choose to dress myself in strength, to make myself strong. Another scripture that says "the... Continue Reading →
For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed. Hebrews... Continue Reading →
God Can’t Direct
The mind of man plans his way,But the Lord directs his steps. Proverbs 16:9 I spend a lot of time planning, often even more than it takes to do the activity. God made my heart to like a plan, but too often it is in stepping out that gets me. I have to direct my face towards God in... Continue Reading →
