Comparison is a lack of regard for others and their journeys. Loving others is impossible if you see the people around you as a threat rather than people with potential. Read: Matthew 22:38-39; Matthew 5:43-47 I have to chuckle a little to see that my post on loving others falls on Valentine’s Day. This is …
Comparison is a lack of trust in God’s ability to provide for you and meet your needs. I often look at what is happening around me and wonder if I sidestepped somewhere. After all, it looks like everyone’s life but mine is neatly organized and moving in a really beautiful direction. I easily overlook any …
Sunday! I have an additional reading for today. I am so challenged by David’s awareness of the effect of sin in his life and the key to living with pure hearts – God desires a broken and repentant heart. I wish for you a meaningful time of worshiping with other believers where you can find …
Can you believe it is Saturday already! Where does the time go? The reading for today is almost too important to put on Saturday, but here I go. There are times – well, too many times – when thoughts morph into temptations and temptations grow into sin and consequences soon follow. It might be broken …
The battle begins in the mind. Have you heard that before? Does it seem simplistic? Can we think ourselves into a better place? Read: Romans 13:14; Philippians 4:8-9; Colossians 3:1-2 It seems like, according to these scriptures, the battle not only begins in the mind, it ends in the mind. When we think about ways …
Read: Matthew 4:1-11 Jesus amazes me. I wrote last week that Jesus became human and experienced everything we do. He experienced fatigue, hunger and exhaustion. When his disciples fought about who was the best, he might even have rolled his eyes. But most importantly, he experienced temptation like we do. And he overcame! And because …
Temptation is common to all of us but when does temptation become sin? Should I repent if I am tempted? Or is it when I act on the temptation that it becomes sin? Sin is an action and every action begins with a thought; the thought is not sin. Thoughts come to us all the …
Welcome to Saturday! I love the weekend! Here’s some food for thought today… The love of God will impact your life when you start connecting and stop correcting! Randy Bezet, Bayside Community Church Jesus’ greatest commandment to us was to love him with everything we have and the second is like it, love your neighbor …
Does Jesus really get it? I mean, after all, he lived a long time ago and the things we face are 21st century issues. Like, did he ever struggle with addiction issues? Internet porn? Insider trading? Road rage? Probably not those things specifically. But here’s the beauty of temptation – it isn’t all that creative. …
Does Jesus understand what I am experiencing? Does he get it when I feel betrayed and left out? What if my family treats me like an outsider? What about when I am angry? Or sad? Yep! He gets it all. I challenge you to give this exercise a try. Next time you are experiencing a …