Influencers

God chose to tell of the widows quiet faith in His Word. We are all influenced by what we see, taste, touch, smell and hear. The bold moves of the Spirit, Wild Colors, Majestic Music, Grand Architecture and Beautiful vistas keep us in touch with our Creator.  Our Father encourages us to keep our eyes…

Just Passing Through

The truth is that we are all just passing through this broken world, but as believers, we are not alone. The Holy Spirit reminds us to hold onto the the faith we’ve been gifted. Through His eyes and by His wisdom we undo the entire strategy of our adversary. He studies us and plots against…

Character is Built

To build our character our heavenly Father allows hardship. We learn the most from hard knocks that  chisel away any weakness while the disappointment builds perseverance, strength, faith, and the purpose that comes from serving God and others. The most satisfying of all life’s blessings are truly forged through personal effort, struggle, and selfless serving.…

Willing Sin

If you have tried and tried again to get rid of a sin and you repeatedly fail, you’re not dealing with a sin anymore. You’re dealing with a stronghold. There is a critical difference between sin and tough strongholds.  There are effective spiritual warfare strategies required to overcome a persistent sin, and any lingering strongholds. King James…

Faults Unknown

Many lost souls travel the world, but return home empty and unfulfilled. Only the wise pay attention to Solomon’s words in Ecclesiastes. Every season brings both joy and sorrows. Only a pure, honest, and searching heart discovers what is true, pure, and good in all things.  Trials produce our character. As we have Christ within us,…

Gifting Eternity

Who is the Giver of all life? Who takes away the sting of death? Who provides for your every need? Who sees everything and knows each motive? Who watches your every step, and listens to your every word? Who loves  you beyond all human capacity? Who forgives you? Jesus said: “Do not let your hearts…

Satisfaction

The world keeps changing the names of the treasures, but the pursuit remains the same. People still chase laughter to escape sorrow. We seek entertainment to escape silence. We desire more possessions to escape insecurity. We strive to accomplish to escape insignificance. We seek social status to escape being forgotten. Ecclesiastes demonstrates the ultimate futility…

Gratitude

Be dazzled by how much God loves you! Be stilled and stand in the glory of God. Remember how our Lord stepped into the pain, the grief, the hard days?  He remains with us in the valleys and through the wilderness. We arrive changed on the other side.  What was meant to harm us, our…

Intellect vs Wisdom

The Bible distinguishes between intellect and wisdom. The Bible is the Word of God penned under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. The Word is without error, written by —- chosen people, in —- different continents, over —- years, in —- separate languages. Human intellect and wisdom are fundamentally different. The definition of intellect:  The…