Following Jesus Christ is learning how to live the kingdom way. Do you want a deeper walk with God? Are you unsure of what you believe and how to stand firm? Do you want to make a difference in the lives of your family, friends, or co-workers? Is your spiritual life dry and lifeless? Here are five habits that can change your life. Five habits for spiritual growth View all through the eyes of eternity. Trust me, this will give…
Through Adam’s transgression all sin. His transgression introduced God’s judgment and condemnation resulting in death, eternal separation from our creator. That’s our “gift” through inheritance from Adam. Through the life and death of Jesus Christ, we have been given the gift of grace. His death and resurrection bring us the gift of righteousness(being made clean) and justification (being made right in God’s sight). We no longer have the sentence of death awaiting us. Instead, we have His gift of eternal…
Jesus, consider who He was. This Christmas season, join me as I consider who Jesus was, is, and is to be. If you know Him, let these scriptures be an encouragement to you. If you do not know Him, this could be your introduction to Him. Allow these words to move from your mind to your heart as you meditate on one of them throughout each day. Dec. 1 He was called the eternal Word and He was in the…
Life can get overwhelming at times. We are encouraged to be strong. We can do it, etc. But, what if we can’t? Anxiety creeps in and we begin to worry. I give you good news. We weren’t meant to be strong. We weren’t meant to carry loads. We weren’t meant to meet all the difficulties with our own resources. That is not what we created to do. We were meant to be constantly connected to God who has unlimited resources….
Be thankful 1 Thessalonians 5:18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Colossians 2:6,7 As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving. Colossians 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful….
Why minimalize? There will be less to clean, less to store. Less clutter. So we can help more. Jesus teaches us in Matthew chapter 6 having food and raiment, be content. Shopping—Gaining or minimalizing Are we shopping out of need or want? How many pairs of shoes do I need? Another sweater? Me, I know that I have more clothes than I need. Is my phone adequate, or do I need the latest phone? Or another purse? How new of a car…
What was Adam and Eve’s sin? What did they do that was so bad they were kicked out of the Garden of Eden? Was eating the forbidden fruit all that important? Let’s take a look. I was thinking about this and reading Genesis 3. Satan didn’t tempt them with some awful sin. No. But, it touched the core of all sin—independence from God. Pride in thinking they could be like God. That they could run their own lives. That…
Essential faith is there for the bottom line when life is not pleasant. Do you say, “I believe in God. So What? Faith, so what? How does that help me now?” The following is a list of some of life’s difficulties, bumps on our road. Sometimes, more like mountains in our way. How does my faith in God help me in life in real time? Any of the following in your life today? Take your pick of the following: I’m…
“Our hearts are restless(unquiet) until they rest in You.” St. Augustine Actual quote – “you have made us and drawn us to yourself, and our heart is unquiet until it rests in you.” Restless when full Do you sometimes feel…
I mentioned previously that I would search for the key to life abounding in the life of Christ. Paul tells us how this works in Romans 6-8. Specifically, when Jesus died we died, when He was buried we were buried, when He was resurrected to a new life so were we. By faith, we reckon it so. Count it done. Credit it to our account. So how does this work? Resurrection leads to life abounding As believers raised from the…