Good morning! If you could count all of the things that compete for your attention in a day, I imagine it would be a very large number. Ads are constantly bombarding us everywhere we go and changing every thirty seconds or less. People are texting, tagging, commenting, messaging, emailing, calling... It can be overwhelming at times. Not to mention the racing thoughts and all the tasks that need done in a day. The world and the enemy love to fill our lives with busyness and cl

Good morning! Often, people think unity means we are like robots that all are programmed the same way for the same thing all doing it at the same time. We're not robots. God doesn't want us to be robots or act like them. Unity is something different. God wants us to be of the same mindset with the same goal, but all working in our different functions towards that same goal. The human body has many different parts that all have unique functions. Without them working together a

Good morning! This Psalm puts a strong emphasis on the word of God. Early in, it states, "Hide your word in my heart that I might not sin against You." We need to take a hold of that because the word is truth. If we hide the truth in our hearts, we can have the ammo we need to combat against lies, evil and temptation. If we see it as just rules and regulations, we will miss the heart of the law. The heart of the law is the heart of God to protect His people. It's not just lik

Good morning! Do you ever wonder if God is listening when you pray? Sometimes, it can feel like your prayers just are not getting through. But faith is not strengthened by comfort or ease. It is empowered by adversity and testing. Will you still believe when it's hard as you do when it's easy? We need endurance in this journey of faith. A runner builds endurance by pushing past comfort. Our faith starts with trust. But God desires for us to grow. So, He allows testing to stre

Good morning! Sin is difficult to elude. The world makes it so easy and accessible. If we slip, God doesn't seek to destroy us, but to restore us. The devil condemns, but Jesus restores. God's mercy is everlasting and he is generous to extend it to us in times of need when we slip. It is not for us to take advantage of and use as an excuse to continue in sin. But it is our opportunity to draw closer to Jesus and hide His word in our hearts that we might not sin against Him. W

Good morning! God cares more about people than He does possessions. He also cares more about people than the rest of creation. He has done all, even giving His one and only Son, to save humanity. He gave us the right to be children of God. As children, we also heirs and joint-heirs with Christ. As an heir, we are promised an inheritance. He will give us all things as heirs and joint-heirs with Christ. Doesn't sound fair, does it? It's not. That's why it's so valuable. His gra

Good morning! Psalm 42 and 43 are almost one thought in two parts. They share a phrase that is the writer reminding themself to stay focused on God no matter what is going on around you. That is where our true help comes from. These 2 Psalms were very important and instrumental to my life as a new believer. I had been delivered from depression and bi-polar disorder and the enemy was trying to bring back old feelings and emotions to drag me down. I used these Psalms to encoura

Good morning! Sometimes, you need a pep talk. Sometimes, you need to be the one giving yourself that pep talk. You won't always have the preacher, the worship team, the deacons, elders or your best friend to help you. You need to be able to encourage yourself in the Lord. David understood this principle well. He did it often. He taught himself how to defeat discouragement by reminding himself of the Lord's goodness, power, strength, sovereignty, grace, mercy and love. He chos

Good morning! Aligning yourself with God's will and motives puts you in favor with Him. When our work is with the motives of working for Him by how we conduct ourselves with integrity and honor, He blesses those efforts. Do you cut corners to save time or effort? It is unwise to take shortcuts and then expect God to bless those efforts or establish our plans. If we seek to do righteously, we can expect His hand to be upon what we do. If we seek to act selfishly, we can expect

Good morning! In order to get to heaven, you have to go through the door. What is the door? Jesus. He is the only means of eternal life and access to heaven. God sent Him to be the payment for sin and the way for salvation. Without Him, you don't have life. With Him, you have eternal life. Jesus has become our Mediator between us and God. You cannot bypass the Mediator to get into heaven. It is not by good works or moral living that makes you a good person or qualified for he

Good morning! Many people want to come to Jesus and preserve their current lives, only add Jesus to it. But, we cannot be crucified with Christ if we desire to hold onto the life He died to save you from. He died so you can live. Eternal life was not a cheap gift. So, when we lay down this life to have eternal life, we don't just gain eternal life, we gain Christ. Whatever this life has to offer pales in comparison to Christ and what we gain through Him. Even death itself los

Good morning! Social media has taught everyone that human worth comes through the validation of likes, comments, shares and affirmations from others. But this has created a culture of the very opposite because when the likes and followers go away, that false sense of worth fades with it. When you glory in the Lord, He validates you with His affirmations to teach you that regardless of worldly success or failure, you are eternally loved. When we seek to honor the Lord, pride d

Good morning! Holiness is a lost word today. It is not emphasized or recognized in most sermons or Bible studies today. It should be because the Bible tells us that without holiness, none will see the Lord. Jesus told us to be perfect as our heavenly Father is perfect. Just because a famous person says they are a Christian doesn't make them the standard for Christianity. People proclaim Jesus and still cuss like a drunken sailor. That's not holiness. People talk about Jesus b

Good morning! Death is often one of the most frightening things because of all the unknowns with it. If we know Jesus holds us in His hands, what do we really have to fear? If He hods our life in His hands, He therefore holds our death in His hands too. He has our physical and spiritual lives in His hands. If we live, we should live fearlessly doing all we can for the Kingdom. If we die, we are ushered into heaven to be with our Savior. What is there to be afraid of, really?

Good morning! Repentance is often looked at something you do once when you come to Jesus and then move forward past it in faith. But Jesus is addressing those who have believed and emphasizing the need for continual repentace of sin. We shouldn't sin, but we should also not think repentance is a one time event at an altar either. He loves us all, but His love for those who love Him comes with a chastening. Not to destroy us but to correct us and keep us on the right path of f

Good morning! We are uniquely made by God. Each of us is a one of kind masterpiece created to show the handiwork of God and His creative power. No one shares your own unique DNA pattern, fingerprints or even taste buds. All have am individual marking to make you, you. We are not saved by our good works we do for God, but are saved by His grace. Works are a result of this grace at work in our lives. God had them prepared for us to do before we ever existed. Are handiwork is re

Good morning! Cultural trends are affirming people to mutilate their bodies in various ways marring the image of God in themselves. One of the biggest lies the enemy wants you to believe is that your body is your own and you can do with it what you want. There are consequences for our choices. Some of them are more permanent than others. Ultimately, separation from God permanently is the most severe consequence. When you decide your body is your own to do with as you please,

Good morning! When you realize the truth, you rejoice in it because you finally found it. It is the moment when everything comes together and what you have been looking for becomes a reality. It is worth more than all the riches of the world. This is how you can rejoice in the truth and testimonies of God as if you have just been given untold riches. Riches can be spent, stolen, used up or lost. But the truth of God's word is an eternal treasure that has no end. No one can st

Good morning! Most of us have friends who we can count on. But even the best of friends have limitations on how much they can be there in times of trouble. Sometimes, they are out of town or hours away. Sometimes, they are working and unable to take that call right away. But God is never too busy or distant. He is a very present help in times of trouble. His desire is to dwell with His people and His people with Him. That's been there from the beginning which is why He went t

Good morning! Jesus is teaching about three things here: Fear, Provision, and Human Worth. With rising costs of everything in the world, it is natural to fear how you will have what you need. Jesus assures us it is nothing to worry about because God always provides. Worry is easy, faith is hard. Worry is easy because we see all the things around us and process what we believe by what we see. But Jesus is telling us to have faith because even what you see needs filtered throug