Tag: blessings
Three Blessings of a New Year
Do you get more enjoyment out of beginnings or endings—out of starting something new or seeing something across the finish line? I find this a challenging question. My immediate reaction is emphatically: Both! But if I have to choose, I probably prefer endings slightly because there is no better personal satisfaction than pausing to appreciate…
Why it’s Spiritually Unhealthy to Compare Yourself to Someone Else (Focus on YOUR Abilities)
Do you ever get depressed thinking about what someone else can do/accomplish, spiritually? Do you ever feel frustrated because, despite your best efforts, you can’t seem to do this particular thing? For example, imagine there’s the Christian brother named Jim who is a fantastic evangelist. Jim is able to initiate conversation and frequently find himself…
Stop Praying for What’s Already Been Given (Things We Pray for That GOD’s Already Promised)
In a previous post, I opined that we should stop praying meaningless phrases that have become habit. If we want prayer to have its optimal effect in our life, we need to be thoughtful in what we say to and ask of GOD. In this post, I want to look at two specific common prayer requests…
Wake Up and Start Living! (Discover the Invigorating Life GOD Wants for You)
Meet Ted. Say, “Hi, Ted!” Hi, Ted! Ted is a 42-year-old married man with three kids. Ted grew up in a Christian home where both his father and mother were what we’d call “faithful Christians.” They regularly attended church and were well-respected in their community. As a child, Ted’s parents consistently made certain that he…
Top 10: Spiritual Blessings I’m Thankful For Today
Aside from Jesus, who obviously tops the list, here are ten examples of spiritual blessings I’m thankful for today. 10. I’m thankful for the process GOD uses to grow people. I’m thankful that GOD brings us along slowly, at His pace—which, like everything He does, is what’s best for us. I’m thankful that He’s still…
September 8 – Job’s Great Loss
Reading Job 1:1-3:26 Devotional Today we begin reading the account of Job. Our reading will be taken from the book of Job through the next ten days. It is uncertain when the book of Job was written, but the man Job lived a long, long time ago, hundreds of years before Abraham. Job is referred…
What is the Abundant Life that Jesus Promised?
In John 10 we find these words of Jesus: 7 So Jesus said again, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, that I Myself am the Door for the sheep. 8 All others who came [as such] before Me are thieves and robbers, but the [true] sheep did not listen to and obey them. 9 I am…