Daily Devotionals

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. — Proverbs 3:5–6 I have serious anxiety credentials. From my childhood, well into adulthood, anxiety and fear manifested themselves in...

If I can get a BOGO (buy one get one) deal on Dr. Pepper, chips, ice cream — or anything, for that matter — it’s a great day, and I’m gonna stock up. Even better, put the candy and gum at the checkout line on a BOGO deal, and I’m in heaven. Maybe sooner than I want...

Living In Fear

Posted by Rocky Hernandez on Oct 01, 2018

“But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear...

From everlasting to everlasting you are God. — Psalm 90:2 We heard about a wealthy farmer in last week’s sermon. He was a very successful man in the eyes of the world. He had so much stuff his barns could not hold it all. He thought building more barns was the answer. It would add...

Anyone who grew up in the ’80s or ‘90s knows the TV show Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. The host Robin Leach became famous himself by profiling ultra-rich individuals and their yachts, their summer homes, their automobiles, and their extravagant lifestyles. Millions of ordinary...

If you don’t know me, I’m one who likes to be in control. I have expectations, and I feel like I am the only one who can do the necessary steps to reach that level of expectation. When I have to release that control to someone or something else, I worry. I feel like the term...

The Value Of Worry

Posted by Laci Prewitt on Sep 23, 2018

Have you met my son Ian? If not, please treat yourself to the picture I posted via Facebook on 9/18 of him with his very first ever set of graded assignments. He’s real cute. But he is also shortening my lifespan right now. We are currently in a season where his emotional state is more...

Playing God

Posted by Jerrod McDaniel on Sep 20, 2018

Now that I think about it, there’s a very real possibility that I love to be in control. Several years ago, I played a computer game called The Sims. If you’ve never heard of it, basically, with just a mouse and a keyboard, you’re able to quite literally play God and control...

I crave order in my life. Everything should have a place and should always be returned to its location. My calendar is color-coded. I have a system for how I read books and do chores and plan meals. Some might even call me a control freak. I would say that I just prefer everything in life to be...

In Submission

Posted by Paul McDill on Sep 18, 2018

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. — Proverbs 3:5–6 There is something in most of us that loves control. We want the steering wheel, we want the remote...