A Godly Attitude

Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life…— Philippians...

Your Focus Matters

David was the youngest. The three eldest followed Saul, but David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem. For forty days the Philistine came forward and took his stand, morning and evening. And Jesse said to David his son, “Take for your...

Words and Thoughts Have Power

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock, and my Redeemer.— Psalm 19:14 I want you to think about when you were a child. What was the best thing that an adult ever said about you? What about the worst thing?...

Motives and Intentions

All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the Lord.— Proverbs 21:2 It’s incredible how easy it is to lie to ourselves. We do it all the time. I am very good at creating narratives about people and situations based almost entirely on...

Heart and Actions

“I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.”— Jeremiah 17:10 Looking for the approval of others is a slippery slope. The biggest problem is that it can take...

Look Deeper

You are judging by appearances. If anyone is confident that they belong to Christ, they should consider again that we belong to Christ just as much as they do.— 2 Corinthians 10:7 Do you ever play that game where you google how old someone was when they made it? When...