5 Ways Single Christian Women can Enjoy the Holidays
The holidays are upon us: Christmas and New Year. There will be joyful celebrations and cherished moments… for all but one group of people. Single women. If you’re in this demographic, chances are people treat you differently than your married friends; they may pry into the reasons you’ve not managed to secure “the one” or look …
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New Year Objectives
Over the last 30 years or so, I have written down my goals maybe half the time and the other half just had them in mind. In assessing the difference, I’d have to give the nod to writing them down, as you’d expect me to say. The years I would continuously reference back to my written goals, …
Success Starts with Your Thoughts
“We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ. ” 2 CORINTHIANS 10:5 (NLT) Nobody is successful in any venture just by wishing they would be. Successful people make a plan and talk to themselves about that plan constantly. You can think …
Powerful Lessons from Biblical Women
The women of the Bible teach as many lessons as the men. When you think of the great teachers in the Bible, those that come to mind are probably some of the many holy and righteous men found within the book’s pages. This is unsurprising. There are many great teachers in the Bible. You have …
Talk About the good stuff
But I tell you, on the day of judgment men will have to give account for every idle (inoperative, nonworking) word they speak. MATTHEW 12:36 It seems to me that we talk about how we feel more than practically anything else. We feel good or bad, happy or sad, excited or discouraged, and a thousand …
5 Reasons God Prunes Us
According to John 15:1-8, our interpretation of the sanctifying work that God accomplishes in our lives—especially during times of trial—is directly related to our understanding of pruning. This in turn affects our response to personal suffering and to others in their time of trial. If we view pruning as punitive, rather than restorative, we lose sight …
Keep Moving Forward
Have you ever been so discouraged, you felt you couldn’t go on? I’ve felt that before, and more than once, I almost quit and walked away. It’s a good thing I didn’t give up on what God called me to do, though, because then I would have missed His plan for me. I persevered and …
Thought for Today – Do Your Best with What You Have
You shall not covet your neighbor’s house, your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant, or his maidservant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s. Exodus 20:17 How do you feel about your life? Do you like it, love it, and enjoy it, or do you hate it and wish you had …
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Time Doesn’t Heal All Wounds, but Jesus Does
Our past, present, and future receive healing from Jesus’ wounds. We can’t heal past wounds. The pain may ease, but the wounds are still open. They still bleed. We can bandage our wounds with food, alcohol, work, drugs, sex, cigarettes, gambling, and whatever feels good. But, the wounds still bleed. They bleed through and stain …