Striving with others Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. Proverbs 3:30 KJV This is an interesting verse. It provides that there are two conditions on striving with another person 1) without cause or uselessly and 2) if he has not harmed you. The Hebrew word used for…
Wooded Path, Prayer Rocks, & What the Devil Doesn’t Tell I grew up in the shadow of a mountain, in a valley surrounded on three sides by a creek and behind the creek were mountains on all sides. Every time I go visit my Mom, it still feels like I’m coming home. My favorite place…
Do you ever wonder why you have unanswered prayers? Do you ever wonder how to pray effectively? I have found that sometimes God speaks to us through repetition, because we aren’t always great at listening and paying attention to that still small voice the first go round; are we? This week I have had…
There is a meme that gets passed around Facebook that says the phrase “Fear not” is in the Bible 365 times, a verse for every day of the year…Well, that would be great if it were true, but 365 is not correct. Depending on which version of the Bible you use, the number is…
There was a good definition of Faith I heard recently. Faith is a belief in, a confident attitude toward God involving a commitment to God’s will for one’s life. Faith is confidence in the trustworthiness of God. It is the conviction that what God says is true and that what He promises will come to…
It is so easy to get offended when people say something or don’t say something we wanted or needed to hear. It is so easy to get offended when people do something that hurts us, or when they don’t do something we expected they should do. Society today even celebrates when people get offended, but…
rest He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Psalms 91:1 I know that most people despise mowing, but I absolutely love it. Mowing is one of my favorite private times with the Lord. As I was mowing my grass yesterday for the first…
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour…
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved us. If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother…
But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. Hebrews 3:13 Can you think of a time when you received a word of encouragement? Do you remember how it made you feel? This week, your challenge is to think of someone who…
