Thoughts By Men

2024-01-26

Life’s Uncertainty Teaches God Can be Trusted

Strong verses to focus on during times of uncertainty. If we will allow it, our circumstances drive us deeper into the heart of God

2024-01-25

The Measure of Maturity

Jesus said His disciples would be known by their love. Beloved, to walk in covering love is to show ourselves truly acquainted with Christ.

2024-01-24

Selling Yourself Short

Are you settling for something less than God’s best for you? If so, you need to spread your wings and fly. God wants you to be all that He created you to be.

2024-01-23

What’s Done is Done

“The wages of sin is death.” Sin is fatal. Your failures are not fatal, my friend! We have a father who cares for us in spite of our failures

2024-01-22

Debt of Love

My father was an alcoholic. Loving him was a problem. In his drunken state, he created many painful memories. However my friend simply suggested I ask God to give me His love for my father.

2024-01-21

Choosing to Forgive

Choosing to Forgive: Now as new creations in Christ who are indwelt by the Holy Spirit, we have His power to truly let go of the wrongs done to us and extend mercy to others, just as God has given mercy to us.

2024-01-20

How Great is our God

The unfathomable love of the Savior's heart is all ours! All the characteristics of Christ, as God and man, are open to us.

2024-01-19

Back to the Basics

Question: Do we let our earthly challenges blur our vision of the basics of our faith? We too need to get back to the basics of the Christian faith.

2024-01-18

The Age of Opportunity

Division and discord feel as rampant as ever, and nowhere is that more evident than in social media. Snark and sarcasm have become weapons of choice, wielded to belittle those who hold opposing views.

2024-01-17

Worry Stoppers to Bring Peace

Here are eight worry-stoppers, found in the letters of the word P-E-A-C-E-F-U-L. First, P - Pray, first. “Casting the whole of your care upon Him …” E -Easy, now. “Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him.” A -Act on it. Be a doer, not a stewer.

2024-01-16

Obedience Leads to Blessing

Security comes as we put God’s precepts into practice. We’re only as strong as our obedience.

2024-01-15

An Invitation to Adventure

Has God ever challenged you to step outside your comfort zone? About eight years ago, God challenged me to embrace His invitation to adventure and experience life as He intended — Is the Lord prompting you to embrace His life of adventure?

2024-01-14

Learning To Fail and Succeed in God

What fears are holding you back from boldly stepping into the abundant life God has for you? How could you overcome those fears through Christ?

2024-01-13

It is Better…

It is better to be needy So He can give what’s best; It is better to be yielded So He can give you rest. It is better to be empty So He can be your all; It is better to be silent So you can hear His call.

2024-01-12

Developing Patience

James tells us to consider trials a joy (1:2). But we often fail at this, don't we? Humanly speaking, praising the Lord for tribulation is unnatural. However, doing so begins to make sense to believers when they cling to God's promise that good comes from hardship.

2024-01-11

A Life Under His Blessing

God loves you and me, my friend, even when we fail. He loves us enough to help us change our ways and move back to Him.

2024-01-09

Real Life

Thought: God wants us to have life! Real life. Life that lasts forever with him! That's why he sent Jesus, so we could have life.

2024-01-08

Amazing Grace

“Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home.” When John Newton penned this promise, he did so out of personal experience

2024-01-07

Be Confident in God’s Strength in You

God wants you to be confident that he’s pouring his strength into you so you can do whatever it takes to defeat these giants. God says you can take possession of an abundant life because he is with you.

2024-01-06

God the Ultimate First Responder!

I have to remind myself... God is the Ultimate First Responder!

2024-01-05

God’s Love

God loves you. Personally. Powerfully. Passionately. Others have promised and failed. But God has promised and succeeded.

2024-01-04

Filled with Joy and Peace

Hope and joy and peace sound terrific! Two things are vital for this to be a part of our lives. First, we must trust God to meet our needs and get us to where we need to be. Second, we expect the power of the Holy Spirit to bless us and empower us with God's qualities.

2024-01-03

Life’s Greatest Investment

Today's Action Point: Recognizing myself as God's steward, I will prayerfully seek to learn what He would have me to d

2024-01-02

Looking for a New Road

Are you aware of having certain patterns in your life that you are unable - even unwilling to change? They seem so entrenched, so beyond your ability to do anything about.

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