Thoughts By Men

2023-09-05

Secret of Contentment

I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.” Philippians 4:12

2023-09-04

Always Show Up

“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.” 2 Corinthians 4:7

2023-09-03

How to Seek the Lord

My advice: Get into it! The deep things of God don’t just drop into our brains; they are placed there through diligent study.

2023-09-02

Christ in Me

“Examine yourselves to see if your faith is really genuine.” 2 Corinthians 13:5 What a difference it would make if we could take time every morning to focus on the thought. Christ is in me.

2023-09-01

No Limit to His Love

When asked to describe the width of his love, he stretched one hand to the right and the other to the left and had them nailed in that position so you would know he died loving you.

2023-08-31

Win the Argument Yet Lose

There are times when one thinks they’ve won an argument but still wind up the loser in the end. The loss comes from not watching the tongue.

2023-08-30

The Easy Yoke

When I was young I thought a godly life meant avoiding things that others in town enjoyed freely. I was on the outside looking in as my youthful peers spoke of their first cigarette, drink, and engagements with girls. Their lives seemed carefree, and mine a burden.

2023-08-29

Choices

“Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good

2023-08-28

Let Us Bow Down

Worship is more than our heart, soul, and words offered to God. It's our posture. When we understand the grace he has given us to be called his children, what else can we do but bow down.

2023-08-27

Handling the Tough Times

How do you handle your tough times? When you are tired of trying, tired of forgiving, tired of hard weeks or hard-headed people—how do you manage your dark days?

2023-08-26

In Everything You Do

The "Golden Rule" is so straightforward, isn't it? Sometimes we make things, especially religious things, far too complicated and complex.

2023-08-25

Unshakable

Man needs nothing so much as he needs something to bring life together into total meaning.—E. Stanley Jones

2023-08-24

What’s Holding You Back?

What's holding you back from being an active witness?

2023-08-23

Caught Blue-Handed

Have you met people who refuse to deal with sin in their life, who cross their arms and huff “I’ve done nothing wrong!”?

2023-08-22

Little Sins

Little sins do mischief to the tender heart. . A great sin cannot destroy a Christian, but a little sin can make him or her miserable.

2023-08-20

The Message of Grace

The message of God is the message of grace. Grace that is entirely God’s. God loving. God offering.

2023-08-19

What Do You Smell Like?

I want to be the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Christ in every place… How about you?

2023-08-18

First Things First

Have you substituted busyness for seeking God, and in doing so allowed something other than God to be your first priority?

2023-08-17

God Works within Us

The Holy Spirit has more than enough power to transform lives from the inside out, but working change within is usually a slow process. Spiritual fruit takes time to grow and mature. That’s why we need patience and faith to believe He is...

2023-08-16

Looking Down the Lane

Dear God, it is so easy to think that life without you is free, fun, and easy. Help me see that in You I find significance.

2023-08-14

The Ignition Key

“Come unto me all who are weary and burdened, I shall give you rest.” Matthew: 11:28

2023-08-13

Faith Pleases God

While I know that prayer is wonderful, and that prayer not only changes things but also changes you; while I know that the man of prayer can go right in, and take the blessing from God; yet I tell you that if we grasp the truth that we have before us, we shall find that faith is the greatest inheritance of all.

2023-08-12

Reflect Jesus

Jesus came so that the last could be first, the sick could be healed, the sinners could be saved, and the lost could be found.

2023-08-11

Prayer-mental, Not Judgmental

God does not want us to be judgmental; He wants us prayer-mental. As instinctively as we have judged people, we should pray for them instead.

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