To pursue a high-impact ministry, beware of falling asleep spiritually, reject personal comfort and stop focusing on personal rights to show concern over peoples’ eternal destiny. Consider the miracles of God’s sovereignty, call for help in distress and offer thanksgiving so people can know Christ and be delivered. Beware Falling Asleep Spiritually By Fleeing God God told…
“Bad will be the day, for every man when he becomes absolutely contented with the life that he is living, with the thoughts that he is thinking, with the deeds that he is doing, when there is not forever beating at the doors of his soul some great desire to do something larger, which he…
Many of us think God is reluctant to answer prayer. We pray and God appears to ignore us. For many years, my wife and I asked God for a baby. We spent time and money looking at fertility issues. In God’s time, Karen conceived and Steve was born. Is there a basis for believing that…
Coming into God’s presence with thanksgiving empowers you to speak of God’s reign so you remember His righteous judgment and experience His power to defeat spiritual enemies. Otherwise, a hardened heart prevents entering into God’s rest that leads to forgetting His righteous judgment and power to overcome the world, flesh and devil. Enter Into…
Robert Emmons, professor of psychology at the University of California-Davis, has studied the health benefits of thanksgiving. Thankful people have lower risks for depression, phobias, bulimia and alcoholism. People with high blood pressure not only lower their blood pressure, but feel less hostile and are more likely to quit smoking and lose weight when they practice gratitude. Those who…
Life is hard. People seek many things to overcome its hardships so they feel in control. For some, pleasure provides that instant relief from pain. Others search for that perfect relationship to satisfy that longing for intimacy. We all know people who pursue accomplishments in the workplace or even volunteer activities for meaning in life….
We underestimate the impact we have on others for good or bad. We go through our day oblivious to how and what we communicate to others. People are desperate for an encouraging word. In contrast, criticism and complaining negatively affect a family, church or family. Recent studies show that encouragement is a key to attracting people…