“When we arrived in Macedonia, there was no rest for us. We faced conflict from every direction, with battles on the outside and fear on the inside.” (2 Corinthians 7:5 NLT) My wife and I attended a marriage conference a few weeks ago and part of the process was to take a personality inventory. TheContinue reading “How Do You Respond to Life’s Challenges?”
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What’s Your Choice (Part 2)
“Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again? You must have the qualities of salt among yourselves and live in peace with each other.” (Mark 9:50 NLT) How many times have you or I said something that the second the words crossed our lips weContinue reading “What’s Your Choice (Part 2)”
What’s Your Choice?
“Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings, and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live!” (Deuteronomy 30:19 NLT) Researchers at Cornell University estimate we make 226.7 decisions aContinue reading “What’s Your Choice?”
Choose Grace
“Then Peter came to Him and asked, ‘Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?’ ‘No, not seven times,’ Jesus replied, ‘But seventy times seven!’” (Matthew 18:21-22 NLT) Like forgiveness, grace is a choice. How so? In the verses above Peter wasn’t questioning the fact of forgiveness, but the frequency;Continue reading “Choose Grace”
Choices Have Consequences
“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23 NLT) We make our choices, then our choices make us! Everything we do, for good or ill, has a corresponding consequence. A consequence is a result or outcome, whether it’s good orContinue reading “Choices Have Consequences”
The Ones We Love
“Jesus replied, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.” (Matthew 22:37-40Continue reading “The Ones We Love”
The Cost of Our Choices
“Wise choices will watch over you. Understanding will keep you safe. Wisdom will save you from evil people, from those whose words are twisted.” (Proverbs 2:11-12 NLT) Satan’s goal is to make right things look wrong and wrong things look right. “What’s wrong with love?” is often a question asked by two people of theContinue reading “The Cost of Our Choices”
The End of Our Life
“End the evil of those who are wicked, and defend the righteous. For You look deep within the mind and heart, O righteous God.” (Psalm 7:9 NLT) The time I spent with my mentor and friend was so rich and there were so many “nuggets” of wisdom he shared, I must let you “hear” whatContinue reading “The End of Our Life”
Walking With Jesus 