Starting this year talking about the concept of Worry, how it infiltrates and eats away at our lives, and how we can combat it with the Armor of God and practically taking thoughts captive to the reality that we believe Jesus is an all-powerful God who WILL do that which is good and that which is right, and that He is bigger than ALL the things we worry about.

It is Christmas! A Savior is Born. Let's remember Jesus, the reason for this season, this day, and every day!

Talking about Mary's Prayer in Luke 1, and how beautiful it is that in this monumental moment, her heart was full of gratitude towards the Lord, and joy in the way she responded.

Talking about Proverbs 8, how Wisdom contrasts with the Strange Woman, and how we can live as the Scripture says, to live a full and meaningful life!

Talking about the Strange Woman that seeks to send us astray! Keep your eyes clean, keep your heart clean, don't even go NEAR the places that the Strange Woman might be found.

I heard this analogy recently and really liked it—you can't help if a bird flies over your head, but you can stop the bird from landing on your head and building a nest. When these fleeting lustful thoughts enter our mind, take them captive in obedience to God (2 Cor. 10:5) and FLEE! Like Joseph did! (Genesis 39:12.) Don't let the flock of Satan build a nest on your head, or in your mind. FLEE FROM THE STRANGE WOMAN!

“Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, And attend to the words of my mouth. Let not thine heart decline to her ways, Go not astray in her paths. For she hath cast down many wounded: Yea, many strong men have been slain by her. Her house is the way to hell, Going down to the chambers of death.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭7‬:‭24‬-‭27‬

Praise the Lord that He loves us forever and eternally. Our sin and shortcomings cannot change that. His desire is that we be with Him eternally (John 17:24)!

Talking about Proverbs 6, what it means to be a surety, Pride and Lies as the core of so much evil in our lives, and the way to live as the Proverbs say!

Walking through Proverbs 5, a little introduction to the "strange woman" who pulls us away from who we should be and where we should go, talking about lust and how it perverts our mindset from how it should be focused.

Walking through Proverbs 4, the concept of seeking wisdom and understanding, making tough decisions to prioritize what is right for our long-term good, and walking the straight and narrow road towards life!

Who do we say Jesus is? Do our actions line up with our beliefs? Walking through Matthew 16:13-20, and seeing how Jesus pointed out clearly to Peter who He is, and how we can live accordingly. Because Jesus is who He is (an all-powerful, perfect God who sees all possibilities and options and forges the best way ahead for us to live—for His glory and our good) WE CAN TRUST HIM! Will we do it?