Perspective is everything! When we have a grateful heart counting blessings and when we reflect on all our Lord and Savior has done for us, the worries of this world fade away as we grow in faith and trust in Jesus. He has everything under control and He will work all things together for your…

John 13: 34-35 reads, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” God loved us so much He sent Jesus!  Psalm 133:1 reads,  How good and pleasant it…

Running the good race for Jesus requires us to run with Him and to depend upon Him for the desire, strength, and perseverance to keep running well despite any obstacles we encounter.  Placing Him at the center of our lives through the way we think and behave will allow us to keep running, to finish…

When we make righteous resolutions to love God with all we have and to love others as ourselves, we can make a difference in the lives of others and can impact our culture for the good.  Let’s resolve to focus on things eternal and to stop chasing the perishable things of this world!

When we have faith that Christ has given us eternal life by God’s grace through faith, the cares of this world grow strangely dim compared to what awaits us in Heaven.  With a secure faith, we can endure temporary hardship and retain our Joy knowing our battle has already been won and our place in…

Imagine a world without rules or boundaries where each person could decide for themselves what good moral choices were and what laws each one of us would obey.  It would be utter chaos and unimaginably wicked!  God knows what is best for us and He know how we can live the most abundant life so…

To experience joy in a big way, we have to rid ourselves of all Pride, selfishness, and all self-centeredness. True Joy comes from serving others, personal sacrifice, and honoring others as more important than ourselves.  Just as Christ humbled Himself by coming to earth to serve (Mark 10:45) we too need to become more Christ…

When we realize we need to have the same mindset as Christ, and when we fully believe God is working all things together for good, we can let go of our selfish wants and desires and instead work hard to glorify God through our service to our church and our service to other people.  It…

Christ followers confidentially remain joyful because we look to the future knowing full well that we can rest easy in Jesus and the promises of God!  We know our Lord will deliver us and know we’ll be in heaven with Him some day so no earthly trouble can possibly rob us of our joy in…

We can take great joy in knowing Jesus, our Commanding Officer, has already won the battle for us!  By His grace and our faith in Him, we are saved for all eternity and will spend that eternity in Heaven with him. What awaits us is unimaginable!  As 1st Corinthians 2:9 tells us: However, as it…