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Swapping Self-Pity With Cou...

06.28.2022

Psalms 86:4 You may not be able to change your situation but you can change your response. The choice is yours. You can choose to wallow in self-pity, or you can respond to a disadvantage with courage.

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06.28.2022 Swapping Self-Pity With Courage Psalms 86:4 You may not be able to change your situation but you can change your response. The choice is yours. You can choose to wallow in self-pity, or you can respond to a disadvantage with courage.
06.27.2022 Suffering and Injustice Ecclesiastes 3:16-22 One day God will judge all people for the injustices committed. But for now, God is patience with us and so the injustice on earth continues. Even though His judgment is delayed, it’s more certain than tomorrow’s sunrise.
06.24.2022 Sluggards Proverbs 6:9 Take a close look at yourself as an employee. Do you do your best at work, or are you a sluggard? Pursuing excellence is a rare commodity in the workplace, but as Christians it’s what we are called ...
06.23.2022 Marriage is Through the Hard Times Ephesians 5 Marriage is through the hard times, when the fun and games have passed. When you stand together like steers in a blizzard, Ephesians 5 makes sense in a whole new way.
06.22.2022 Marriage is a Tough Assignment Ephesians 5:15-16 True commitment doesn’t change with shifting fortunes of life or with the ebb and flow of feelings. Commitment is a promise made once for all time and then confirmed by the daily decision to stay rather than leave.
06.21.2022 Living Above Your Circumstances Philippians 2 It’s a waste of energy to fight the inevitables of life. The attitudes you fill your mind with will shape how you respond to life, so choose godly attitudes like joy, humility, encouragement, forgiveness, and love.
06.20.2022 Live High, Die Hard 1 Timothy 6:10 While money and wealth are not evil, the love of money leads to emptiness and disaster because you’ll always strive for more.
06.17.2022 Learning With Perception 1 John 3:18 Love is like glue. In order to be effective, it must be applied. It won’t do any good if it stays in the container.
06.16.2022 Defiant Children Ephesians 6:1 Children need the loving limits of guidelines and boundaries, that’s why discipline is so important. Discipline tells children their parents love them too much to let them rebel.
06.15.2022 Children are a Gift Psalms 127:3 Our children are gifts to be treasured. They belong to God, but he has entrusted them to our care.
06.14.2022 Character, Regardless Esther 4:16 Do you need to take a stand against something or someone? Are you fearful of what may happen? Take a page from Esther’s story and ask the Lord for courage. He will give you the strength you need.
06.13.2022 Bad Days Psalms 139:3 In the midst of a bad day remember these three things. First, you’re not alone. Second, you’re not without protection. Third, you’re not without hope. God is with you.
06.10.2022 An Attitude of Fortitude Matthew 11:28-30 When circumstances are overwhelming you have a choice. You can focus on your problems, or on God. When you focus on God you shift the burden from your shoulders to His, making room for the peace only He ...
06.09.2022 Three Attitudes About Aging Psalms 92:12-15 Just because your skin wrinkles doesn’t mean our walk with God has to shrivel! Here are three attitudes we have about aging, which distract us from celebrating all God has done for us.
06.08.2022 The Rock John 3:17-18 God is gracious to include us in His plan to reach the lost. He uses people like us to tell others about his unfathomable mercy and grace.
06.07.2022 Take Time Genesis 2:2 Even the Creator of the universe took time for leisure. God made rest a priority and gave us a pattern to follow. How about you, are you taking time to rest?
06.06.2022 Spontaneity and Vulnerability Romans 12:16 Involvement with others should be spontaneous, never forced. And allowing yourself to be vulnerable is essential for involvement.
06.03.2022 Slow Down Matthew 6:34 If your work has become your all-consuming interest, you need to plan some fun into your schedule. Give yourself permission to make leisure a priority in your life.
06.02.2022 Sharing Life Romans 12:3 Have you ever suffered alone? Who hasn’t, it’s devastating. We were created to share life with each other. Take a look around—who could use your friendship right now?
06.01.2022 Rejoicing and Doing Good Ecclesiastes 3:12 God gives us the ability to do good. True good deeds don’t come from an exchange mentality, when you give expecting something back. True good works are selfless.
05.31.2022 Reasons to be Virtuous Proverbs 12:4 Pop culture says physical beauty is everything for a woman. Parents, it’s up to you to model for your daughter what’s important in God’s sight. She needs you to demonstrate a woman’s true worth and value.
05.30.2022 Putting Courage Into Each Other 2 Corinthians 13:11 “Encourage” means to put courage into. There are many ways to encourage those around you—a sincere word, a kind act, a show of compassion.
05.27.2022 Prudence Proverbs Do you need wisdom so you can become skilled at godly living? Then become a student of Proverbs. It can transform your way of thinking.
05.26.2022 Prevailing Prayer James 1:5 Do you spend regular times in prayer? When you turn to the Lord you’re being filled with His streams of living water.
05.25.2022 Preparing for Adversity Isaiah 30:20-21 How you respond to adversity reveals the strength of your character. How well do you run when life’s uphill climbs get longer and steeper?
05.24.2022 Prayer Without Cliche Matthew 6:5-8 When you pray do it to be heard by God, not applauded by people. Pray from the heart—without meaningless repetition.
05.23.2022 Lonely Strangers Psalms 68:5-6 We’ve become a nation of lonely strangers. Who, aside from your family, knows your deepest needs?
05.20.2022 Living Life Fully 1 Samuel 12:14 You can’t avoid aging, but you can avoid getting old. It’s never too late—these later years can be your opportunity to make an impact. The time is now!
05.19.2022 Listening for Crickets Ecclesiastes 1:14 In Ecclesiastes 1:14, King Solomon says “I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.” If there is nothing to be hopeful about “under the ...
05.18.2022 Jesus is Our Bridge John 15:13 Jesus said, “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” He set the ultimate example of love when He died on the cross to pay for our sins and have eternal ...
05.17.2022 Just Talk to Fred Ecclesiastes 12:6-7 There’s nothing like talking to someone who has been there to learn what it’s all about. Where are you looking for answers to learn the meaning of life? Take it from King Solomon, you won’t find it in ...
05.16.2022 How to Enjoy Life Ecclesiastes 2:24-25 The world says, “If you want to really have fun, stay away from God.” But the truth is if you really want to have fun, since enjoyment is His gift to us, we need God.
05.13.2022 Guard Your Inner Person Proverbs 4:23 We will always find reasons to grumble. But complaining drags us down and can lead to discouragement, depression, and disappointment. A better way is to live in a spirit of co-operation, using our words to encourage and uplift ...
05.12.2022 Being Real, Being Gentle 1 Thessalonians 2:7-8 Our attitude towards one another must be gracious. There’s love when you’re gracious, there’s tenderness when you’re gracious.
05.11.2022 Being Involved Romans 12:15 Being involved means more than shaking hands with people on your way out of a church service—it’s investing in the lives of others.
05.10.2022 Authenticity Romans 7:21 Authenticity allows others to see the parts of your life that still need work. No one has it all together—authenticity means admitting you’re not perfect.
05.09.2022 Yussif the Terrible Turk Matthew 6:20-21 The story of wrestler Yussif teaches us an important lesson about priorities. Are you telling yourself the truth about possessions? Are you hearing God’s warning about priorities?
05.06.2022 Wise Reprovers Proverbs 1:23 When we’re reproved we feel defensive. We want to protect ourselves. But what if instead we committed ourselves to becoming like Christ? When conformity to Christ becomes our goal we welcome reproof.
05.05.2022 Why We Lie Isaiah 45:5-6 Why do people keep telling us to look for the light at the end of the tunnel? That the world is wonderful? That life is a bowl of cherries? Here’s the truth—life apart from God is the pits.
05.04.2022 Who Cares? Ecclesiastes 1:12-14 King Solomon called the attempt to find meaning in this world, “chasing after the wind.” In his journal, the book of Ecclesiastes, he talks about the difficulty of a life lived apart from Christ.
05.03.2022 Reverence and Respect Proverbs 6:27-28 Reading the book of Proverbs will give you reverence for the Lord. We need that today. A deep reverence and respect for God.
05.02.2022 Mistakes Happen 1 Peter 5:5 Mistakes keep us humble and humility is a good thing. Whether you’re a pastor, parent, or boss. When you lead with humility, you lead with the heart of the Great Shepherd.
04.29.2022 Marriage is Mutual 1 Peter 3:8 In order for a marriage to be successful, both partners must submit to the roles God ordained for them. Submission is a simple plan, but it demands patience and it requires the Holy Spirit.
04.28.2022 Handling Life Ecclesiastes 2:26 In order to handle life we need the Lord God to give us the ability to put Jesus Christ on the throne of our lives to keep us going in the right direction.
04.27.2022 Good Humour Tests Proverbs 17:22 Having a good sense of humour is important, but how do we know if our humour is appropriate? Here are three checkpoints for testing “good humour.”
04.26.2022 Get Rich Quick Proverbs 28:22 Those who hasten after wealth don’t find satisfaction. Instead they discover loneliness, emptiness, and broken relationships.
04.25.2022 Four Ways to Deal With Problems Proverbs 1:7 Human problems rarely correct themselves without our personal attention given to them. Here are four ways to deal with problems.
04.22.2022 Earthbound Ecclesiastes 3:12-15 It’s easy to lose ourselves to fantasy. But God’s divine perspective grounds us in a proper view of the real world. He alone provides meaning and purpose to an otherwise pointless life.
04.21.2022 Dreams Not Yet Lived Ecclesiastes 2:10-12 King Solomon lived out his dreams. He enjoyed every pleasure the world had to offer, and it came up short. Solomon discovered living a life devoted to pleasure is meaningless.
04.20.2022 Double-Edged Hebrews 4:12 When you unfold the truths in God’s Word it’s remarkable what surprising and sometimes stinging things come out. Knives often hurt.

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