Richard Ellis Talks

Sometimes God uses other people to help refine us into the person He wants us to be. When our relationship with God is working - as we obey Him in the simple things He asks of us - our relationships with others can be healthy as well!

A pearl is created when something as small as a grain of sand gets into a clam and causes irritation. Complaining about the frustrations in our own lives helps nothing, but we can choose to stop complaining and allow God to work in the situation and make something beautiful out of it!

All sin is bad, and separates us from God. But the added dynamic of adultery also separates us from our spouse, it slashes through the fabric of what God has joined together. Yes, if we've sexually sinned, there's HOPE, because God can redeem all things. But let's be on our guard as a couple seeking God's will for our relationship, our lives, and our marriage bed.

Part of the discipleship process is readying others to be propelled (slingshot) into their next season of then teaching and preparing others! There's no room for ego or selfishness as we're all doing this for God's glory!

The "religious establishment" wasn't a fan of Jesus' associating with sinners. But this wonderful model of loving the lowly should be a priority for every believer to reach out with open arms and welcome the "outsider". After all, we were all outsiders at one time!

The same power that God demonstrated when He raised Jesus from the dead is the same power that He offers every believer to live a victorious and abundant life here on earth!

Politics. Sometimes just the word itself can generate such heightened emotions in all of us! However, no matter who's in office, God's command is for believers not to COMPLAIN about that person, but to PRAY for that person.

Doing good works won't get us into Heaven. However, doing good works as a reflection of serving God by loving others can offer us such abundance in purpose and fulfillment here on earth! Let's invite God to pour us out and to use as He pleases.

The more we understand that it’s only by God’s grace that He picked us to be His child in the first place, the more humble we remain and can share that message with others. As we draw nearer to Jesus, we realize that the people all around Him are a diverse people brought together in unity because of Him!

Oftentimes we can get caught up in our lives doing whatever it is we want to do. But then God comes along, calls us out, and stops us in our tracks! When God uses something to get our attention, we need to stop, repent, and follow where He leads.