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It would be ridiculous to say that there isn’t one person out there who has never had a financial emergency. There might have been people who were more ready for it than others, but at the end of the day, we all run into unexpected expenditures. Whether it’s our cars breaking down on us or a random thing around our house that needs immediate repairs, the idea that we can avoid these moments is unrealistic so it’s best to prepare for them just in case.

This innovative cane includes built-in speakers, voice assistance, Google Maps, a Bluetooth system that makes syncing to other devices possible, and high-end sensors that alert the user through vibrations when above chest level obstacles are within proximity—something a regular cane cannot provide.

If people treated their Bibles like they do their cell phones, this world would be a much, much better place (Psalm 119:11). This isn’t a knock on cell phones, but rather a reminder to spend time with the most important item in our possession. Our Bibles are a precious gift from God (2 Timothy 3:16-17). Let’s treasure them!

Life doesn’t always turn out the way that we want even when we are accomplishing God’s will for our lives. The pandemic taught us that quite well. We have been wrongly taught that if you obey God he will bless you with what you want. That is not true. God is God. He does what he wants even when we would prefer that he would do something different in our lives.

Apple’s glasses are said to make use of augmented reality, which is the technology that overlays digital images on top of the real world. The company has supported augmented reality on the iPhone for several years, but computerized glasses have the potential to open up even more uses for the technology.

It is truly the most wonderful time of the year and as we close out Thanksgiving and head towards Christmas, we wanted to give you some ideas of some really cool Christmas light displays and events going on in your area of the metroplex!

If you're married or in any relationship for that matter, the sentence "I told you so" is never a productive thing to say. 

Saying "I told you so" after someone has suffered the consequences of their foolishness, is usually a blatant "in your face" kind of statement people say in order to lord over another person's failings. Fortunately, this kind of statement is not reflective of the character of God. Do you know why?

God will get us out of situations that we got ourselves into and won't hold it against us. God’s faithfulness is greater than our failure. His love and grace are greater than our sin and lack of trust in His promises. He doesn't hold grudges. He never throws our sin back in our face. He wipes the slate clean. He wipes it clean for one reason which is because Jesus died on the cross and He was raised from the dead.

Also, it's important to remember that God is always right and He knows it. So the idea of telling us "I told you so" provides nothing valuable to Him because He has nothing to prove to us. The God of the Universe doesn't need human affirmation in order to get His point across. God doesn't rub our sins in our noses or remind us of our sins to shame us. He lavishes us with His love and His grace. When we fall, we come to Him in humble confession, accept His forgiveness, and then move forward.

We're reminded that God doesn't condemn us in Romans 8:1-2 when the Apostle Paul says:

"Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death." - Romans 8:1-2

God forgives completely, and we can rest in that. Like Paul, we can "forget what lies behind and strain forward to what lies ahead, we press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 3:13).

If you remember one thing today, know that God is not an "I told you so" type of God.

Let’s face it. Life can be tough. From work to home and everything in between, new worries fly at us every day from every direction. Natural disasters, atrocities of all kind around the world, and an ever increasing atmosphere of conflict here in the United States seem to be front and center in our minds.

Couple these concerns with your own personal fears and insecurities, and you have the perfect recipe for anxiety.

However, we make a mistake when we perceive how God must feel in the midst of all of this conflict. A lot of us suffer from small thoughts about God because in an effort to see him as our friend, we have lost his immensity. In our desire to understand him, we have sought to contain him. Of course, we know that the God of the Bible cannot be contained. He brought order out of chaos and created creation itself. He consulted no committee. He sought no counsel.

In fact, He said in Isaiah 46:9:

“I am God and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me."- Isaiah 46:9 

From His perspective, God can see past, present, and future all at once. That should give us great confidence in God. It’s comforting to me that he knows everything that is going to happen in my life. He not only knows about the future, he’s also there in the future. He not only walks with us day by day, he can also walk in our future.

God is already prepared for everything you’re going to face tomorrow, next week, and next month. What the future holds may surprise us, but it doesn’t surprise God. Nothing ever catches him by surprise or makes him say, “Oh, really?”

1 John 3:20 says:

"If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything." - 1 John 3:20

What God knows is what God will do. The future is not some kind of freewheeling reality separate from God’s will that he is trying to catch on to and adapt to. He knows the future because he plans the future, and he is never surprised by what he plans.

Rest assured that no matter where you are or what you are going through, it is not a surprise to God.

The Sweatcoin app converts your outdoor steps into gadgets, sports and fitness kit, services and experiences. Essentially, this is the app that pays you to get fit!

A.W. Tozer once said, “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” Most of us seem to believe that God tolerates us, but we have a hard time believing he is truly glad to be with us.

Think about this idea for a moment. God not only loves you, He likes you! He loves the sound of your laugh, the smile on your face, and being near you. Scripture tells us that we were made to be with God (1 Samuel 12:22), and that he delights in us as we delight in him. (Psalm 147:11) You cannot make God like you less through disobedience. You cannot make God like you more through obedience.

While I know that the word “like” is a much weaker word than “love”, there are countless amounts of people who would agree in a second that God loves them, but who do not for a second believe that God likes them.

So this is your reminder to slow down, stop being so busy, and take time to enjoy today with God and all of His blessings in your life because He actually likes you!

"For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory." - Psalm 147:4