By most standards Joseph, Jacob’s son had many difficult knocks he endured for years! He was despised by his brothers, sold into slavery, wrongly accused, thrown into prison and was forgotten by two other prisoners who should have helped him for his acts of kindness...
Knowing God
blog postsKeys To Successful Relationships – Part 1
In the depth of our being God wired us to seek and desire relationships. God put a hole in the inside of each heart that could only be filled with a personal relationship with Him! Just think, the Creator of the universe wants to be in relationship with mankind – each...
God Wants To Bless You
I recently arrived back from Haiti on a missions trip. It required many months of planning, painstaking labor, fundraising and team work to pull it off. Needless to say, by the time everything was done and over with, I needed a vacation. Unfortunately, my personal...
What Label Are You Wearing?
Have you ever been labeled a certain way because of your past mistakes or poor choices you made? Maybe you have gone through a marriage that didn’t workout the way you thought it should and it ended in divorce and people labeled you as “Divorced:. Or maybe you had...
God Is Pleased With Who He Made You
Have you ever struggled with self-image problems? Maybe you have an insecurity with your voice, or the way you look. Maybe you don’t like how thin your hair is, the color of your eyes or your dominant personality isn’t quite like your best friend’s mild soft spoken...
Having Eyes To See
For many years of my life, I did not see anyone hurting because I was so hurt. I thought I was the only one going through rough times and honestly, I did not care about the problems or challenges of other people. Was I a Christian? Yes, but a very carnal, self...
Are You A Channel Or A Dam?
Joseph was a man that had a dream from God to one day lead and rule over people. He had no idea how this dream was going to come to pass, but he believed that God was well able to make it happen. Shortly after God gave Joseph the dream several unfortunate...
White As Snow
A couple of weeks ago, it was my responsibility to put out direction signs for my church’s Sunday morning service. It had just snowed the night before and I was driving to put the signs in the correct locations when God dropped something into my heart. I happened to...
Can You Submit And Let God Promote You?
Several years ago, I was asked to lead a post-college singles ministry at a church I attended. I was so grateful for the opportunity because it had been in my heart for several years prior to this, but God had not opened the door until the perfect time. It was also...
A Healing Hand
I had been given a significant leadership role at a certain church I attended and over time, felt like God was asking me to move on from there. My role at this church was an administrative/ logistical position which involved overseeing setup and teardown for Sunday...
Where Are You Placing Your Trust?
In John 4 we find Jesus sitting at a well. The passage says that it was necessary for Jesus to go through the region called Samaria to meet a Samaritan woman. Jesus asked the woman for a drink of water because he had been on a journey and was passing through the...
Let Go
Have you ever wanted something so bad that it consumed your every thought? Sure, we all have. Sometimes it might be a really good thing and other times it can actually be something that can bring real harm into our lives. Let’s look at Abraham’s life as an example....