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...
Remember Where You Came From And Where You Are Going
New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day are great times to remember what happened over this past year and to look forward with fresh vision about the future! It is also an opportunity to reflect on where God has brought you from and where He is leading you! I remember...
Do You Have Something In Your Eye?
Yesterday, I was discussing Christmas plans with my younger brother about what he was going to do on Christmas Eve. My parents are divorced and remarried so we have two events for Christmas Eve and Christmas day to attend. Juggling schedules can be quite challenging...
Stay Your Course
There will be times in our lives when challenges and hardship or the unknown will arise. Family, friends or close acquaintances might decide to share their opinions or concerns because they don’t want you to experience pain or difficulty. Maybe it’s because they have...
Relationships Part 2 – Show A Little Respect
I grew up with three brothers and eventually had two amazing sisters added to the mix in my late teen years. My twin brother and I happened to be the middle children, so we knew what it was like to have older siblings and a younger brother. In the hierarchy of...
Life Is Short, Make It Count
Within the last week, I had two friends lose loved ones and 8 months ago, I lost my 21 year old cousin in a drowning accident. I am reminded just how short life can be and at any moment we could breathe our last breath. The Bible says, “Yet you do not know what your...
God Loves A Thankful Heart
Have you ever caught yourself complaining about something or someone who wronged you? Maybe you found yourself in the worst financial dilemma of your life and you could no longer see beyond the storm. You wished things were back the way they were before you had all...
Keys 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...
What Are You Thinking On?
Have you ever wondered what people are thinking on all day? What causes them to act the way they do? We all have come across people who seem to be bitter about life and have lost their joy! Every word that comes out of their mouth is negative. It could be the most...
Are You Willing To Take The First Step?
When God stirs our hearts to walk into a new season, many times, we don’t think we have what it takes to accomplish what God has asked us to do. Gideon felt the same way. He was from the weakest clan in the tribe of Manessah – one of the tribes of Israel. The...
Are Your Boundaries Being Crossed?
Have you ever felt like your boundaries were being crossed? Sure, most of us have a time or two or even on a consistent basis. Maybe you were or are currently in a dating relationship and the other person wants to take the relationship to the next level physically,...
You Have Talents & Abilities
This past July I led a team of 25 people to Haiti to continue with phase two construction of a church building project and began the partnership groundwork with a local hospital in the city of Les Cayes. During the months leading up to our trip, I had a friend...