"Make full use of the gift that God gave you."     2 Timothy 1:6 CEVUnless you maintain your enthusiasm, life can wear you down.  A job that once challenged you can become monotonous, a relationship t...  Read More

"I will forgive their sin and...heal the land."     2 Chronicles 7:14 NIVWinston Churchill is attributed with saying, "Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it."  Take a look at so...  Read More

"Jesus is not ashamed to call [us] brothers."      Hebrews 2:11 NIVEvery family has its secrets.  A cousin with a prison record, or a dad who abandoned the family, or a grandparent who ran off with a ...  Read More

"Your speech betrays you."     Matthew 26:73 NKJVThe words you speak will give you away every time.  It happened to Peter.  On the night Jesus was arrested and all His disciples scattered, Peter staye...  Read More

"You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things."      Matthew 25:23 NIVTo succeed in life you need thick skin when it comes to handling criticism.  It's what separa...  Read More

"look at the fields!  They are ripe for harvest."           John 4:35 NIVJesus said, "Don't you have a saying, 'It's still four months until harvest'?....open your eyes and look at the fields!  They a...  Read More

"Well done, thou good and faithful servant."        Matthew 25:21When you stand at the judgment seat of Christ, you'll have one final opportunity to hear the word "good": "Well done, good and faithful...  Read More

"The integrity of the honest keeps them on track; the deviousness of crooks brings them to ruin."        Proverbs 11:3 MSGDid you know there's a correlation between goodness and the national economy? ...  Read More

"Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips."    Ecclesiastes 10:12 NIVAesop, the famed fable author, said, "No act of kindness, no matter how small, ever ...  Read More

"I'm giving it everything I've got."             1 Corinthians 9:26 MSCLong-distance runners don't just focus on speed, but on endurance.  They pace themselves so that as they approach the finish line...  Read More

"You are with me...I...am not afraid.  No one can harm me."        Psalm 56:9, 11 CEVThe approval of others is something we all enjoy, but you don't need it in order to have self-worth.  In fact, peop...  Read More

"Fear of man will prove to be a snare."        Proverbs 29:25 NIVTo ensure victory in battle, King Saul was supposed to wait for Samuel the prophet to come and offer a sacrifice to God.  But as the da...  Read More