"Don't be anxious about tomorrow.  God will take care of your tomorrow too.  Live one day at a time."                Matthew 6:34 TLBThe story's told of a clock that spent a great deal of time worryin...  Read More

"Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise.  Be thankful to Him and bless His name."         Psalm 100:4 NKJVOne Sunday a plainly dressed, scholarly-looking man went to a...  Read More

"Just say a simple, 'Yes, I will,' or 'No, I won't'"              Matthew 5:37 NLTGood negotiators understand that talking too much is a sign of insecurity and weakness.  Sometimes the most potent wor...  Read More

"My life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus."           Acts 20:24 NLTTo live your best life you need two things--purpose and persistence.  And...  Read More

"Your faith will help me, and my faith will help you."            Romans 1:12 NCVNext time you take a walk in the woods stop and think about what is taking place right under your feet.  As the roots o...  Read More

"Wait for it; it will certainly come."           Habakkuk 2:3 NIVBefore leaving our study on obstacles to answered prayer, let's be clear about one thing: some of our unanswered prayers have been answ...  Read More

"First go and be reconciled to them."           Matthew 5:24 NIVThe fifth obstacle to answered prayer is an unforgiving spirit.  Your anger may feel justified, but it can produce along term results th...  Read More

"If...my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish."      John 15:7The fourth obstacle to prayer is unscriptural prayers.  Jesus said, "If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever yo...  Read More

"If our hearts do not condemn us."              1 John 3:21 NIVThe third obstacle to answered prayer is unconfessed sin.  After conquering Jericho, the strongest city in the Promised Land, the Israeli...  Read More

"The person who obeys God's will is my brother and sister and mother."     Mark 3:35 TMThe Bible says: "[Jesus] was surrounded by the crowd when he was given the message, 'Your mother and brothers and...  Read More

"Jacob named the place Bethel."     Genesis 35:15 NLTWhat should you do when you're discouraged and afraid you've lost your way? That's the question Jacob was facing. And when he turned his heart towa...  Read More

"So they spread this bad report."     Numbers 13:32 NLTDiscouragement caused the Israelites to doubt God's promise, give up their dream, and die in the wilderness. Ironically, they were only several d...  Read More