"I...give this advice to each one of you...try to have a sane estimate of your capabilities."    Romans 12:3 PHPSAn old, tired looking dog wandered into a woman's yard.  She could tell from looking at...  Read More

"Everyone abandoned me."       2 Timothy 4:16 NLTWhat's the proper way to deal with loneliness?  (1) Learn to be alone without feeling lonely.  Jesus often left the crowd to be alone with His Father i...  Read More

"I...am like a sparrow alone on the housetop."       Psalm 102:7 NKJVWolfgang Dircks, a divorced, disabled loner, was found deceased in his apartment in Bonn, Germany, in December 1998--five years aft...  Read More

"Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith."      1 Corinthians 16:13 NIVSometimes you experience more problems after you become a Christian than you did before.  "Think back on those early days when ...  Read More

"We have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous."      1 John 2:1 NASOn those days when you wonder how God could love you, read these words: "If anyone sins, we have an Advocate with ...  Read More

"All things are possible to him who believes."         Mark 9:23 NKJVNo-limits people refuse to accept things as they are because they see them as they can be.  Instead of saying, "If can't be done," ...  Read More

"Look straight ahead."       Proverbs 4:25 NLTTo succeed at what God has called you to do, you must do these: (1) Remove distractions.  This is not easy, as most people now get hundreds of emails, tex...  Read More

"I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain."      John 15:16 NKJVIn order to fulfill God's plan for your life, you must establish clear priorit...  Read More

"I have fought a good fight."      2 Timothy 4:7Here are three more things to keep in mind when you're under attack: (1) You are not unique.  In a letter to persecuted believers, the apostle Peter sai...  Read More

"With us is the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles."      2 Chronicles 32:8 NIVThe new birth creates a battle between your old nature and your new nature, and you must learn how to fight...  Read More

"If you fail under pressure, your strength is too small."      Proverbs 24:10 NLTFor the last few days, we have talked about how to handle Satan's attacks when they come.  So, if you're under attack t...  Read More

"We don't know why things happen as they do, but we don't give up and quit."     2 Corinthians 4:8 TLBSatan can attack you anytime, anywhere.  If you want to defeat him, here are some tried and true b...  Read More