"The Spirit...will guide you...He will tell you things"           John 16:13 NKJVAlways do these two things: (1) Recognize God's Word as the final authority for deciding God's will (See Isiah 8:20).  ...  Read More

"God...works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill His good purpose."   Philippians 2:13 NIVRemember the childhood game Pin the Tail on the Donkey? Winning in that game was "a-stab-in-the-dark...  Read More

"A quick-tempered person does foolish thing."    Proverbs 14:17 NIVYou overslept, the car wouldn't start, you were late for work, your computer crashed! These things can make you angry, but only if yo...  Read More

"I am doing a new thing...do you not perceive it?"     Isaiah 43:19 NIVYour life will manifest what you continually keep in front of you. Paul says, "We have the mind of Christ" (1 Corinthians 2:16 NI...  Read More

"Look up...and count the stars...That's how many descendants you will have!"  Genesis 15:5 NLTVision is the God-given ability to see the invisible. Without it, "people... stumble all over themselves" ...  Read More

"There is one who scatters, yet increases... and... on who withholds... but it leads to poverty."    Proverbs 11:24 NKJVNot all poverty is financial; there is a spiritual poverty that comes from not r...  Read More

"A time to gain, and a time to lose."    Ecclesiastes 3:6 NKJVWhat else do our children need from us when they're grieving? (1) Our honesty. They need to know we're hurting too. When they see you cryi...  Read More

"A time to gain, and a time to lose."     Ecclesiastes 3:6 NKJVHow can we help our children navigate life's losses? (1) Don't underestimate their capacity for grief. Children are often the "forgotten"...  Read More

"A time to be born, and a time to die."    Ecclesiastes 3:2Researchers at the Colorado Institute of Grief offer us this helpful four-stage path to recovery. Stage on - Shock. Our initial response is o...  Read More

"A time to gain and a time to lose."    Ecclesiastes 3:6 NKJVGod's Word neither ignores nor minimizes the painful realities of life. Inevitably, we and our loved ones will experience life's losses: il...  Read More

"Satan has asked to sift... you as wheat. But I have prayed... that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers."    Luke 22:31-32 NIVJon Walker says, "When Jesus ...  Read More

"We are wrestling with... the powers who govern this world of darkness, and spiritual forces that control evil."    Ephesians 6:12 GWTIn his classic book, War on the Saints, Jessie Penn-Lewis writes, ...  Read More