"As I looked at everything I had worked so hard to accomplish, it was all so meaningless."   Ecclesiastes 2:11 NLTHere are two more scriptural values you should live by: (1) Equality. "For there is no...  Read More

"The integrity of the upright guides them."    Proverbs 11:3 NIVHere are some values based on Scripture: (1) God's sovereignty. "You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your...  Read More

"Serve one another humbly in love."     Galatians 5:13 NIVLove is mostly something you do instead of something you feel. Paul writes, "You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not ...  Read More

"Be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry."    James 1:19 NIVThere is no magic trick when it comes to influencing and impacting others. The Bible gives you the formula, and there it ...  Read More

"The Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives... peace, patience."    Galatians 5:22 NLTYou will notice that in listing the fruit of the Spirit, patience comes right after peace. Why? Beca...  Read More

"Being cheerful keeps you healthy."     Proverbs 17:22 GNTHere are two more things you need to do in order to develop patience: (1) Develop a sense of humor. The Bible says, "A relaxed attitude length...  Read More

"Whoever is patient has great understanding."    Proverbs 14:29 NIVPatience begins by changing the way you view something. When you're impatient, you have a narrow perspective. All you see is yourself...  Read More

"It is better to be patient than powerful."    Proverbs 16:32 GNTThe Bible says that when you pray, God can answer instantly. But nowhere in the Bible are you promised "instant patience." Patience is ...  Read More

"He will rejoice over you with gladness."     Zephaniah 3:17 NKJVWhat's your concept of God? When you pray, "Our Father," what do you see? Do you see a parent who abandoned you, abused you, or abdicat...  Read More

"Few things are needed... Mary has chosen what is better."    Luke 10:42 NIVWhen Jesus visited the home of Mary and Martha, their individual responses to Him were very different. Martha's focus was on...  Read More

"Our citizenship is in heaven."     Philippians 3:30 NIVLet's recap. As an ambassador, you must have the following qualifications and characteristics: (1) Be a citizen of the country you represent. "O...  Read More

"Let the mighty strength of the Lord make you strong."     Ephesians 6:10 CEVA decade ago, our ideas about being an ambassador were radically altered when the U.S. ambassador to Libya was murdered by ...  Read More