All in Family
All of us live and work in pressurized environments. Here are four ways to pass the “test of rest” daily.
Prayer can be hard if you don’t know where to start. Why not start with four prayers God inspired in Scripture for you to pray?
We have lost the secret to all relationships: that small, practical help meeting needs changes your world.
We make hearing from much too complicated. God is speaking, and we need to be hearing. Here are four delivery systems God uses for you to hear His voice:
Fathering is a heart connection.
Parenting is more than proximity. It is the power to encourage, comfort, and urge your child to win.
I’m sure you have walked through some deep valleys. We all have, and you may be in the middle of one right now.
You can’t ignore a thorn or a splinter in your skin. It doesn’t get better, and it doesn’t go away. You have to “deal with it.”
Focus and clarity have become the new currency of our time. Runners know their lane and see their goal. Here are four things to help you find your purpose and run to the end.
Why does your life feel so random? Could it be you are looking for a higher purpose? “Glorify His Name.”
A national championship or Olympic medal is sweet. But it is temporary. It must be won again.
Christ won an eternal battle the day He stepped out of the grave. A battle for all humanity.
Don’t be frightened of the upheaval in banking, inflation, and borrowing. “Under His wings” is where you need to stay.
You know how good it feels for someone to do you a “favor.” A “favor” is unexpected, undeserved, and maybe not even imagined. God is a God of “favor.” He delights in being compassionate, generous, merciful, and gracious.
Moses was a great leader. However, he suffered from very low self-esteem, and his past failures haunted him and kept him hiding in the desert. How did he overcome inadequacy/
Whatever you do, don’t fail to open the last present. It has eternal impact and it is directly from God.
Insecurity is a silent enemy.
It ruins your relationships. It limits your leadership. It shows up in every decision. In essence, it is coloring your entire world.
How do you recognize it and conquer it?
Fear and timidity can paralyze you. Anxiety can control your every decision. Confusion can totally derail your life’s focus. The mind is the battleground of life. You will inevitably face storms and crisis. Your mind will be pressed to the breaking point. How do you persevere until the sun breaks through again?
For a lot of couples, changing seasons is a difficult time. They celebrate one more year but inwardly they know their marriage seems to be failing. Often, marriages that seem outwardly successful are privately failing. How can you fix a failing marriage?
Have you ever been caught between two loyalties? Chances are, you are not in a “test”: you are in a “trap.”
Nothing destroys relationships like divided loyalties.
Look back over the people who used to be your closest friends. Now, somehow, you no longer speak.
How did it happen? Misplaced loyalties.
All failure is foundational. Whether it is your marriage, your ministry, or your money, it all comes down to one issue: “foundation repair.”
Jesus said that a wise man “digs deep” and builds on a foundation. A foolish man builds on the sand.
Millions of marriages are smoldering. The passion is gone. The fire is almost out. The excitement and astonishment left years ago. Marriages go through stages as Jesus said: “hot, cold, and lukewarm.” I’ve been married for over 40 years and I’m sure I have been through all three of them! If your marriage needs some “hot sauce,” I can help you with that.
