Frustrated
Article: Focus
Photo courtesy of Stock.XCHNG.com/Brybs Hebrews 12:1-4 (KJV) - Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. Ye have not yet resisted unto blood,...
Article: Fully Justified
Photo courtesy of Stock.XCHNG.com/emospada There are times when people lie on us, talk bad about us, mistreat us, and use us to their advantage. It's times like these when we want to fight back, speak our mind (or at least give them a piece of it), defend ourselves, and avenge the wrong done to us. Even though many know that vengeance is the Lord’s and He will repay (Deuteronomy 32:35; Romans 12:19), the feeling of self-vindication doesn't seem to go away. There are times when you want to see the other person or group pay for what they did! You want them to know that you were the WRONG PERSON to mess with...
Article: Lemons for Lemonade
Photo courtesy of Stock.XCHNG.com/blary54 Philippians 4:10-13 (KJV) - But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity. Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Throughout our lives we find...
Article: The Beauty of Now
Many days we think about when we will become 'somebody.' We want to have more money, the latest stuff, take a vacation, and be a celebrity (or at least well known). We want it so much that we often forget the beauty of all that surrounds us. We are fathers. We are mothers. We are brothers and sisters. We are family members. We are co-workers. We are supervisors. We are friends. We are children of God. There is great beauty in who we are right now. May we take a moment to consider the beauty of the relationships that surround us. May we see the benefit of our...
Article: The Grumpies
Photo courtesy of Photo courtesy of Stock.XCHNG.com/imru2b12 Have you ever had a day where hardly anything was going right? Did you find yourself complaining and becoming angry, short-tempered, and even using foul language? If so, you may have come down with a case of the Grumpies (also known as living in the flesh). The Grumpies often begin with an event, large or small that irritates us. It can be the kids, drivers on the road, a co-worker...anything. The Grumpies then spread as multiple events are stacked on top of one another - often within a short period. By this time (if not already),...
Article: The Importance of a Calm Spirit
Photo courtesy of Stock.XCHNG.com/blary54 We face many events throughout the day. Each situation may require different actions, but we must be able to maintain a steady countenance. If we allow our circumstances to dictate our emotional state, we will ride a roller coaster of emotions that will keep us unpredictable, unapproachable, and eventually out of God's will. Don't allow circumstances to leave you an emotional wreck. It will only hurt you and those around you. Ecclesiastes 7:9 (KJV) - Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of...
