Worry

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: Holding Pattern of Worry

Photo courtesy of Photo courtesy of Stock.XCHNG.com/ColinBroug Philippians 4:6-7 (KJV) - Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 1. Be careful for nothing. This would be a call not to worry about anything, NOTHING. As Jesus said, each day is filled with enough trouble on its own (Matthew 6:34) and we should not worry. One of the reasons why we should not worry...

Article: Rise Again

Photo courtesy of iStockPhoto/Travis Silva Failing is never easy. We want to live a righteous and holy life for God, then we do something that bring us into sin. We feel horrible, unworthy, and far from the love of our Father in Heaven. It seems that we'll never be able to make it back to where we need to be, let alone where we were before we fell. Proverbs 24:16 (KJV) - For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief. Solomon wrote to his son about the difference of a just man and the wicked. The difference is where they will end up. ...

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...