Trust

3 Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. (Psalm 37:3 NIV) Trust can be a interesting thing. It can be hard gained or freely given. It can be given and it can be taken. It is a commodity that we spend with others and with God. Our … Read more

Poured Into

5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. (Romans 5:5 NIV) Have you ever invested in someone just to watch them discard that effort and go their own way. God pours into us His … Read more

Love

30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’[a] 31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b] There is no commandment greater than these.” (Mark 12:30-31 NIV) We are commanded simply to love. If you really think … Read more

Calm

11 Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end. Proverbs 29:11 NIV) Do you find that you bring a sense of calm to those around you or turmoil? If it is the latter you may want to ask yourself why. Many of us have jobs in leadership that … Read more

Wait

4 Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him. (Isaiah 64:4 NIV) Waiting is hard. When we are ready to move on something we really do not want anything to stand in our way. … Read more