…Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. (2 Corinthians 12:7 NIV) If we are successful it is easy to allow pride to be a primary motivating factor. We see our accomplishments as our own and we do not … Read more

You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. (Genesis 50:20 NIV) We each experience times and circumstances in our lives where others intend negative toward us. This is life, it happens, the reasons are many. But God has his own … Read more

…give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. (1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV) No, it is not easy for us to give thanks in all circumstances. It goes against the human psyche. We want to be angry when things do not go well. We want to be hurt and, … Read more

David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his God. (1 Samuel 30:6 NIV) Luckily, we do not have to worry too much about people getting mad and stoning us. But that … Read more

Zechariah 4:6New International Version (NIV) …‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty. (Zechariah 4:6 NIV) It is easy to allow ourselves to be lured into a personal power play when we view our hard work. Yet, what can we accomplish on our own? I can say that what … Read more