Have you ever wanted to succeed at a high level? To set yourself apart from others and achieve things most people don’t? Would you like to be the one at your office that everyone else thinks of as the go-to person? The path to becoming a high achiever is quite simple. Easy never, but very simple. The Way to Live In Matthew 5, Jesus is teaching the crowd how to live. He cites a law…
A Christian is one who follows Jesus as his Lord. Instead of serving our own desires and conforming to what our surroundings tell us to be and do, we have found the freedom and life found in Jesus alone! How wonderful it is to follow our Master, for he is loving and His burden is light. I never realized what a load I had been carrying until I came to Jesus and found strength and…
A beautiful bride walks down the aisle, radiant in beauty and wearing a magnificent white dress. Her family and friends look on in delight and hopeful admiration—this is the day when she will be joined in marriage to the love of her life. The couple stands before the pastor with stars in their eyes and vow exclusive devotion to each other above all others, and commit, “till death do us part.” Fast-forward nine months and…
Mildred Timmerman, a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother said goodbye to this mortal world earlier this week, and is now in the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We who knew her were blessed for the time we shared with her here, and she left an indelible impression on so many who had the privilege of spending time with this wonderful lady. What did she have that caused her to live the way…
You and I are capable of amazing things—when we let ourselves dream, search out and discover wise means of reaching our dreams, and focus and commit to building ourselves brick by brick, day by day. God has created us with limitless potential, and you’re used to reading words here that will challenge and encourage you to take action today toward growth and pursuit of your goals. As you go forth on your journey, however, you…
Have you ever had a day get off to a rough start, and you felt behind all day? Maybe your coworker rushed into your office before you’d had a chance to check your email, upset and needing your immediate assistance. Your plans for the day get all thrown off, and you may feel like control of your time and activity perpetually eludes you. Anything here sounding familiar? How did you respond? Are there things you…
Anger, disappointment, resentment, hurt: these are emotions we’d prefer to avoid. If we could choose, we’d rather live happy, content, and fulfilled, wouldn’t we? What if there was a way to significantly reduce the amount of time we spend angry or hurt? If we understand the root cause of these negative emotions and the negative situations they lead us into, we can find victory and spend more of our time cultivating excellent relationships and enjoying…
Intelligence is highly valued in our culture—call someone intelligent and he will be delighted! Are there more important things though? Is a man well loved who is intelligent yet rude? Or, does someone who is very intelligent necessarily have right understanding? Could it be that a man of lower intelligence may actually beat out one of higher intelligence when it comes to living a thriving life? How could this happen? Two men at work Consider…
“What is truth?” These words, uttered to Christ by Pontius Pilate during the trial of Jesus are an old-world example of a “new” and popular view in our culture today. It goes like this: “what’s good for me is good for me; what’s good for you if good for you. There’s no real standard, we just make it up ourselves.” Sounds nice, doesn’t it? What could be wrong with such a friendly and tolerant worldview??…
Even though we enjoy countless blessings, it can be very easy to take many of our good things for granted. We become accustomed to our daily routine, and we are often so busy that we don’t take the time to reflect on and be thankful the many blessings we enjoy. Try sitting down with a blank piece of paper for fifteen minutes and listing things you have to be thankful for. You may be surprised…