Lessons From The Garden A little over 7 years ago we moved to a different acreage and started a garden. The plant in the picture grew near one of our tomato cages and produced beautiful flowers. Life got a little busy and I didn’t get out as often to handle the cultivating and weeding. When […]
Flesh Or Spirit WARNING: Conviction and growth may result. Have you ever stopped and examined your own life patterns and behavior? Have you pondered and been honest about your real intent behind these actions? Generally speaking most of us don’t. We might run at a frenetic pace and crash hard or on the opposite end, […]
Make It Permanent I work with hundreds of people over the course of a year who want to stop doing something their flesh wants to do. Paul refers to putting on Christ like clothing. It’s as if he is a covering and also clearly shows who we are. Furthermore, he urges us to “make no […]
Don’t Be Content With Your Blindspots As hard as we try, there are still errors in our thinking that escape our attention. We certainly can pray to our Father In Heaven and ask for His acquittal. We can also surround ourselves with quality brothers or sisters in Christ that can help us see our blind […]
You Are Not Alone We are facing giants each day, some external and some internal. They appear in the surface to be bigger, stronger, and faster than we are. We could have cause to fear if we were trying to battle alone. The child of God is never alone. God goes before His children as […]
There comes a point n every Christian’s life where they have to examine themselves and see what their true desires are. Are they desiring to walk in the light or darkness? We will find that the opportunity to do good and evil exists in each of us. We are not victims of our minds. We […]
6 years ago, I took my first international mission Tripitaka Guatemala. My son and I had to come a day later than the rest of the team. I had never been through customs, nor do I speak Spanish. We made it through all of the airport checkpoints and walked out the door to find our […]
Sin He a way of creeping in slowly and even gets men after God’s own heart off track. We often remember David’s accolades but have a tendency to forget about Bathsheba and the loss of a child. There is an important lesson here about sin and how the enemy works and more importantly how we […]
The older I get, the more I see this truth clearly. The devil does his best to convince us that what he has to offer will satisfy us. It could be the lust of the eyes, the flesh or the pride of life. They all seem like great promises, but in the end there’s a […]
An ambush is the worst form of attack. You are caught off guard and the enemy is able to strike quickly and effectively since he has been prowling around studying your every weakness. So what does scripture tell us we are to do? Be Alert and on Guard We shouldn’t be surprised. We know how the […]