It doesn’t matter if you go to church every day, or every Sunday. What really matters is the person you’re becoming every time you step out of the church. What good does it do to be praying earnestly when you can’t even listen to someone who needs someone to talk to? So what if you’re present in every church activity, when you’re distant from your family and friends because you can’t make time for them. What is the use of knowing and memorizing the Bible verse line per line when you don’t live out to what it means? The essence…
Here are 5 Types You Are Likely to Date Before Finding ‘The One’. These 5 types of people will make you appreciate your future spouse a little more.
If only life could be painless. But, it isn’t. Life is full of pain. Pain brought by physical illness or discomfort, emotional pain or psychosomatic pain. What if I tell you, that you cannot avoid pain but you can most certainly choose your kind of pain? Choose the pain of training, exercise, saying no to vices, and eating right over the pain of sickness that an unhealthy lifestyle brings. Choose the pain of turning your back from the Sale sign in the stores, the pain of not using the latest gadget that your colleagues are quick to purchase, the pain…
I’ve been following the story of Brittany Maynard, a terminally ill 29yr old who decided to end her life under the “Death With Dignity” law. A lot of people have argued that it’s nothing short of suicide and a year ago I would have agreed. My mom was recently diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer. Like Brittany, she was also diagnosed with a life expectancy of just 6 months. Even before being diagnosed, I have watched my mom suffer so much. She’s in so much pain, she hardly sleeps. She literally is exhausted because she stays up days at a…
1. You wake up and sleep alone without feeling miserable. You love having the bed all to yourself and not being awakened by someone else’s snore or noise. 2. You would rather hang out with your friends, or visit a family member than go out on a date with someone you don’t see a future with. 3. You are genuinely happy for your friends who are getting married or having a baby. You know that you too will have your time. It may not come soon, but you are confident and you trust in God’s perfect timing. 4. You have…
Blake and Carly were celebrating their second anniversary, so the incredible boyfriend created a massive jewelry armoire with plenty of goodies inside. The armoire was filled with all of Carly’s favorite things and the ultimate gift, an engagement ring! Carly posted the video on YouTube with the following caption: On October 9, 2014, my boyfriend,now fiance, surprised me with the best proposal I could have ever dreamed of! I was completely shocked and am beyond blessed and excited!! I thought the surprise was the beautiful jewelry armoire he designed and made me for our two year anniversary…boy was I wrong.”…
Not everyone is blessed to work with a good boss. For most, work is tedious and stressful. Here are three Ways To Deal With Mean Bosses…
Last week, I kept hearing a rustling sound behind me while I was jogging down a path. It wasn’t a windy day, and I was alone. Every time, I would hear the sound, I’d stop and look behind me. It took a few minutes for me to realize the rustling sound of the leaves was caused by the wind created by my jogging. The funniest thing about the whole situation was I felt like I was jogging all of 2mph, but somehow I was still making an impact. This is how our faith works. Matthew 17:20 says, “And Jesus said…
When you keep on giving your all at your job, worked diligently and with integrity yet promotion seems to be out of the way…keep on keeping on. When you keep on loving unconditionally, caring constantly, and people don’t appreciate you…keep on keeping on. When you keep on being kind, generous, understanding and still receive unkindness and inconsideration…keep on keeping on. When you keep on taking care of your health but your doctor told you some bad news…keep on keeping on. When you keep on praying earnestly, calling on God’s name but your prayers seem to fall on deaf ears…keep on…
When God Seems So Far Away
Brittany Maynard, 29, a terminally ill woman who’s made headlines for her decision to end her life, may not do so on the scheduled date of Nov. 1, she said in a new video posted Wednesday. After her wedding last year, Maynard began having severe headaches, and in January was diagnosed with grade II astrocytoma. Doctors initially gave her 10 years to live, but subsequent scans showed the tumor progressed into glioblastoma multiforme, the deadliest form of cancer. In April she was given just 6 months to live. The family moved to Oregon where the state’s “Death with Dignity Act”…
I had my bathroom redone a few years ago and so the tiles on the walls are fairly new. Today as I went about the task of cleaning them, for whatever reason, I just could not get a few of the stains between the tiles to move. I went into my arsenal and got out all the name-brand cleaners. I tried every single one – sprayed and let soak. I noticed, however, that instead of removing the stains, they actually turned the area white (due to the bleach). Maybe I had used too many cleaners or maybe I had used…
5 Things To Do When People Hurt You When people hurt you, sometimes it’s easier to just walk away and don’t look back. Sometimes we don’t want to work things out and be like Jesus and forgive. No matter how hard or strong we claim to be, the actions of others can sometimes hurt us to our core. Some people may try to tough it out and will pretend the words or actions of others don’t effect them, but the truth of the matter is… sometimes they do! You can’t control what they do, but you can control how you respond to them. So how do you…
I was born and raised in St. Charles, Missouri, just on the outskirts of St. Louis. After graduating with a B.A. in Journalism, I sent out dozens of resumes and work samples to job openings, many in other states. I landed a job as a news reporter, five hours away from my home. I had lived in Missouri all 22 years of my life and had never moved away, yet I packed my bags and out the door I went. Leaving behind my family and friends in Missouri, I moved to Clarksville, Tennessee where I did not know a soul.…
You love him, He loves you, but is he God sent or Is he just a distraction?
Once we know our God given purpose, it begins to take control of our lives. Some may think they understand it or that they are living it out, yet they lack the insight and connection with God to truly understand it. Passion and purpose are often used interchangeably, yet they are two different things. Many may have passion for something and it’s not their God given purpose. Passion by itself may drive you in circles doing any and everything to make that passion turn into success. While God may allow you to have some success because of your hard work,…
Not everyone will be happy about your happiness. Pay more attention to your creator than your critics.
The battle for and against biblical manhood in society today is a massive battle that is being waged on many levels. While the devil seeks to destroy families and undermine biblical male leadership, God wants men to be equipped and challenged to be the loving, strong husbands, fathers, and leaders that they were created to be. In the pages of A Good Man Is Hard to Find: Adam, Where Are You? Pastor Michael Henderson seeks to offer such a challenge to men. Using the story of Adam and Eve, along with personal experience, Pastor Michael Henderson seeks to redefine manhood according to…
My husband and I have been married for 12 years and we have three school aged children. My husband is a great provider but it seems it just ends there. I know he loves me and the kids, but he just isn’t “involved” in our lives. He leaves the majority of the duties of raising our kids to me. Wake up, breakfast, getting them ready for school, school activities, after school activities, homework, projects, play dates, parties, bed time, everything is just me. He has no clue what is going on in their lives unless I tell him. He does…
Here are 7 Things Women of Today Can Learn From Ruth… These seven things will help you become someone your Boaz can be proud of.
