As I look back on my life, I can now see that I experienced many different seasons. I just didn’t realize it when it was happening. I had a season of growing up, parenting a family with LaVerne, business, local church leadership, mentoring church leaders globally, being a grandparent…the list goes on and on. But [...]
John Wesley once said: “Make all you can, give all you can, and save all you can.” He knew the value of hard work, generous giving, and planning for the future.” These truths apply to every season of our lives. So let’s prayerfully plan for our future, sowing good seeds for a future crop…whether it’s [...]
We cannot control what happens around us, but we can control what happens on the inside of us. We cannot control how people treat us, but we can control how we respond to what they say and do. Someone once said, “Its only the water that’s on the inside of the boat that causes danger, not [...]
Sometimes bad things happen to good people. Take Job for example. Most of his life he was experiencing good seasons of God’s blessing. But Job is usually remembered for the terrible time of loss and oppression that he faced. Yet Job was a righteous man. So do not assume that you are worse than others, [...]
When I was in junior high school, I had a heart murmur. My doctor did not allow me to pay sports, so I had to watch while my friends played. I hated it. I felt like a failure, insecure and stupid. I had listened to lies. But when I gave my life fully to Christ, [...]
Life comes in seasons. And some seasons are very difficult. There can be seasons of pain and broken relationships, seasons of struggle and unemployment, and seasons of loneliness. Yet at other times, there are seasons of prosperity, seasons of blessing, seasons of healing, and seasons of healthy relationships. Good seasons come and go, as do [...]
I was informed today by the social security office that someone had stolen my identity. They claimed to be me and were receiving my social security checks each month. They faked my cell phone number and then set up a false email address in my name. They also set up a bank account to receive [...]
Our tendency is to show God our trophies, the good things we have done, but God is looking at what we have hidden under our bed. Our loving heavenly father desires for us to be truthful, not perfect; He hates pretense and is not expecting us to always have our act together. The father of [...]
I have learned that life comes in seasons. We need to embrace our present season, receive grace for it, and realize it will not last forever. The Scriptures tell us, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens…He has made everything beautiful in its time.” (Ecc. 3:1&11) God has [...]
Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” Faith is a choice, not an emotion. We all have faith, but each of us makes the personal choice as to where we place our faith. Billy Graham chose to place his complete faith and [...]