Humility
Rick Warren once said, “Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.” Great advice!
Discovering our calling in life
How can we discover our calling in life? Eric Liddle was a Scottish runner who competed in the 1924 Olympics. He had a calling as a missionary, but he also had a calling to run. When he was challenged by his sister to go immediately to serve as a missionary in China rather than competing [...]
Two classes of Christians
A.W. Tozer once said, “I have met two classes of Christians: the proud who imagine they are humble, and the humble who are afraid they are proud. There should be another class: the self-forgetful who leave the whole thing in the hands of Christ, and refuse to waste any time trying to make themselves good. [...]
His timing is incredible!
In the 1800’s, God’s conviction fell on a bakery owner in Bristol, England, while George Müller was praying for food for his orphanages. The children were in dire need of food that day. The Lord awakened a bakery owner across town who felt God’s conviction to get up, call an employee and ask him to [...]
God is a God of surprises
One thing I have learned over the years is that God is a God of surprises. We can never limit Him in any way, including the way He will speak to us. He often speaks in unexpected ways. It would be easy if we could just dial a number on a spiritual cell phone and [...]
Pray about everything!
There are no matters too small or insignificant to God. He cares about the major and minor things in our lives; He is concerned about the smallest detail. So pray about everything! God loves to respond even to a simple prayer like, “Please help me find my car keys, Lord.” Scripture advises us to pray [...]
Stepping out and finding out
Joyce Meyer once said, “Sometimes the only way to discover God’s will is to practice what I call ‘stepping out and finding out.’ If I have prayed about a situation and don’t seem to know what I should do, I take a step of faith. . . . Some doors will never open unless we [...]
The Lord’s surprise visits
God loves to surprise us. He wants us to grasp His purpose and message no matter how He speaks to us. The Bible encourages us to trust Him to direct us: “Your ears will hear a word behind you, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ whenever you turn to the right or to the [...]
If someone talked you into it, someone else can talk you out of it
We need to know we are called by God to serve in any role of leadership. The Scriptures teach us, “...Be sure to carry out the ministry the Lord gave you (Col. 4:17).” Otherwise, when the going gets tough, we will probably doubt ourselves and question our decisions. Bear in mind, if someone talked you [...]
The greater our call to leadership, the greater the tests we will face
All of us will be tested so we can stand in the heat of the battles we will face. The greater our call to leadership, the greater the tests we will face. The Scriptures tell us, “When troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith [...]