The joys of heaven (1)

‘For our citizenship is in heaven,’ Philippians  3:20 NASB The story is told of a pastor who asked his congregation, ‘How many of you want to go to heaven?’ Everyone raised their hand except one little boy. The pastor said, ‘Son, don’t you want to go to heaven?’ He...

Steps to forgiveness (2)

‘Forgive, and you will be forgiven.’ Luke  6:37 NIV Here are three more steps to forgiveness: 1) Accept people as they are and don’t try to change them. You say, ‘I’ll only forgive them if they change.’ That just keeps you tied to them, obsessing over what they did...

Steps to forgiveness (1)

‘Forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another;’ Colossians  3:13 NKJV The misery of living with unforgiveness in your heart always lasts longer than the pain of the offence. Always! When you hold on to resentment, you open the door to depression...

Today, give your problem to God

‘Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you.’ Psalm 5 5:22 ESV If you grow up in hard times, you will automatically do one of these two things: 1) Trust God more because you have experienced His faithfulness. 2) Worry, think, and incessantly talk about the...

When your best isn’t good enough

‘”Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing, but I will do as You say…”’ Luke  5:5 NASB You say: ‘What happened to the verse in Galatians 6 that promises whatever you sow you will also reap? I gave it my best shot. I trusted, sacrificed, did the...