This song is about being happy with who God made us to be and what he has blessed us with. We are not to envy one another’s belongings and gifts for God has blessed us each in a different way. Often the media and TV feed us this lifestyle that we can all have this we just do “this.” In other words, a picture is painted for us everywhere we turn that we need to keep up with the Jones.
Read moreAt some point in all of our lives we will find ourselves further from God than we would like. That is the whole idea of seeking him out daily.
Read moreFear, Stress, Anxiety…these are a few of my least favorite things. There is this story about a guy who plays a sport. It does not matter what the sport is. All that matters is that he has had one of the worst seasons in his career. At least to this guy, everything seems to be collapsing. Fans are really coming down on him and he himself is stressing with feelings of letting his team, family, and city down. At this point he begins to panic and he realizes that he is making things worse by doing so. The interesting part of this whole thing is that this athlete knows a God who loves him and has made a plan way before it has been executed. He knows that he ultimately has no control over the plan but only the ability that has been given to him.
Read moreEver had a life changing experience? Maybe the birth of a child or something like the loss of loved one. Experiences shape us in ways we never thought possible whether good or bad. The end result is that you are now different than you once were and that could last a life time. I remember the first time I held my son. The nurses had rolled my wife away for an emergency C-Section. I knew that once she had left the room that when she returned once my son was alive our lives were never going to be the same.
Read moreI love this story of Paul setting sail with a bunch of prisoners for Rome. Since it was taking so long to get ready and it was past the Day of Atonement Paul warned everyone that it was too late to travel. He knew bad things were going to happen. Sometimes in our own lives people or God warns us that if we do this or do that we might cause “Damage” to our lives.
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