We all tend to go through life with a vague awareness of things that need our attention. We think I need to get organized; our marriage needs attention; we have to get our budget together; I need to exercise; I must spend time with the kids; etc. These things never...
How do you pray hard about something? You might start out, “Please God, please, please, please . . . ” But then what? Using Your Anxiety Begin by asking, what are your one or two greatest anxieties right now? Carve out some extended time to pray hard about those two...
James 1:2 “Consider it pure joy when you face trials of many kinds.” How do you consider it pure joy when everything’s going wrong? Self-Pity The opposite of God’s command in James 1:2 is a deadly spiritual disease called self-pity. God says consider...
Are Dads Blowing It? Chances are, you’re more disappointed with your dad than you are with your mom. Why is that? Are most fathers bad at their job? Today is Father’s Day, and, of course, they made mention of it at church. On both Father’s Day and Mother’s Day,...
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 knowing that the testing/proving of your faith develops perseverance” (James 1:2-3 author’s translation). ***** When James tells us to consider trials pure joy, he’s not calling us to a...
Most people think emotion is something that just happens to you. You can’t do much about it. The best you can do with your emotions is to manage them. That’s not true. You can change them. Today we’ll find out how. ***** “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever...
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