We are all creatures of habits. We hate change. We love the familiar and to feel safe. When we develop habits we then create routines. We will try the same routine to only get the same results. Why do we refuse to change? Are we that stubborn? Sometimes life does not give you a choice […]
By: Joshua Ball ( My Husband ) A few months ago while having dinner with one of my mentors, who also happens to be my pastor, we began talking about Stephen Covey’s book The 8th Habit. My mentor just finished the book and told me how great it was and he even let me borrow […]
What is hardest thing to overcome over than pride , lust , and jealousy? My answer is BITTERNESS! We can always convince ourselves that we forgive those that hurt us. At the same time we patiently wait for our enemies to fall. It is in our nature to want an eye for and eye payback […]
Every morning we wake up with a List in our minds waiting to be checked off. Whether it may be getting to work on time , working out , or cooking for our spouse. If we do not finish a task we put it off until tomorrow. Our life goals is a different story… Our […]
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.( Romans 12:2) I think it is safe to say most Christians want a mindset of positivity and Godly things. […]
People pleasers. Our downfall is letting others people’s opinion affect us. We allow people to define us. We allow people to say who we are. We would do anything to make others happy even if it hinders us. We want everyone to like us and be pleased with whatever we are doing. We become perfectionist […]
God warns us not to grow weary in well doing… After we are saved and change we want to see others have the same experience as we did. We start to plant seeds in people’s lives. We plant seeds in people’s lives that have needs and are lost. People with needs may not want to […]
1. The first book I recommend is Anxious for Nothing . This book is a great book for you if your life has been chaotic. We all have those nights where we stay up contemplating our lives. We start focus solely on our struggles. This book helps guide you on how to deal with those […]
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with […]
As I read Colossians 3:12 it list a number of things we should clothe ourselves with. Long suffering was the one that truly stuck out to me. Another word for long suffering is patience. ” Patience : Accepting a difficult situation without giving God a deadline to remove it. ” – Bill Gothard The word […]
