2 days agoTaming Insecurity through the GospelGrow Godly Confidence by Doing This It doesn’t matter how confident a person appears, overwhelming research plus decades of working one on one with people, plus my own struggles, makes it clear that absolutely EVERYONE battles insecurity regularly. I know, some people seem to ooze with confidence, and it is…Insecurity4 min readInsecurity4 min read
Mar 1528 Biblically Guaranteed Benefits of Following JesusRead and Think on These to Strengthen Your Faith and Motivation I used to wonder if it was right to think about “benefits” in following Christ. It seemed kind of selfish to me. Jesus did say if we really do want to follow Him then we need to deny ourselves…Faith5 min readFaith5 min read
Mar 94 Steps to Loving God More and Feeling His LoveYou Really Can Do Both Both Moses and Jesus, along with the Apostles taught that loving God with all our heart and with all our soul is the greatest commandment. Right after it, commandment 1a so to speak is to love our neighbor as ourselves. (Deuteronomy 11:13, Matthew 22:38–40) How…Gods Love8 min readGods Love8 min read
Mar 7How to Stay in the Growth ZoneIt’s One Thing to Get There, It’s Another to Stay One of God’s biggest purposes for our lives is that we grow and keep growing. One of the reasons He created us is so that we could progressively experience more and more of the divine nature, which is life at…Spiritual Growth6 min readSpiritual Growth6 min read
Mar 5Keeping the Faith When Everything is Going WrongThis One Scriptural Truth Will Keep You Going Jesus said He came so that we would have life and have it abundantly, or to the full. (John 10:10) He said we could experience God as our Father. We could experience the divine love, joy, peace of Jesus Himself. …Faith6 min readFaith6 min read
Feb 275 Abiding in Christ Essentials from John the ApostleThis is How Jesus’ Closest Friend Said to Live with Jesus In John 15:5, Jesus revealed the most important process for living the best life possible. It is life at the very highest level. Jesus called it “abundant life” and that is an extension of the eternal life that we…Jesus9 min readJesus9 min read
Feb 23God’s Big Goal For Your LifeIt’s One Word and It’s Really, Really Good! In his book Raving Fans, Ken Blanchard makes the point that one of the best ways to increase the motivation level of any team is to help them see and then keep reminding them of the end-goal benefit their efforts are producing. …Spiritual Growth6 min readSpiritual Growth6 min read
Feb 20The #1 Reason Sincere Christians Have Trouble Connecting with GodAnd What to Do About It — I’ve been a sincere Christian for over 40 years and I still consider receiving Jesus as my Lord and Savior as the greatest day of my life. More than ever I am awed by His greatness and continue to learn about the greatness of the salvation He has given us…Spiritual Growth13 min readSpiritual Growth13 min read
Feb 6Jesus and CreationJesus is Both the Means and the Why All Christians believe Jesus is the Son of God, the only means of salvation, eternal life, forgiveness of sins, and reconciliation with God. To be a Christian means, as the entrance point of eternal life, you believe that. Even though accomplishing those things is something so big that only God could do it; many don’t realize Jesus…Jesus4 min readJesus4 min read
Feb 2Learn to Celebrate Each Stage of Your JourneyBelieve it or not; God Does! It doesn’t matter how well you’ve lived out your faith each day, with a little thought, you can always find something that isn’t measuring up to the standard of God’s word for believers. Need a little convincing? Did you love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and…Spiritual Growth7 min readSpiritual Growth7 min read
