Some collegians think manual labor is the president of Mexico . . . until they graduate. Suddenly, the light dawns. Reality frowns. And that sheltered, brainy, fair-skinned, squint-eyed scholar who has majored in medieval literature and minored in Latin comes of age. He experiences a strange sensation deep within his abdomen two weeks after framing his diploma. Hunger. Remarkable motivation accompanies this feeling.
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Can We Trust Our Feelings?
You will make known to me the way of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever. Psalm 16:11 NASB One of my mother’s favorite rules for us kids was, “You can’t trust your feelings.” To this day I can clearly recall her words warning us against […]
Read MoreFuel That Never Runs Out
Therefore, as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him. Colossians 2:6 NASB To enter the Christian life, a person must begin at the right place: conversion. That means we must be rightly related to the Lord Jesus Christ by coming to Christ in faith, accepting His sacrifice on the cross as […]
Read MoreFocus on God, Not Circumstances
Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. Colossians 3:2 You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! Isaiah 26:3 There is a mystery, an aura, about the living God that is designed to force us to trust Him, even when we […]
Read MoreFour Ways God Leads His Children
I believe in your commands; now teach me good judgment and knowledge. Psalm 119:66 I could probably list at least ten ways that God leads His children today, but I will limit myself to the four that I think are the most significant methods of God’s leading. First and most basic, God leads us through […]
Read MoreServe Willingly
Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ. Colossians 3:23–24 Shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, […]
Read MoreGod’s Plans for Us
For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins. Colossians 1:13–14 Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this: The faithful love of the LORD never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his […]
Read MoreThe Small Stuff
“Don’t sweat the small stuff.” Somebody said that to me the other day. It helped . . . momentarily. I needed reality’s nudge. Being casual on the outside but a fairly thorough and disciplined soul within, I sometimes need to be reminded that few people will even notice the thing I’m camping on. Or care, for that matter. So? So sweating the small stuff can occasionally be a drag.
Read MoreCracks in the Wall
The longer I live the less I know for sure. That sounds like 50% heresy . . . but it’s 100% honesty. In my younger years I had a lot more answers than I do now. Things were absolutely black and white, right or wrong, yes or no, in or out, but a lot of that is beginning to change. The more I travel and read and wrestle and think the less simplistic things seem.
Read MoreInsight
Are you ready for a surprise? You blink twenty-five times every minute. Each blink takes you about one-fifth of a second. Therefore, if you take a ten-hour automobile trip, averaging forty miles per hour, you will drive twenty miles with your eyes closed. I know a fact far more surprising than that. Some people go through life with their eyes closed.
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