by Carol Roberts
Anger creeps up on people, especially when God convicts the spirit and wrong doings continue. It’s like a boiling pot of warnings to change and the wrong habits keep on anyway. One day an obedient person comes along and gets rewarded which causes the boiling pot of anger to explode. Even though it’s not theRead More
In the Old Testament the throne of God was represented by the Ark of the Covenant. It was made of wood and gold yet nobody except the high priest could even look at it but once a year. It isn’t the gold or wood it was made of nor the stone tablets in the ark,Read More
Fear comes in different forms. There is a preferred fear which is the same as respect. It does not mean to be afraid yet it means to honor and respect the wishes of those in authority. We fear God because He loves us and we seek to please Him because of His love. Earthly authoritiesRead More
Human nature wants to try things different ways. People sometimes want to learn things the hard way. God will convict the heart over and over but if the person insists on embracing temptations the convictions will become lighter each time. There will be a day when there is no remorse at all for some veryRead More
Worry happens to us all at some time or another. It is usually a reaction to something we cannot control and the outcome cannot be determined. Sometimes worry puts life on hold while we role play what we will say or do depending on each possible thing that may happen. Usually our biggest fears neverRead More
There are storms in life that are very intense and last for a short while. There are gentle rains that last for a long time and continue to be annoying but it passes over time. There are storms that come and seem to never go. It lets up for a short time then gets strongRead More
It happens to us all. Occasionally there will be a day or series of days when things go from bad to worse. We walk out to the flower garden to water and there is a rake that somehow got hidden in the grass. When we step on it we get hit in the face withRead More
Sometimes we want to know if a person really and truly loves us. We try to measure their love by how often they bring a gift, call us on the phone or spend time with us. These are a few outward signs of genuine love that come from the heart yet these same overtures canRead More
Jesus said we are sent out as sheep into a world of wolves. Unpleasant attitudes toward us are to be expected. It’s easy to let the influences of bad attitudes become our responses. A person flares up in anger toward us and the immediate response is to explode back at them. Officials make an obviousRead More
If a train is coming and a person is on the tracks and does not hear the whistle blowing we are quick to pull that person off the tracks. If we are walking down a pathway with a friend and the friend doesn’t see the snake about to strike we are quick to warn ourRead More