by Carol Roberts
Our heart’s desires are important to us and it’s hard sometimes to wait while God works things out. We become glued to a situation, material thing or even a person and our thought pattern soon evolves into ways to manipulate things the way we want them. Unfortunately our manipulation techniques bind our heart’s desire intoRead More
There are times in life when things move. These are times when we continue to learn new things. We get promotions on the job and new things are opening up for us. Suddenly things stop coming our way and we are left wondering why we are not moving ahead. The truth is we never stopRead More
The Bible often makes references to dust and soil. Adam was formed from dust. Jesus said one day our bodies will return to the dust. One of Jesus’ finest parables speaks of seeds that fall on different types of soil. It makes sense to think of ourselves as an area of soil ready to hearRead More
The truth isn’t always popular but it brings security. When the truth is told we know exactly where we stand and we have a strong platform where we can build. It’s better to know what is really ahead of us than to think something is greater than what is really there. We have all metRead More
There are times when everything goes like clockwork. Our routine becomes so ordinary we rarely think about what comes next in our day. We can count on our job, our church and our circumstances then without notice something comes along to create an uncertainty. It seems that once one obstacle stands in the way anotherRead More
There are times when our routine seems to be bringing us into a rut. We rise at the same time each morning, cook, prepare, work, relax then it’s evening again. Nothing is exciting because it’s the same thing day after day. If each day has blissful moments that are new and different how would weRead More
It’s difficult at times not to judge. A person continually manipulates around and we get tripped up by them every time. We get cheated out of opportunities while they triumph over us looking behind only long enough to give us an innocent smile. It makes us want to throw everything including the kitchen sink atRead More
Has it ever been that you wanted something very badly and you pray and pray for an obstacle to move and it does not? You try every technique you know and nothing works to unlock that door. You approach all the right people and you do all the right things and still nothing works. YourRead More
There are situations that come up in life that worry us into a frenzy. We cannot think of anything else but the circumstances. Hours are spent trying to figure a way out or around the aftermath of destruction at our feet. Even in prayer we are wringing our hands, why God, why? In worry theRead More
Forgiveness toward one another is a requirement of God. We are to forgive a person as many times as is required in order to keep our peace with God. However it is not required that we continue to try to make friends with certain people or continue to try to please them only to getRead More