by Carol Roberts
There are friends who stick closer than a brother. There are family members who are always there offering a safe refuge. There are mentors who love us unconditionally and pray us through our biggest challenges. There are caring people who love us enough to tell us the truth. They risk friendships in order to saveRead More
We all have enemies. There are rude customers, people who won’t speak and give no reason and those who smile in our face but make life miserable for us behind our backs. There are bosses who promote their friends who have not earned it. There are preachers who want only popularity and care nothing aboutRead More
God who knows all things knows every action and every reaction. True forgiveness is when we give up our desires to retaliate and move on. It doesn’t excuse misbehavior or condone it, it just means forgive. True forgiveness is unconditional. A person may ask for forgiveness which makes it a little easier, but usually aRead More
The world is slowly passing away. People are not getting along. Nations are against other nations. Everyone is out for themselves and the political realm is taking away all our freedoms. Many people have no clue why things are the way they are. These things should be no surprise because the Bible tells about theseRead More
Our Lord loves us and shares His glory with us. When we stray from what is right there will be a gentle tugging in our hearts. The devil will present people, places and things to us that are too good to be true yet serious consequences follow. God knows the consequences that are coming ifRead More
We all have them. There are people on the job who make the work day almost unbearable. There are people who are friends yet we hear rumors of bad things they say about us. There are people we lift up in prayer and work hard to get them through life’s hurdles yet when we needRead More
There are people in life who always have a smile and a kind word for everybody. We sometimes do many favors for these people because of their popularity, yet even the simplest of tasks we can not count on them. There are other people like the mean school teacher who always yells, disciplines and isRead More
God created you in His image and He makes no mistakes. Your looks, talents, skills and heart’s desires are who you are. Sometimes as teens people will change a whole plan or pretend to like certain things just because a certain boy/girl likes those things. For each moment spent trying to arrange things to be noticedRead More
There are friends who are there for the moment. Once the purpose is fulfilled there is a chance that particular friend will go his own way never to be seen or heard from again. This could be the person who said the right thing at the right time bringing many to Christ. There are friendsRead More
There are people who enjoy making life miserable for others. They are not happy unless they have made someone else unhappy. It gives them a sense of achievement to sit by and watch as others reap the consequences of what they arranged to happen. If these people are coworkers it makes the workplace almost unbearable. Read More