by Carol Roberts
Do you ever feel you are always the one asked to serve while others seem to be promoted? How do you feel about that? Do you become jealous of those in higher positions or angry that you should be promoted while a lesser qualified person gets selected? If these emotions get the best of youRead More
It’s all in how we look at things. This will determine the type of blessings in life. Lets consider a festive parade for a moment. There are floats and many bands that parade by. With all the focus placed on the frills and thrills of the extra decorations most will miss the reason for theRead More
Where there is sorrow, let there be peace. Where there is disappointment, let there be comfort. Where there is an obstacle, let there be an open path. Where there are tears, let there be laughter. Numbers 6:24-26 New Living Translation ‘May the Lord bless you and protect you. May the Lord smile on you andRead More
There is not a feeling worse than to think God has forgotten us. We trust Christ as our Savior and we obey His will for our lives yet occasionally things come unglued. Enemies somehow have the upper hand on us and they encourage others to come against us because we spoke the truth. Other timesRead More
We are all familiar with the classic jigsaw puzzle. There can be thousands of pieces with each one representing its role in the big picture. The center is always the focus because it is the main point of the picture. For the most part, the rest of the puzzle helps to bring focus to theRead More
Get ready, get set, wait. Anyone in the armed forces can tell us that doing nothing is difficult. They are trained to take action at a moment’s notice. Reacting to actions is a normal thing to do. When someone cuts us off in traffic it’s a normal thing to blow our horns or make anRead More
People will occasionally say they get no more out of sermons. They will try to find new churches and it’s the same. God’s word is continually being revealed as people understand more. However people will become stagnant. What could possibly be wrong? There are two steps. God provides all that is needed but when peopleRead More
Today we can have hot water instantly with the right type of hot water heater. We can have a whole meal in minutes using a microwave oven. We can hear any song we want by typing in the right words on a computer and turning up the volume. There was a time when water hadRead More
God’s love toward us is perfect. We can count on it. He excuses us every single day for the things we say or do that are not pleasing to Him. His arms are open to us no matter what we have gotten ourselves into. There is nothing He cannot fix if we are sincere whenRead More
The word discipline has become quite a controversy over the years. With political correctness ruling society a generation of people are out of control. There are some children who will push adults to the limit hoping for some type of correction or guidance. Does God not discipline His children when they are out of HisRead More