Where is your focus? (Along Came David)
Why did it take an untrained boy who was unfamiliar with the situation and untrained in the methods of conventional warfare to destroy Goliath?
Why did it take an untrained boy who was unfamiliar with the situation and untrained in the methods of conventional warfare to destroy Goliath?
A brief time with God before bed and an extended one with Him early in the morning is the best way to make sure He stays first in my life.
Thirst is just a fact of life. Just like hunger, it comes and goes. When I satisfy the need, it goes away… for a time. This is true now, it was true two thousand years ago and it will be true into the future for as long as people inhabit the earth. So when Jesus spoke about drinking water that will take away your thirst forever, it almost seems impossible to imagine.
The teacher of the law asked, “Who is my neighbor?” This is a good and very legitimate question. It is one that we each should be asking as well, but I want to flip it for a second. “Who is the Good Samaritan?”
Even in David’s lowest and hardest times he calls on God for He is a great tower of refuge for his soul.
I know that I should be thankful for what I have. Gratitude is important, but it’s a struggle to embody it fully.
The tongue is a powerful thing, and we should pay attention to what we are saying.
He comforted me with the fact that He guides us in taking away our evil desires and replacing them with His own will.
I have arrived.It has been almost exactly six months since I was first invited to join the missions teaching team at Faith Academy and I have finally arrived. One week ago today I left Turkiye to begin a 20+ hour commute (including an overnight layover) from Gaziantep to Istanbul to Manila to Caizon. I won’t…