You Can Bear It Optimism is a perfectly legitimate response to failure – Stephen King I recently read that Stephen King, the American author of horror and suspense novels, endured many rejections before he got a yes. It was said that he would nail his rejection letters to his wall, and once the nail began to collapse...
James 1:16-18 So, my very dear friends, don’t get thrown off course. 17 Every desirable and beneficial gift comes out of heaven. The gifts are rivers of light cascading down from the Father of Light. There is nothing deceitful in God, nothing two-faced, nothing fickle. 18 He brought us to life using the true Word,...
A Copy Just Won’t Do You are one of one – Tim Tebow We spend so much of our lives competing and comparing ourselves to one another that we lose appreciation for the value and gifts God has endowed us with. Yes, they’re not the same as someone else’s nor were they meant to be. We...
Do not despair when you are having an identity crisis and not sure of who you really are or where you belong. You must get back to your foundation, which is found in Me. Take the time to station yourself firmly on the solid rock of My Word and stand in faith, trusting that I...
It’s Yours for the Asking Hindsight is 2020, and foresight is even better – Sharon Thompson How many times have we made that hindsight statement? My experience has been in response to some decision I made that didn’t turn out quite right or as a way to encourage others that we all make mistakes and errors...
Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. 7 Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of...
Pay attention to your spiritual condition and refuse to be distracted with things happening around you. Your health and well-being originate in your spirit and soul. It is imperative that you stay connected to Me so that you can prosper in all things. That must be your primary objective (Burns). 3 John 1:2 Beloved, I...
Humility While We Wait (inspired by devotions of Chris Tiegreen) I know I can be very impatient at times, especially when it comes to something I want—and let me be honest, believe I deserve—from God. I don’t always understand that His deep love for me causes Him to close doors I think should be opened...
John Henry (Dick) Turpin was born August 20, 1876 in Long Branch, New Jersey. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1896, and in 1917 was selected as one of the first African American Chief Petty Officers. Turpin was a survivor of two shipboard explosions: USS Maine in 1898 Havana Harbor, Cuba, and USS Bennington in San Diego in...
His Strength is Perfect and His Grace Sufficient We have no power from God unless we live in the persuasion that we have none of our own – John Owen What we’ve been taught all our lives—always be strong, never show weakness, focus and go hard after success until you...
