Bitter Became Sweet at Marah

Water! We can't survive without water. We need water to regulate our body temperature, and to lubricate our joints. Water supports organic functions, improves our mood, and boosts our energy. Water flushes toxins from our bodies and washes our exterior to keep us clean. We cannot survive without water. After the children of Israel crossed … Continue reading Bitter Became Sweet at Marah

Nebuchadnezzar: When Pride Goes Before a Fall!

If you ask people to explain the meaning of pride, you will get a variety of answers. The Cambridge Dictionary defines  pride as a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get because you or people connected with you have done or gotten something good. So, pride is simply pleasure for one’s achievements. However, pride can … Continue reading Nebuchadnezzar: When Pride Goes Before a Fall!

Walk in Humility

“Humility is to make a right estimate of oneself.”  Charles H. Spurgeon. Proverbs 11:2 CEV Too much pridecan put you to shame.    It's wiser to be humble. 2 Chronicles 7:14 NLT Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, … Continue reading Walk in Humility

A Tale of Two Men: Pride and Humility

Two people can enter an arena, face the same situation with the same skillset, and have different responses. One can feel confident that he can have a successful outcome while the other can feel defeated just looking at the circumstances.  Jesus told a parable about two men who entered the temple to pray. One man … Continue reading A Tale of Two Men: Pride and Humility

Sarah’s Son: The Power of God’s Promise

Infertility is a problem that plagued women all through time. It is a sad situation that some women go through that leaves them emotionally wounded. Their desire to conceive and bear a child in some cases remains an impossible dream.Sarah, Abraham’s wife, had a problem with infertility. When God called Abraham from the Ur of … Continue reading Sarah’s Son: The Power of God’s Promise

Run to Win

"Endurance comes from minimizing excess baggage and maximizing efforts to achieve God’s battle objectives." Jerry Wragg.Romans 5:3-4 NLTWe can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. James 1:12 TPTIf your … Continue reading Run to Win

Strip off the Baggage: Run with Endurance 

Air travel has changed over the years. I remember the days when every trip guaranteed the traveler two suitcases. We always traveled with an extra bag. If a suitcase were overweight, we would take out the extra weight and place the items in the bag so that we can comply with the weight requirements. The … Continue reading Strip off the Baggage: Run with Endurance 

Possibilities in Change

“Nothing paralyzes our lives like the attitude that things can never change. We need to remind ourselves that God can change things. Outlook determines outcome. If we see only the problems, we will be defeated; but if we see the possibilities in the problems, we can have victory.” Warren Wierbse. 2 Corinthians 5:17 NLTThis means … Continue reading Possibilities in Change

The Secret of Successful Living

Change is never easy; we love change but at times, we are afraid of what change demands of us. Change is full of possibilities and may require that we leave things and people behind.The children of Israel were on the  brink of change. They had been wandering in the wilderness for  40 years and were … Continue reading The Secret of Successful Living

Conquering Fear!

What do you do when you are afraid? Many of us refuse to acknowledge that fear has invaded our life. We do our best to mask the turmoil on the inside side while we try to fool the world on the outside.In Judges 6, we encounter Gideon, a man living in fear of the Midianities. … Continue reading Conquering Fear!