For the [true] love of God is this: that we habitually keep His commandments and remain focused on His precepts. And His commandments and His precepts are not difficult [to obey]. 1 John 5:3 AMP The dictionary defines habit as something that a person does often in a regular and repeated way. Human beings develop habits to cope with the pressures … Continue reading True Love Obeys
Category: Christian Living
The God Who Preserves
O love the Lord, all you His godly ones! The Lord preserves the faithful [those with moral and spiritual integrity] And fully repays the [self-righteousness of the] arrogant. Psalm 31:23 AMP Years ago, before refrigeration was common place, people had to devise methods to preserve their food. After the harvest, they had problems; there was more food than … Continue reading The God Who Preserves
It’s a Heart Thing!
“Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. Deuteronomy 6:4-5 NLT In every life, there are seasons. One season begins as another ends. Some are seasons of joy while others are seasons of pain. Typically, we never enjoy those … Continue reading It’s a Heart Thing!
Serve Humbly
He sat down and called the twelve apostles. He told them, “Whoever wants to be the most important person must take the last place and be a servant to everyone else.” Mark 9:35 GW The market place if full of ideas of what you can do to be successful. It seems that just about everyone … Continue reading Serve Humbly
Worshipping Through Service
Pure and unblemished religion [as it is expressed in outward acts] in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit and look after the fatherless and the widows in their distress, and to keep oneself uncontaminated by the [secular] world. James 1:27 AMP In the past two years, many people had to examine their … Continue reading Worshipping Through Service
Work with All Your Heart
Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ. Colossians 3:23-24 NLT Employers pay attention to work ethic. They observe what you do and how you … Continue reading Work with All Your Heart
Serve God Wholeheartedly
“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon [money, possessions, fame, status, or whatever is valued more than the Lord]. Matthew 6:24 AMP. A few weeks ago my son … Continue reading Serve God Wholeheartedly
Just Consider
Only fear the Lord [with awe and profound reverence] and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you. 1 Samuel 12:24 AMP What do you do when you have done you best to guide people in the path that right and yet they don’t heed your advice? It … Continue reading Just Consider
Delight in the Lord!
Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires. Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you. Psalm 37:4-5 NLT Everyone has a desire to succeed in whatever they do although success means different things to different people. For a small child, success means that that he or … Continue reading Delight in the Lord!
The One Thing
The one thing I ask of the Lord — the thing I seek most— is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, delighting in the Lord’s perfections and meditating in his Temple. Psalms 27:4 NLT. If you were given the opportunity to choose one wish that would be … Continue reading The One Thing
Victory Walk 