True Love Obeys

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

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

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!

Living with Wisdom

Therefore see that you walk carefully [living life with honor, purpose, and courage; shunning those who tolerate and enable evil], not as the unwise, but as wise [sensible, intelligent, discerning people], Ephesians 5:15 AMPParents provide guidelines for the behavior of the children. Children sometimes see these guidelines as a hardship but parents have walked the … Continue reading Living with Wisdom

Seek My Face

When You said, “Seek My face [in prayer, require My presence as your greatest need],” my heart said to You, “Your face, O Lord, I will seek [on the authority of Your word].” Psalm 27:8 AMPIn any project you have to accumulate the items that you need. Some things are easily found or a substitute is … Continue reading Seek My Face