There is a story about two trees during the autumn season. One was an evergreen tree and the other a deciduous tree. When the evergreen tree realized that he retained all his leaves, the evergreen tree became puffed up with pride. He made fun of the deciduous tree because he had no leaves. The deciduous tree tried … Continue reading A Proud Heart
Category: personal growth
God’s Marvelous Blessings
And he built structures on the walls of Jerusalem, designed by experts to protect those who shot arrows and hurled large stones from the towers and the corners of the wall. His fame spread far and wide, for the Lord gave him marvelous help, and he became very powerful. 2 Chronicles 26:15 NLT Success is defined as the … Continue reading God’s Marvelous Blessings
Key to Success
Uzziah sought God during the days of Zechariah, who taught him to fear God. And as long as the king sought guidance from the Lord, God gave him success. 2 Chronicles 26:5 The walk of faith doesn’t happen automatically. You don’t get up one day and suddenly you are living right before God. As with most, … Continue reading Key to Success
Right in God’s Eyes
Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother was Jecoliah from Jerusalem. He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, just as his father, Amaziah, had done. 2 Chronicles 26:3-4 NLT It’s not uncommon for children who are born in a monarchy to find that they … Continue reading Right in God’s Eyes
Expert Witnesses
In life today, people are always looking for information. We want to know what is happening, and how what we hear impacts our lives. Sometimes we hear about something that happened in our community. So if you want to get more information, you need to find a witness who saw what happened. A witness is … Continue reading Expert Witnesses
Afraid? Do it Anyway!
Afterward Moses and Aaron went in and told Pharaoh, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘Let My people go, that they may hold a feast to Me in the wilderness.’ ” And Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord , that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know the … Continue reading Afraid? Do it Anyway!
Guided by Compassion
If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God’s love be in that person? 1 John 3:17 NLT When Jesus walked this earth, He was a man who was moved with compassion. Compassion means sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a … Continue reading Guided by Compassion
God Rewards Obedience
“As for you, if you faithfully follow me as David your father did, obeying all my commands, decrees, and regulations, then I will establish the throne of your dynasty. For I made this covenant with your father, David, when I said, ‘One of your descendants will always rule over Israel.’ 2 Chronicles 7:17-18 NLT Children … Continue reading God Rewards Obedience
By Divine Design
There are so many ways that people meet and become acquainted. Some meet on the train. They wait for the same train at the same spot daily and one day they generate a conversation. Pretty soon, they sit together and a relationship develops. It could be a relationship that is confined to the commute. Sometimes … Continue reading By Divine Design
Women of Value
On the Sabbath we went a little way outside the city to a riverbank, where we thought people would be meeting for prayer, and we sat down to speak with some women who had gathered there. Acts 16:13 NLT Paul and Silas have arrived in Macedonia and on the Sabbath day they went to the … Continue reading Women of Value
Victory Walk 