“Our lives are to be characterized by patience, for it is important in developing the mature, stable character which God wants to produce in His people.” Billy Graham.Psalms 37:7 NLTBe still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their … Continue reading Developing Patience
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Wait with Patience
When individuals talk about vision, it usually involves a conversation about the eyes and the ability to see. It is common today for leaders to talk about vision for the organization they lead. When they talk about vision, they are talking about what they would like to see in their organization in the future.Habakkuk 2:3 … Continue reading Wait with Patience
What Are You Wearing?
When children play, they sometime form teams. Each side has a captain, and the captain chooses team members. If you are the first individual chosen, it is a good feeling. However, if your name never gets called and you are placed on a team because you are there, it can be defeating. We all want … Continue reading What Are You Wearing?
Renewed Strength
One of the most difficult tasks in life is to wait. And it seems we spend most of our time waiting. As children we wait for special days and seasons. Those birthdays took such a long time to go around the sun and we had to wait. Waiting seemed to be such a waste of … Continue reading Renewed Strength
My Hope is in the Lord
Life! We love it! Then, the pressures crush us and we wonder, can I make it through? Peter Marshall said, “When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.” So there is purpose in the pressure of life. In Psalm 39 David … Continue reading My Hope is in the Lord
Bittersweet: The Process of Change
Life is filled with a variety of events. One would like to choose fantastic days and pleasant circumstances to fill one’s life. Unfortunately, that’s impossible. Life is like nature: sunshine and warmth followed by wind and rain; then the dreaded winter season: freezing cold, snow, sleet and ice. It’s easy to handle any season in … Continue reading Bittersweet: The Process of Change