23 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. (Psalm 139:23-24 NIV) Growth comes from a continual and honest self assessment. Extending that assessment and seeing ourselves...
Few Things
but few things are needed—or indeed only one.[a] Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.” (Luke 10:42 NIV) We are a society of consumption. We want more and more and more and it never ends. Yet, our primary true and deep need...
Unburdened
...let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, (Hebrews 12:1 NIV) It is easy in this world to get burdened with all forms of entanglements and hinderances. Yet the race has been...
Thorns
...Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. (2 Corinthians 12:7 NIV) If we are successful it is easy to allow pride to be a primary motivating factor. We see our accomplishments as our...
Good from Bad
You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. (Genesis 50:20 NIV) We each experience times and circumstances in our lives where others intend negative toward us. This is life, it happens, the reasons are many....