33 Who can bring an accusation against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies. (Romans 8:33 CSB) If you spend any time living a life of faith and especially being outward about it with others, someone is going to be confrontational. It may come in the form of others contesting some...
Work
15 The Lord God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to work it and watch over it. (Genesis 2:15 CSB) As much as we might seek a quite a peaceful weekend from our work, we were built by God to work. Breaks are necessary to keep us from...
The Practice we Feed
15 For I do not understand what I am doing, because I do not practice what I want to do, but I do what I hate. (Romans 7:15 CSB) We need to gain an understanding around what drives us. Is it predominately a Godly nature or is it the sinful nature of the...
By a Standard
16 however, let us keep living by that same standard to which we have attained. (Philippians 3:16) Do you live by a standard? I would expect that you do and I would hope that it is scripturally founded. If we do not live by a standard then life can become...
Slow Down to Speed Up
40 But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, and she came up and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to serve alone? So tell her to give me a hand.” (Luke 10:40 CSB) If you are anything like me, your days are filled with things you...