Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times. – Genesis 31:41, KJV You have a thorn in your flesh. It’s not an illness or financial distress or a huge decision you… Continue reading Recognizing you have a problem is half the solution.
Category: Chastening
The struggle to be significant can destroy you.
“And to him they had regard…” Acts 8:11, KJV Not long ago Jim Daly, President of Focus on the Family, posted an entry to his blog entitled, “Howard Stern’s Admission.” In the entry Daly cited a recent Rolling Stone article in which Stern admitted, “The curse is I take it so seriously. I gotta know,… Continue reading The struggle to be significant can destroy you.
Before the river can flow you have to break the dam.
He who believes in Me [who cleaves to and trusts in and relies on Me] as the Scripture has said, From his innermost being shall flow [continuously] springs and rivers of living water. John 7:38, Amplified Bible When a river is dammed, it is restricted from reaching its full potential. The flow of water is… Continue reading Before the river can flow you have to break the dam.
Just because God gave it to you doesn’t mean He wanted you to have it.
I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath. Hosea 13:11, KJV When I was a boy, there came a day when I decided that I loved ham. I loved it so much that I asked my mother to cook ham for supper every night for the rest of… Continue reading Just because God gave it to you doesn’t mean He wanted you to have it.