Category Archives: Control
Keep your eyes on the trapeze bar.
Looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source of our faith [giving the first incentive for our belief] and is also its Finisher [bringing it to maturity and perfection]… – Hebrews 12:2,
How would you like to be cursed by God?
Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. – Jeremiah 17:5, Amplified Bible If you were to wake up tomorrow morning and wonder, “How
You are not the recruiter. You are the recruitee.
You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed you [I have planted you], that you might go and bear fruit and keep on bearing… – John 15:16, Amplified Bible (AMP) We must never lose
Stop being a wiggle-worm. Sit still every once in awhile.
Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until you learn how the matter turns out… – Ruth 3:18, Amplified Bible (AMP) A long time ago there was a young widow who traveled far from her homeland in search of a
How many times does God have to tell you. You are better off living life His way.
Woe to the rebellious children, says the Lord, who take counsel and carry out a plan, but not Mine… – Isaiah 30:1, Amplified Bible (AMP) My Scofield Reference Bible has 1,353 pages. Those pages contain a ton of information, life stories, and
The more you say, the less intelligent you appear.
Even a fool when he holds his peace is considered wise… – Proverbs 17:28 (AMP) There is a humorous cultural proverb that goes like this: Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all
God will give you the power to overcome at just the right time – if you ask.
For I know that nothing good dwells within me, that is, in my flesh. I can will what is right, but I cannot perform it. [I have the intention and urge to do what is right, but no power to
If you are proud, you are delusional.
And at once an angel of the Lord smote him (Herod)…because he did not give God the glory… – Acts 12:23, AMP We all struggle with pride, but some people are consumed by it. Those who are consumed by pride