Put on God’s whole armor… – Ephesians 6:11, AMP This world is not safe. It is filled with risk, and that is why we buy insurance of all types. We buy life insurance to financially support our families in case we die prematurely. We buy health insurance to pay for treating illnesses that are too costly… Continue reading Let God help you with your spiritual insurance policy.
Category: Excellence
Make sure you are a wise investor.
But then what benefit (return) did you get from the things of which you are now ashamed? [None] for the end of those things is death. – Romans 6:21, AMP Why do people invest money in the stock market, or in real estate, or in a company of some kind? They do so for the express… Continue reading Make sure you are a wise investor.
Keep at it even if you are worried about blowing up the boiler.
I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency]. – Philippians 4:13, AMP Andy’s father took a job at a hand-loom weaving factory in order to support his family. Andy’s… Continue reading Keep at it even if you are worried about blowing up the boiler.
Sometimes you just have to say, ‘No.’
It is not seemly or desirable or right that we should have to give up or neglect [preaching] the Word of God in order to attend to serving at tables and superintending the distribution of food. – Acts 6:2, AMP If you are a caring person of integrity, you will yearn to help people in… Continue reading Sometimes you just have to say, ‘No.’
Sometimes, you just have to carry your friend on your back.
Bear (endure, carry) one another’s burdens… – Galatians 6:2, AMP Pascale Honore became a paraplegic nearly two decades ago when she was thrown from her vehicle during an auto accident. A resident of Elliston, South Australia, Pascale has watched her two sons grow up surfing, but her paraplegia has prevented her from joining her boys… Continue reading Sometimes, you just have to carry your friend on your back.
Don’t be like that lazy girl at the beach.
The slothful man does not catch his game or roast it once he kills it, but the diligent man gets precious possessions. – Proverbs 12:27, AMP I was sitting on the beach beside my bride, enjoying the ocean breeze and watching the kids play in the water. Then, all of a sudden, I heard a girl’s voice crying out,… Continue reading Don’t be like that lazy girl at the beach.
Who is in control of your life?
Stephen, a man full of faith…and full of and controlled by the Holy Spirit… – Acts 6:5, AMP What does it take to be used mightily by God? I’m not talking about being used by God in an average way. I’m talking about being used by God in an Earth-shattering, mountain-moving way. Does it take… Continue reading Who is in control of your life?
Focus like the Navy officer, and concentrate like the wallbuilder.
So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days. – Nehemiah 6:15, KJV Years ago I knew a retired Navy officer who taught me a powerful lesson regarding focus. Late in his career, he had been tasked with overseeing the retrofit of an aircraft… Continue reading Focus like the Navy officer, and concentrate like the wallbuilder.
Being faithful pays off.
The king, beside whom the queen was sitting, asked me, How long will your journey take, and when will you return? So it pleased [him] to send me; and I set him a time. – Nehemiah 2:6, AMP Being a person of cheerful integrity can pay off. In Nehemiah 2, we find Nehemiah in a… Continue reading Being faithful pays off.
He that overcomes shall inherit all things.
He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. – Revelation 21:7, KJV One of the things I do in my “spare time” is teach real estate licensing classes. In one recent class, several of the students expressed concern about their ability to pass the… Continue reading He that overcomes shall inherit all things.