Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. – 1 Corinthians 10:31, King James Version (KJV) In The Science Behind How Boredom Benefits Creative Thought, Vivian Giang reports: Recent research finds that being bored promotes creative association and pushes one to find deeper meaning and satisfaction.… Continue reading Are you bored out of your mind?
Category: Vocation
Now is the time!
And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted. – Exodus 16:21, KJV Within Exodus 16, we find an urgent message from God to His people, and the message is this: do it now! In Exodus 16, God introduced manna to the recently liberated… Continue reading Now is the time!
The business of occupying.
And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. – Luke 19:13, KJV According to Harry Heintz: “During his 1960 presidential campaign, John F. Kennedy often closed his speeches with the story of Colonel Davenport, the Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives: On May… Continue reading The business of occupying.
From coat to sleeping bag to empowerment.
[Not in your own strength] for it is God Who is all the while effectually at work in you [energizing and creating in you the power and desire], both to will and to work for His good pleasure andsatisfaction and delight. – Philippians 2:13, Amplified Bible (AMP) Twenty-four year old Veronika Scott is the CEO… Continue reading From coat to sleeping bag to empowerment.
That’s a lot of shoes!
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. – Proverbs 22:29, King James Version (KJV) According to Forbes.com: Michael Jordan has been out of the NBA as a player since his retirement from the Washington Wizards in 2003. Yet by at least one measure, it… Continue reading That’s a lot of shoes!
BEST OF TQFG: Don’t despise the small things.
We hope you enjoy this re-post from December 9, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team Who [with reason] despises the day of small things? For these seven shall rejoice when they see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel. [These seven] are the eyes of the Lord which run to and fro throughout… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: Don’t despise the small things.
A hard day’s work fulfills the two Great Commandments?
And let our own [people really] learn to apply themselves to good deeds (to honest labor and honorable employment), so that they may be able to meet necessary demands whenever the occasion may require and not be living idle and uncultivated and unfruitful lives. – Titus 3:14, Amplified Bible (AMP) The Bible is filled with verses that teach against idleness.… Continue reading A hard day’s work fulfills the two Great Commandments?
How does your life compare to J.C.’s?
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. – Matthew 5:16, KJV In late 2013, J.C. (John Cecil) Stroble passed away at the age of 71. For 57 years, beginning at the young age of 14, Stroble worked at The Beacon… Continue reading How does your life compare to J.C.’s?
What benefit do you bring to God?
So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. – Romans 14:12, KJV If you look up the definition of “value” in the dictionary, you’ll see several explanations of what the word means. A simple definition from Merriam-Webster.com is, “the amount of money that something is worth : the price or cost… Continue reading What benefit do you bring to God?
Not by man, but by God.
Paul, an apostle—[special messenger appointed and commissioned and sent out] not from [any body of] men nor by or through any man, but by and through Jesus Christ (the Messiah) and God the Father, Who raised Him from among the dead… – Galatians 1:1, Amplified Bible (AMP) When God gives us a call, we don’t need the permission of men to… Continue reading Not by man, but by God.