WHEN You Fall

New years often bring resolutions for change, whether to stop a “bad” habit or to start a new “good” habit.   So often we start out strong, only to find ourselves fail shortly thereafter.   Thinking of all of this got me thinking about a familiar passage of scripture, found in Matthew (14:25-31a, NLT):  ...

Where are your accusers?

  I have struggled a bit with a fear. A fear of being found out. A fear of judgement.   What will they "say" about me?    Jesus returned to the Mount of Olives, but early the next morning he was back again at the Temple. A crowd soon gathered, and he sat down and...

Fighting Temptation…How do you do it?

"The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, He will show you a way out so that you can endure." (1 Corinthians 10:13, NLT)   The Bible says that the...

Before and After: Finding Freedom (Jimmy Needham)

    We all have our hidden corners. You know, those secret and wicked sins in our life that look so attractive in the dark, so much so that we sometimes spend our whole life trying to keep them from the bright exposure of the Son. Indeed, we all have hidden corners. Some are just better...

What do you run to?

We all do it. One way or another. When we are hurt, upset, mad…emotional…we run to something, or someone.   When I hurt, I want to feel…something else.   I have ran to... Self-destruction. Self-harm. Drugs. Alcohol. Ice Cream.   ............…   Fill in the blank. What do you run to?   All those things...

The Next Opportunity

  “When the devil had finished tempting Jesus, he left Him until the next opportunity came.” (Luke 4:13, NLT)   The Message Bible puts it like this: “The devil retreated temporarily, lying in wait for another opportunity.”   We have an enemy. He is not a fairy tale creature. He is real. And he is waiting...