Archive for June, 2009

 You Must Live By Faith

 
What is Faith?
“It is the confident assurance that what we hope for is going to happen.  It is evidence of things we cannot yet see.”  Hebrews 11:1
This is what a true christian lives by – faith. 
Many people don’t believe in God the creator because they cannot see him.  Even the Israelites that Moses led out [...]



 Stop Complaining!

Stop complaining falls more or less in the same category as stop worrying.  Just as there are chronic worriers, there are chronic complainers, people who just complain about everything and could never be satisfied about anything.
I read in a magazine recently about some college students from the US who took a trip to West Africa [...]



 Forgive Others

We have all heard about forgiving and forgetting.  But how easy is it to forgive, far more to forget?
When you hold hatred and malice in your heart you rob yourself of happiness and peace.  It literally destroys you.  You know, when somebody does you wrong, intentionally or otherwise, they may at some point, feel sorry [...]



 Don’t Judge!

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him.  The Lord doesn’t make decisions the way you do! People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at a person’s thoughts and intentions.”  I Samuel 16:7
What does it mean to judge?  In this instance to judge [...]



 Stop Worrying

“So don’t worry about having enough food or drink or clothing.  Why be like the pagans who are so deeply concerned about these things?  Your heavenly Father already knows all your needs, and he will give you all you need from day to day if you live for him and make the Kingdom of God [...]