John 3:27 reminds us that, we "can receive only what is given to us from heaven". This reminds me that if it comes from God, it will remain to meet its intended purpose. However, if we take what is not from God, it will never truly satisfy, or accomplish all we may have hoped for. …
Author: SDG
Keep A Look Out
My wife shared this picture with me from our past trip to Hawaii. We never saw the rainbow amidst the waves before in this picture, but I just love the metaphor it reflects about life. For even though we may feel like the waves of life are beating us against the rocks, don't lose hope. …
Pursuit of Happiness
Over the holidays, I was watching a documentary with some family members about a couple who travelled around the world in the pursuit for "happiness". However, they eventually discovered, as we all do, that happiness is fleeting. It's allusive and never permanent. Instead, life is full of ups and downs, and they flow together. When …
Soul Rise
Proverbs 4:18 says, The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day. I love this verse partly because I love sunrises and sunsets. In particular, I love to see the warm rays of the sun peaking just above the ocean horizon to bathe the sky …
Consequences Of Love
Consequences are built into the process of life. We cannot avoid the positive or negative consequences of our choices. However, love is not an automatic consequence. Love is a choice we make and then we face the consequences that come from it. This is the rub. For what if the response to our love is …
“Normal”
I was recently asked by someone what is normal? I understand the positioning that to be normal is to fit in within a standard of acceptance. In fact, this desire to "fit in" and be "normal" is strong within us. Beginning at an early age we begin dressing the same and acquiring the same fads …
Confidence Creates Kindness
Did you know the more confident a person is, the more generous, grateful, and kind they tend to be? It's our harboring insecurities that actually create much of the disagreeable, self-focused, and discontented demeanors we encounter and struggle with. This was beneficial for me to understand because developing and teaching successful stewardship habits often begins …
