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 …
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Life Is Too Short To Play It Safe – Experience The Rewards Of Risk
Ecclesiastes 11:4 reminds us that if we wait on perfect conditions, we will never get anything done. It's scary to take risks - I recall a time during our family vacation to Hawaii, we had this travel app that was really a lot of fun. We were on the "road to Hana" and the guide …
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Surf’s Up!
Learning to surf can be challenging. For one, we will undoubtedly fall and crash. However, many eager to learn get right back up for the chance to take on another wave. Why? For the thrill of catching and then riding a wave to shore is hard to match. Even if we body surf, there's nothing …
Made Better By Our Maker
Jesus tells us we can believe what we ask for in prayer will happen (Mark 11:24). Yet, if I'm truthful, this is difficult at times. What if what I'm asking for doesn't happen? Fortunately, this is where our trust in God's goodness steps in to help. For if we believe God loves us, cares for …
Going For Greater
It can be difficult to go for great when you don't have a clear objective. It's like trying to hit a target you can't see. I recall thinking money was the ultimate goal. After all, the one with the most toys wins - right? Obviously, I couldn't have been more wrong, or misled. For when …
“Wag The Dog”
Does the dog wag the tail, or the tail wag the dog? The answer should be obvious. However, for many of us, how often do other components of life begin to control our life? For example, when we're young, we're often asked what we want to be when we grow up, rather than who we …
A Cool Change
I am a Christian and yet, I can be prone to wander. I can be prone to seek my own interests. I can be prone to desire worldly pleasures. I can be prone to seek gains rather than give gifts. I can be prone to isolate, rather than congregate, and I can be prone to …
“But I’m Not Worthy”
The Saturday Night Live skit, Wayne's World immortalized the saying, "We're not worthy". However, I must admit, I occassionally feel the same sentiment in my Christian walk. For example, there are times before I'm about to teach Bible study class, I feel incapable and unworthy to do so. Thankfully, I know these thoughts aren't from …
“Let It Go”
Why is the song, Let It Go, from the movie Frozen so popular? Some studies have already been done to try and figure that exact thing out. One theory suggests it could be because it speaks to the internal burdens we all choose to carry around, which exhaust and strain us. So, when we seize …
“Rough” Riders
What does it mean to be thorough? The dictionary defines it as being "extremely attentive to detail & accuracy; painstaking." Therefore, as we consider our call as followers of Christ to be thoroughly equipped for every good work (2 Timothy 3:17), the painstaking processes sometimes required to achieve this goal shouldn't surprise us. For the …
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