It's My Turn

There are many characteristics of Barnabas the apostle that we should apply to our lives today. Risking much to do good to others; there’s always a need for a Barnabas.

Human beings put off things. Sometimes we struggle needlessly because of our lack of attention to small things. It often hurts more and longer to correct a situation than if we had simply not have procrastinated.

God can use the seemingly insignificant stuff of life, such as a comic strip, to speak truth to our hearts and teach us the lessons of life well-lived.

The impact of one life completely yielded to Christ will reach far beyond that life. Throughout the world and throughout the centuries we see God changing lives once thought lost in ruin through the Salvation Army.

John Wesley’s life proves that God can and will take all of life’s circumstances to bring glory to His Son when Christ is truly at the center of one’s life.

Words can soothe or they can cut, when spoken from wrong motives. We can choose to build up others or tear them down and most often all that is needed are the wrong words.

Does God want us to be learned or humble, intelligent or honest? What can God do with you if you are simply honest and willing to share all that He has done for you?

For the believer integrity is not optional, it’s necessary. The reputation of our Lord, Christ Jesus is at stake and the eternity of those who might be watching.

Twelve were sent; only two, Joshua and Caleb returned with the opinion that, indeed, the Israelites could take the land God had promised. When God speaks He expects His man to respond in obedience, regardless of what the man’s eyes tell him.

How do we overcome when life’s bumps and bruises turn into tragedy? We can learn much from the young boy who became revered and remembered as the greatest speaker in Greece, Demosthenes.

When it’s hard to find your place in life despair is a grave enemy. We must keep searching, trying, reaching until we find the place for us in our Creator’s plan.

There is much to learn from the life of the Apostle Paul. One thing we must learn as believers is total trust in God, regardless of our experiences.

General Dean’s letter to his family was and is a reminder that integrity is to be had over all.

Determined to keep his leg, a young farm-boy taught the adults around him the meaning of simple faith.

When in need, help often comes in the forms we least expect. Living from the truth of the Scripture, that is doing, is always more important than the hearing and not doing. It’s not what we know; it’s what we do with what we know.

How one responds to the losses in life determines how well we learn the lessons in those losses. Our best efforts are not always enough for the win but, our best efforts are all we are required to give.

Traps come in all shapes and sizes. Sin is one such trap.  We may play around with it and get by for a while but the trap of sin will be sprung and we will be caught up in it. Beware that greed doesn’t seize you like a monkey.

Failing to use what we have been given for any common good may come from fear but, the way we use our resources says a lot about who we really are. Self-assessment IS invited, encouraged and necessary.

The study of theology can be difficult and no one person or group can have all of God’s truth. The basics, however are so simple even a child can understand.

Turbulent times are often times of fear. Fear of lack of control, fear of loss, fear of the unknown. Holding everything, including our lives, with open hands is the only way to vanquish those fears through our faith in our Creator.