Proverbs 16:9 (NIV)—In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps. Proverbs 19:21 (NIV)—Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. It is natural for us to plan ahead. Planning for a vacation seems innocent enough, but ...

‘I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.’ Jeremiah 31:25 (NIV) Life is busy, every day. Our schedules have become prisons on paper. Our time is no longer our own. And everybody we know, and then some, wants something from us. We feel pulled every which-way some days. Between ...

You are at a point in life and you want to move into the next step in life. You want to get married and start a family. The only problem is that you do not have a fiance, let alone a date. What do you do? You do not panic ...

Sound Mind Vs Tormented Mind By Joel B. 2 Tim 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Many people suffer from things such as mental illnesses, or simply just stress from seemingly overwhelmingly situations. It ...

We recently had our primary elections in my state. It hadn’t occurred to me before I entered the polling location that it was time to declare my party affiliation again. As of late I am not entirely sold on any party. I wouldn’t bother at all if not for the ...

Revelation 3:12 (NKJV)—And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the “Book of Life”. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. Friends, I pray that ...

Having gained some confidence from surviving the high ropes course, the zip line, and rappelling the high tower at camp, I decided the following semester to enroll in a class to help reduce the stress of school.  Knowing that my terror for heights still lingered, I wanted to try and ...

God at the start of creation established a family to have close intimate relationship with him. God writes in Genesis 1:26-28” Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the ...

I pushed open the windows in the living room, and was greeted by spring. The warm sunshine tickled my face while the cool breeze caressed my skin. Birds chirped and squirrels scampered. Green leaves decided to grace bare trees with their presence. Tiny flower buds crept out of hiding, revealing ...

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” (2 Timothy 1:7) Standing roughly fifty feet off the ground I inched my way towards the home stretch. I had cleared the course without any hiccups and now the ...