Hebrews 4:10 says, For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His. In other words, stop laboring by your own effort, and let God work on it through you. It is sometimes difficult for people to do that–cease from their own works. Because they think [...]

You can overcome every habit, because God has clearly stated that you can. Isn’t that amazing? That’s a blessing! You are not involved in a hopeless fight. Oh, hear me if you are suffering a habit. The fact that God says “Do it!” is a joy. You can beat it. Some of you have resolved [...]

Yesterday I was having breakfast at a hotel in Birmingham, Alabama. To my immediate left, a middle aged woman whizzed by me with her hands full of trash. She was the hotel’s cook and she zoomed around the room like a lightning bolt; picking up trash, cleaning counters, restocking food, and etc. I watched her [...]

What do you want to be when you grow up? I’m sure everyone at some point in their life has been asked this question. And most often, when we were younger our answers were based on what sparked our interest at the time. My childhood answers ranged from wanting to be a famous gymnast to [...]

“Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.” – Hebrews 12:3 (ESV) A couple set sail on the velvet-blue ocean for a lazy weekend getaway at sea. Instead they got shipwrecked by a sudden and perilous storm. All that surrounded them were miles of [...]