Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth. Proverbs 27:1 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow….
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Wise Up: How Do You Get Wise?
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. Proverbs 4:7 “The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of those who are.” ― C.S. Lewis Has anyone ever told you to wise up? They say learn from your experiences or open your…
When Can You Truly See the Light?
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. Isaiah 9:2 “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything…
When Is It Okay to Run Away from Home?
“We are not meant to be perpetually solemn: We must play.” C. S. Lewis “Being disciplined and being brave are not easy tasks. If you don’t make space in your life for play, you will burn out.” — 100 Days to Brave by Annie F. Downs (p. 162) “And when he saw that, he…
How Do You Wait on Restoration?
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Psalm 23:3 “God is not merely mending, not simply restoring a status quo.” C.S. Lewis, “Miracles” Have you ever thought that there was something that could not be fixed? A goal that was totally out of reach? A relationship…
Do You Trust God’s Will for You?
“He says, ‘I will do it for you. Why do you worry? I will do it for you. I am God. I am Jehovah. I am your righteousness. I am your provider. I am your healer. I am your banner of victory. I am your shepherd. I am your peace. I am your everything.’ “If…
Where Do You Go for Directions?
“I desire to press forward for direction to my Master in all things; but as to trusting to my own obedience and righteousness, I should be worse than a fool and ten times worse than a madman.” Charles Spurgeon Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in…
Be Courageous: How Do You Have Unshakable Faith in Times of Transition?
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Jeremiah 29:11 This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They…
Does Christmas Change?
And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. Hebrews 12:27 “‘Maybe Christmas,’ he thought, doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas … perhaps … means a little bit more!’” How the Grinch Who…
How To Keep an Attitude of Gratitude: Write it Down
And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. Luke 17:15-16 There were 10 lepers, and all of them wanted to be healed. Jesus healed them, but…