Navigating the Valley

For Good

May 28, 2020

I heard the below song for the first time a few days ago in a Harlem High School video (attached in comments) that my friend Ashley and her daughter Hannah sang. I don’t know the context of the play/movie it comes from, but it was absolutely beautiful and the words touched my heart so much...

The Grass Isn't Greener

May 28, 2020

Too often times in this world we try to find fulfillment in things or people. When the things (job, money, possessions, lusts, drugs, alcohol, food... ) don’t satisfy anymore, we seek more of whatever “it” may be or turn to a new idol. If it’s a person that is not meeting our desires, we often times start looking for what we want in someone else, the grass is greener on the other side concept, and walk away from that relationship. Always in search of that something or someone better to meet our wants.

Priorities

April 29, 2020

Priorities, something we all make everyday most times without even a thought, let alone seeking God for guidance in prayer.

What are your priorities? What do they say about what you treasure and value most?

Do they resemble any of the items in red on the picture...

Self-Absorbed

April 22, 2020

Have you ever looked hard at yourself and considered if these words fit or apply to you?

Narcissistic - having an excessive interest in oneself, an exaggerated sense of self-importance, need for admiration, and lack of empathy...

Can't VS Won't

April 9, 2020

How many times have we said I can’t do something, or we’ve heard it from the mouth of our children or someone else. Can and can’t involves the ability to do something. Sometimes there are cases where...

He Heals and Binds

April 8, 2020

Do you ever feel alone? Like you're different, you just don't fit in? Ever thought about moving to a new place and starting over? A new life, home, job, friends? Don't think for a second you are alone...

Jesus and the 5 Love Languages

April 5, 2020

At a ladies Bible study I’m teaching, We Saved You A Seat by Lisa-Jo Baker on finding and keeping lasting friendships, I made mentioned to the ladies that the 5 love languages by Gary Chapman had come to my attention on three separate occasions recently. First...

The Attack on Your Mind

April 3, 2020

Friends, I feel God is telling us He has had enough!!!!

Nothing happens by chance, it’s all part of His plan.

It does not surprise me one bit that churches have been closed at this time of the year ...

The Attack on Your Mind

March 29, 2020

I was once told by a very wise mentor that we hear 4 voices in our head. The first is our own voice, the second is the voice of others (family/friends/coworkers...), the third the voice of God, and the forth is the voice of the evil one. These voices can all sound like yourself at times ...

Make Straight the Way

March 26, 2020

Jesus is coming again, soon and very soon. Just as John the Baptist made the way originally, this task has been given to you and me. Time is at hand ...

Talk To Me

March 21, 2020

Have you ever noticed that the more frequently you communicate with others, the closer you feel to them?

Same holds true for God!

Maybe it’s time to reach out...

Contend and Maintain

March 20, 2020

These days are hard, so much uncertainty in the world. Locked up at home, many out/off work, identity, self worth, reason and meaning of life suddenly taken away and in question. Loneliness, sadness, depression...

The 'I' in SIN

March 19, 2020

Have you ever noticed how at the middle of the word sIn is I? Whenever our focus becomes on I or the self we are sure to be led down the wrong path by evil and fail. I am not getting something I think I deserve or I want... The list can go on and on, inducing jealousy, anger, envy ...

Be Reconciled

March 17, 2020

Have you ever been at odds with someone, relationally speaking? God can lead people to serve Him differently and in opposite directions for His purpose. However, relationally speaking this isn’t the case. Relationships might only be for a time and season, but they should move on under good terms, not at odds. If the relationship ended at odds, I would tend to say one of or both of the parties involved are acting outside the ...

Missing the Mark

March 16, 2020

Did you know that the word sin is an archery term for missing the mark or target? In life as a noun we label sin as all the bad stuff, but as a verb isn’t it just us missing the mark? In archery the closer you are to the target the easier it is to hit the mark than if you are far away. In life the closer you are to Jesus, the ...