“God proved faithful each and every step of the way, despite…”

A thought by Bill Hybels, (2010-06-29) from his book, The Power of a Whisper: Hearing God, Having the Guts to Respond (p. 32). Zondervan. Kindle Edition.

I have found that true over and over in my life. He has proved faithful in my life over and over again despite my blundering, mistakes and lack of faith.

That is what it so amazing about God’s grace. He loves me despite of how I have acted, despite my pride, despite my getting off the path, despite my lack of appreciation. He has been there when I turned my back on Him. He was their waiting on me to come back to Him. I just can’t believe what He has done in my life despite….me.

What about you? God has been faithful in your life and you didn’t even know it. He has given you the opportunity of another day but all you did was gripe and complain. Maybe that job was from Him but you didn’t really appreciate it and you never gave your all to being at your best in it. Maybe it was the house He gave you or the husband/wife or even those kids and your friends. They were all because of God’s faithfulness but they were just heavy burdens to you instead of great happiness and joy.

Somehow we need to start each day by acknowledging God’s faithfulness in giving us the opportunity of a new day despite our unworthiness. He is sooooo good to us despite…

I am writing this with some emotion because of God’s faithfulness in my life despite me. I’m not putting me down just lifting Him up. I just can’t believe how very good He has been to me. God has proved faithful each and every step of the way. I thank Him for that. And I am looking forward to what is ahead. Thanks God for being so good to me.

What about you?

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"When human babies are born, we have only two natural fears: the fear of falling and the fear of loud noises."

A thought by Craig Groeschel (2012-04-24) from his book, Soul Detox: Clean Living in a Contaminated World (p. 143). Zondervan. Kindle Edition.

We only have two fears from birth so where did all those other fears that hold us back come from? That’s a good question, a very good question. Determining that could go a long way to conquering your fears and potentially those that you influence around you. For instance, if you are a parent your kids may take on those same fears.

Craig says that our adult fears basically fall into four categories: The fears of loss, of failure, of rejection and the fear of the unknown. I’m sure you can see how each one of those could limit what you do in life.

Some would say that fear is the opposite of faith but Craig disagrees with that. He says, “The way I see it, fear actually relies on faith — it’s simply faith in the wrong things. Fear is placing your faith in ‘what-ifs’ rather than in ‘God is.’ It’s allowing your imagination to wander down a long…

“There’s a big difference between building a castle and building a kingdom.”

A thought by Bob Goff from his book, Everybody, Always: Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People (p. 41). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)
Have you ever built a sand castle or maybe a Lego castle?Have you?
Bob says, “We actually build castles all the time, out of our jobs and our families and the things we’ve purchased. Sometimes we even make them out of each other. Some of these castles are impressive too. Lots of people come to admire what we’ve built over the course of our lives and tell us what great castles we have. But Jesus told His friends we weren’t supposed to spend our lives building castles. He said He wanted us to build a kingdom, and there’s a big difference between building a castle and building a kingdom.”
Bob goes on, “You see, castles have moats to keep creepy people out, but kingdoms have bridges to let everyone in. Castles have dungeons for people who have messed up, but kingdoms have g…

“Contingent contentment turns us into wounded, worried people.”

A thought by Max Lucado from his book, Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World (Kindle Location 1422). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)
Here’s the problem.Max says, “You assume, If I get a car, I’ll be happy. You get the car, but the car wears out. You look for joy elsewhere. If I get married, I’ll be happy. So you get married, but your spouse cannot deliver. If we can have a baby . . . If I get the new job . . . If I can retire . . . In each case, joy comes, then diminishes. By the time you reach old age, you have ridden a roller coaster of hope and disappointment. Life has repeatedly let you down, and you are suspicious that it will let you down again.”
Have you found that so?If you have there needs to be a change in your focus for contentment.
Max later says, “Christ-based contentment turns us into strong people. Since no one can take our Christ, no one can take our joy. Can death take our joy? No, Jesus is greater …

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