We tend to get so focused on what we aren’t going to do that we end up doing exactly that. How many of us have made New Year’s resolutions only to see it in the rear view mirror after a few weeks. This happens because we don’t make that decision with resolve. We didn’t have […]

When something is in balance, it requires some amount of effort to get it out of balance. If you see balanced scales that become unbalanced, it is usually because weight was added to one side of the scales. An example of that is when we allow the baggage from the past to add weight to […]

We put fences up to keep things out and to keep things in. We put them up between us and our neighbors’ house to help us to get along. In an intimate relationship, fences or walls divide us instead of bringing us together. We get mad at each other and start using something to try […]

When I get overwhelmed, I tend to pull away and say, “I just need to think!” Yet I’m not thinking clearly, I’m thinking crazy. Things go through my head like, “I hope this gets better. I don’t know if there is any way out of this. Oh, man, this is really bad. This probably never […]

The yoke of the enemy causes us to think about what should have happened and what didn’t happen. When we let go of that yoke and take on Jesus’ yoke, we stop thinking that life is hard or that everyone else gets all of the good breaks. God Never Sleeps, Let Him Think About It […]