Devotionals

Do you tend to be hard on yourself? Do you sometimes find yourself thinking that you wish you were more like somebody else? Are you critical of your own thoughts and interests? Relax and know this for certain: Your Father guides you through your thoughts, your...

Trust in the Lord and your way will be made clear. Frustration comes when things aren't progressing according to our plans. But our timetable isn't the one which guides the flow of our lives. Relax! We can be fretful through our day or we can have fun - either way our...

Have circumstances caused you to feel beaten down? Are you tired? Spent? Weary? If so, you aren't alone. I've been there at times myself. When that happens, I often find out that the heart of my problem comes from wanting to be the one in control of my life and all...

Are you sometimes confused by your circumstances? Have you ever been emotionally depleted by things that have happened with your finances, parents, children, even your ministry? Have you ever felt like life is beating you down? Have you doubted God? You didn't want to...

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord. Trust your Father to guide your steps. When the way is confusing, when the options are many, when you don't know which direction to turn - trust Him. He is able to keep you from falling. He will direct you as a Father...

"I guess I'll never move ahead in life like some people do," Brad told me one Sunday after I had spoken at his church. "My parents have always barely made it. My Dad had a drinking problem and constantly moved from one menial job to the next. My Mom wasn't educated,...

"Often I can't even go to sleep because of all the thoughts running through my mind," someone once said to me. "I'm thinking about all that happened during the day. I'm thinking about my plans for tomorrow. I'm thinking about my children, my finances, my past...

I struggle with a bad habit. It has been a lifelong problem that I still battle with often. It's an area of temptation where I still fail miserably at times. I know better, but in spite of my knowledge, I still lose this battle more often than I'm happy to admit. What...