The Turning Point – Which Way From Here? January 4, 2023 “If you are ever pushed to surrender to the enemy, surrender to God within first, and then the enemy will meet God in your place.” ― Dr. Jacinta Mpalyenkana, PhD, MBA When most people think of turning their will and life over to the care… Read More »
How Could This Be Happening?
“In all chaos, there is a cosmos; in all disorder, a secret order.” ~ Carl Jung We have all begged the question, “how could this happening to me?” more times than we care to count. The truth is life is unfair at times, and sometimes it’s downright evil. Our human instinct is to blame others… Read More »
God Desires a Broken Spirit
“Towards themselves, a Christian should have a broken spirit, but towards God, it should be one of rejoicing always in Him. They rejoice not for its own sake nor because of any joyful experience, work, blessing or circumstance, but exclusively because God is his center.” ~ Watchman Nee Embedded deep inside every human being is… Read More »
Learning To Love What God Loves
“The love of God does not consist in tears or in this delight ad tenderness, which for the greater part we desire and find consolation in, but it consists in serving with justice and fortitude of soil and in humility. Without such service, it seems to me we would be receiving everything and giving nothing.”… Read More »
Preordained Destiny
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Our decisions define us, not our circumstances. When we face challenges, our choices will determine the degree of our success or failure. Fate chooses our beginning, but our decisions determine our destiny. When we decide to… Read More »
Play The Hand You’re Dealt
“The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will.” ~ Jawaharlal Nehru Fate determines the initial hand you’re dealt in life. You don’t get to choose whether you are conceived or born. You don’t get to pick who your parents are, what zip code you grow up in, or… Read More »
Thursday Sainthood
“Don’t try to be a Saint by Thursday.” ~ William G. Wilson Self-righteousness, Pride, holier than thou, judge, jury, and executioner are ways to describe ourselves when looking down on the world. Wilson’s quote reminds us of how quickly the ego rebounds and what happens when we become stricken with pride-blindness. We are fast to… Read More »
Greed: The Bottomless Pit
“Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.” ~ Erich Fromm Is there such a thing as enough is enough? When do we ever have enough wealth, power, and food? In 2020 we watched greed enormously rear its ugly head. The pandemic… Read More »
You Are Already Okay
“I don’t tell people, ‘You’re okay the way that you are.’ That’s not the right story. The right story is, ‘You’re way less than you could be.” ~ Jordan Peterson Have you ever had someone tell you that you have potential? How about you know everything is going to be okay, right? Growing up, I… Read More »
Remain Reachable and Teachable
“Not until we have become humble and teachable, standing in awe of God’s holiness and sovereignty…acknowledging our own littleness, distrusting our own thoughts, and willing to have our minds turned upside down, can divine wisdom become ours.” ~ J. I. Packer If you are reading this daily devotional, then you are reachable and teachable. Daily… Read More »
