“And He said to them, “Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions.” Luke 12:15.
Jesus says that the good life has nothing to do with being wealthy or having an abundance of possessions…
“So I tell you, don’t worry about everyday life – whether you have enough food, drink, and clothes. Doesn’t life consist of more than food and clothing? Will all your worries add a single moment to your life?” (Matt. 6:25,27 LB)
Worrying is probably one of the most detrimental habits we can get into because it can decrease our effectiveness in so many other areas of life…
“To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.” 1 Corinthians 9:22…
Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of armies! (Isaiah 6:5)
It amazes me that when Isaiah saw the Lord that the sin he was most aware of in his life had to do with his speech…
In my darkest ministry seasons, when unexpected and seemingly unfair blows left me feeling afflicted, confused, persecuted, and rejected, two profound truths became my anchor of stability…