Monday: 4/6/20
What’s in your way that’s making you think your growth is being hindered? if you can’t move upward, move outwards and spread your branches!
Written by: Shawn Walker
According to a recent study by Amazon, Philippians 4:6-7 is the most “highlighted” scripture in the Bible. Is there any question as to why?
Written by: Chris Benjamin
Most of us, generally believe we’re on the right path in life. However, all may seem well until the road twists and turns with anxiety, fear and worry. How did something so certain change so quickly?
Written by: Jalane Rolader
Maybe you have a lot on your plate right now. Maybe you’re unsure how the next bill will be paid. Take a lesson from some heroes of our faith and remember that God has a plan for you.
Written by: Chris Benjamin
Who are you allowing yourself to hear from? Who are you allowing to influence your life? God is our father and He wants us to recognize His voice at all times.
Written by: Shawn Walker
Even Jesus himself took time away from the noise of the crowds to get away to a solitary place to pray.
So, take a lesson from our Savior, and take time for yourself. Your life and the lives of others are depending on you to do so!
Written by: Glenda White
Each of us leave our fingerprints in this world; a record of who we were and what we did. Are they going to be the kind of fingerprints that shine the light of God’s love and grace?
Do you remember Mary and Martha from the tenth chapter of Luke? Mary is enjoying the company and teaching of Jesus while Martha spends His visit stressing over the preparations.
When I look at this story, I see the struggle that I face every day when work and worship collide. When doing seems far more important than dwelling.
Have you ever been desperate for God to show you a sign? Faith is, “the confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we don’t see.” The evidence of God is all around you, it’s up to you to have an open heart to see.
Are you in a difficult season right now? Unfortunately, even being a new creation in Christ doesn’t grant us a trouble free life. Do you look at your to-do list and feel overwhelmed? Problems at work? Relationship troubles? I promise, that even if it feels like God has distanced Himself from you during this time nothing could be further from the truth.
So, in the midst of these hard times reach out to God and know He has not forgotten about you. In the Bible, Isaiah chapter 41 in the Message says,
“I, your God, have a firm grip on you and I’m not letting go. I’m telling you, ‘Don’t panic. I’m right here to help you.”
Calm you anxieties by taking refuge in your Heavenly Father. He is right there with you.
In a crowded place, it’s easy to feel invisible or even worse, insignificant. But, it helps to ask, ‘where am I among the multitude?’
Written by: Jalane Rolader
A well-balanced, healthy diet is one that consists of a wide variety of vegetables, fruit, and proteins. I’ve heard it said that your plate should look like a rainbow of colors. If you’re getting too much vitamin C you can develop kidney stones. Too much vitamin A can cause muscle aches and dizziness. And too much red meat can raise the risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and some cancers. So, it’s crucial to a healthy body that we provide it with variety.
Much like the body of Christ we aren’t meant to look and act like every other member of the church.
In the Bible, 1st Peter chapter 4 says,
“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.”
So, go be the unique, beautiful, wonderfully created human God intended you to be.
We might think of the CEO of a large company as being completely disconnected from their employees. Sitting in a fancy office in a high-rise. But I’ve heard stories like that of Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart. From time to time he would show up to a warehouse in overalls and a hat with the sole intention of driving a delivery truck.
CEO’s who aren’t above mopping the floor, or a boss who shows up in the morning with donuts for the team. These are leaders who show their appreciation to their employees rather than barking orders from the top floor.
In the Bible, the book of Titus says,
“Since an overseer manages God’s household, he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain. Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined.”
As you find yourself in leadership opportunities, think of bosses like these and use your position to live out your faith to those around you.
