Seek Righteousness
Life is a lot like a coin; you can spend it any way you wish, but you can spend it only once.
Written by Chuck Swindoll, these encouraging devotional thoughts are published seven days per week.
Life is a lot like a coin; you can spend it any way you wish, but you can spend it only once.
This may shock you, but I believe the single most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude.
Acting foolishly or thoughtlessly, expecting God to bail you out if things go amiss, isn't faith at all. It is presumption.
We are commanded to stop (literally)...rest, relax, let go, and make time for Him. The scene is one of stillness and quietness, listening and waiting before Him.
[The world] will see "your good works," Jesus said.
When Christ becomes our central focus—our reason for existence—contentment replaces our anxiety as well as our fears and insecurities.
Commit yourself to freeing others so they can grow and discover on their own. For a change, as much as is possible, walk away from an argument rather than inviting one.
Our Lord understands our limits. He realizes our struggles. He knows how much pressure we can take. He knows what measures of grace and mercy and strength we'll require. He knows how we're put together.
I believe that not until we embrace God's sovereignty will we have the ability to reason our way through life.
If I am a farmer and God allows a flood to come and wash away my crops or God chooses to give me the beautiful season rains and a bumper crop, I trust Him and I give Him praise.