Lord, Keep Me Balanced
The longer I live, the more I must fight the tendency to go to extremes...and the more I value balance.

Written by Chuck Swindoll, these encouraging devotional thoughts are published seven days per week.
The longer I live, the more I must fight the tendency to go to extremes...and the more I value balance.
Most of our days begin rather predictably. Day after day, for the most part, we could enter into our diary the same three words: "No big deal."
Listen to me, victims of mistreatment. More importantly, please listen to God's truth.
Vision is the ability to see God's presence, to perceive God's power, to focus on God's plan in spite of the obstacles.
Strength comes from choosing to fully trust, pray, and praise. Our circumstances may not change, but in the process we change.
Old furniture, rich with the patina of age and history, is far more intriguing than the uncomfortable, modern stuff.
What fuel is to a car, the Holy Spirit is to the believer.
The promise of God is that He will not allow His children to beg for bread. He will care for our needs and that's the promise you can claim.
How busy we can become...and as a result, how empty! We mouth words, but they mean nothing. We find ourselves trafficking in unlived truths. We fake spirituality.
If you're waiting for a seamless, blemish-free week, friend, you're going to wait in vain. There is no such thing.