Beware of Heights!
Resting on your laurels is a synonym for flirting with disaster. Write that reminder down where you can see it frequently.
Written by Chuck Swindoll, these encouraging devotional thoughts are published seven days per week.
Resting on your laurels is a synonym for flirting with disaster. Write that reminder down where you can see it frequently.
When we have God in clear focus, His powerful presence eclipses our fears.
A truly cheerful face comes from a joyful heart, not from a lack of concern for life's tragedies.
When was the last time you really spent time—real time—with your child? Make time right now to do it. Take time to rebuild a relationship.
Grace received but unexpressed is dead grace. To spend one's time debating how grace is received or how much commitment is necessary for salvation, without getting into what it means to live by grace and enjoy the magnificent freedom it provides, quickly leads to a counterproductive argument.
Fireplaces don't warm hearts. Neither does fine furniture nor a four-car garage nor a full stomach nor a job with a six-figure salary. No, a cold heart can be warmed only by the fire of the living God.
God's remnant of leaders is often a ragged lot...frequently made up of fresh-thinking, non-conforming, even weird-looking characters who desperately love the Lord Jesus Christ and are remarkably available to Him and His will.
Believe me, if Martin Luther lived today, he'd be heartsick. That rugged warrior of the faith had two basic objectives when he fired the reformation cannon into the 16th-century wall of spiritual ignorance.
Fear. Ever met this beast? Sure you have. It creeps into your cockpit by a dozen different doors. Fear of failure. Fear of heights. Fear of crowds. Fear of disease. Fear of rejection. Fear of unemployment.
Stop and reflect. Are you just growing old...or are you also growing up? As you "number your days" do you count just years—the grinding measurement of minutes—or can you find marks of wisdom...character traits that were not there when you were younger?