Archive for Encouragement
You Must Fight for Your Purpose
“Blessed be the Lord my strength which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight…” Psalm 144:1 Some people have the temperament of a fighter. They don’t mind fighting, and they will provoke conditions to incite conflict. People with a warring temperament aren’t happy or fulfilled until they…
Stuck in the Familiar
“…And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her” Ruth 1:14 (NKJV). No one would argue that we are experiencing uncertain times. We didn’t choose it; we found ourselves in the midst of it. The case with Oprah, Naomi’s daughter-in-law, was different. She refused an opportunity to start a…
Will You Take a Stand?
“But everyone who denies me here on earth, I will also deny before my Father in heaven” (Matthew 10:33 NLT). In 2016, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a stand against police brutality and racism by kneeling during the National Anthem. When the National Anthem is played or sung,…
Can Revival Begin With You?
“Then the king stood by a pillar and made a covenant before the Lord, to follow the Lord and to keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes, with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book….
It’s Our Winning Season
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 1 Timothy 6:12 It has been a long time since I sat in a movie theater, so I had to reminisce…
Watch Those Thoughts
“For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.” (Proverbs 23:7 NKJV) Ralph Waldo Emerson is given credit for the saying, “Sow a thought and you reap an action; sow an act and you reap a habit; sow a habit and you reap a character; sow a character and…
Be Still…Can You Not Do It My Way?
“Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 KJV How often have you heard parents or teachers of young children say, “Can’t you be still, or Can’t you be quiet?” I can hear God…
Renewed Commitment
“Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” James 1:4 (NIV) I purchased a piece of luggage a few years ago with a pledge of quality tag attached. It read, we have been making luggage since 1910. It’s no wonder we stand…
Choose Worship – the Podcast
Yes, You Read It Correctly! I am on the air with Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith– I Choose My Best Life Podcast – You know me as a Worshipper, Dance Minister, Prayer Warrior, Blogger, Pastor, and Author, now Podcast Personality! Dr. Saundra, a physician, and author, graciously invited me to discuss 2 of…
Commitment: A Lost Art?
“And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.” Colossians 3:23-24 The following conversation should amuse you even if you have heard it before. While…
