Wednesday, February 20, 2019
| 1:48 MIN READ | There’s a big difference between solitude and isolation. The first is healthy and necessary. The second is unhealthy and destructive. Isolation is detachment from people. It’s a choice to separate yourself from meaningful relationships and connections with other people. Isolation breeds loneliness, discouragement, and depression. It locks us into the […]
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
| 1:51 MIN READ | Your body is an amazing creation. God designed it to work in wonderful ways. But it only works well, when we do our part in taking care of it. One of the key parts of your body’s functioning involves chemicals like serotonin and adrenaline. Serotonin helps regulate your moods, impacts […]
Monday, February 18, 2019
| 1:59 MIN READ | Have you ever run out of gas in your automobile? Some folks are notorious avoiders when it comes to visiting a gas station. They keep driving as long as possible. They drive on, even after the needle on their gas gauge reaches empty. They push the edge of the fuel […]
Friday, February 15, 2019
| 1:39 MIN READ | Faith is a powerful force. It’s a quality that lives in us and is expressed through the way we live and the words we speak. It’s something that needs to be nurtured and grown within us. Speaking words of faith is one way to increase faith and put it to […]
Thursday, February 14, 2019
| 1:47 MIN READ | Faith is a powerful force. It’s a quality that lives in us and is expressed through the way we live and the words we speak. It’s something that needs to be nurtured and grown within us. Speaking words of faith are one way to increase faith and put it to […]
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
| 1:40 MIN READ | Faith is a powerful force. It’s a quality that lives in us and is expressed through the way we live and the words we speak. It’s something that needs to be nurtured and grown within us. Speaking words of faith are one way to increase faith and put it to […]
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
| 1:40 MIN READ | Faith is a powerful force. It’s a quality that lives in us and is expressed through the way we live and the words we speak. It’s something that needs to be nurtured and grown within us. Speaking words of faith are one way to increase faith and put it to […]
Monday, February 11, 2019
| 1:35 MIN READ | Faith is a powerful force. It’s a quality that lives in us and is expressed through the way we live and the words we speak. It’s something that needs to be nurtured and grown within us. Speaking words of faith are one way to increase faith and put it to […]
Friday, February 8, 2019
| 00:58 MIN READ | Some of the lowest moments in life are times when someone or something deeply disappoints us. We expected loyalty, love, and fidelity from someone, and their words or actions disappointed our expectations. We anticipated the fulfillment of some promise or hope, and it didn’t happen. These situations are painful. If […]
Thursday, February 7, 2019
| 1:33 MIN READ | Labels are all around us. Walk into any grocery store and you’ll see labels. Labels define what’s on the inside of the package, the container or the can. When you open the product, you expect to find consistency with the label. We all live with personal labels. While these labels […]
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
| 2:09 MIN READ | Emotional pain is something everyone experiences. No one goes through life without some rejections, betrayals and hurts that happen in relationships. The natural response to these wounds is pay back. When a person hurts us, there’s a desire to give them “a taste of their own medicine.” Emotional hurt fuels […]
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
| 1:40 MIN READ | Shame is a painful feeling. It’s an emotion we feel over sins we’ve committed, mistakes we’ve made, and humiliating things we’ve experienced. Shame and guilt go together. There’s a healthy part of shame. When we’ve genuinely done something wrong, shame can motivate us to address it. It can move us […]
Monday, February 4, 2019
| 1:26 MIN READ | Do you have any regrets? One origin of the word “regret” means to weep. “RE” = continue. “GRET” = weep. We might say that regret is to keep weeping over something you have done or experienced, or some choice you have made. Regret is an ongoing reminder of a mistake […]
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