The Hope That Doesn’t Disappoint

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.  Romans 8:38,39
I’ve been sitting on [...]

Trusting God – Proverbs 3:5,6

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.  Proverbs 3:5,6 (NIV)
One of the hardest things for me is trying to understand things and life.  My wife would agree that I do not understand most of what she [...]

Who Does God Love?

Who does God love?  It’s easy for us to answer, “everyone,” isn’t it?  We know the Sunday School answers.  We know that John 3:16 says that “God so loved the world…”  We can sing, “Jesus loves the little children …”  We know and believe God loves everyone.  Or do we?  We’re sure that he loves [...]

Five Ways to a More Joyful Life (Part Five)

Today marks the end of our little five-part series about ways to experience a more joyful life.  Yesterday I wrote about something that I know is hard for me and something over which I’ve seen others struggle.  We don’t do it often enough but we really do need to be thankful.   The first three days, we talked [...]

Five Ways to a More Joyful Life (Part Four)

Today is the fourth day in my little series about having more joy.  It’s not really my series nor my ideas.  They are really lessons I’ve learned along the way, am learning and need to relearn (I am pretty forgetful).  Part one, being content with our circumstances is just as difficult as part two, not dwelling on [...]

Five Ways to a More Joyful Life (Part Three)

Well, I’ve written this week about ways for us to experience a more joyful life.  Monday, it was to be content with our circumstances.  Tuesday, I wrote that we should not dwell on the past.  Today, Wednesday, brings way number three for us to return to a more joyful life. 
3.  Don’t Worry Or Fear About [...]

Five Ways to a More Joyful Life (Part Two)

Yesterday I wrote about the first way to a more joyful life, that we should be content with our circumstances. Today, part two talks about the past.
2. Don’t Dwell on the Past
Another great joy-killer is our tendency as humans to dwell on the past. I’ve seen this in my own life and in the lives [...]

Five Ways to a More Joyful Life (Part One)

1.  Be Content With Your Circumstances
One of the biggest joy-killers that I know is the lack of contentment in the everyday areas of our lives.  Think about it for a little bit.  How content are we really?  We are always looking for something else, something better, something that will make me happier.  We think that a [...]