Taking It to Work: Many moons ago, I accepted a job, where to this day, I believe it was a complete set-up from the Lord. The job was way over my head. I didn’t have near the experience or qualifications for doing the job, but somehow or another God arranged Read more…
Taking It to Work: In the stress of the workplace, and in the stress of family life, sometimes we are tempted to make promises we know we can’t keep. Sometimes it’s to avoid a likely bad reaction, or maybe out of fear of disappointing others. Most of the time it’s Read more…
Taking It to Work: In this world of F-bombs and uncensored speech, I am continually shocked of what rolls out of people’s mouths. Even women, who are supposed to be the more refined of sexes. I don’t know how it has gone downhill so quickly. It was just one lifetime Read more…
Taking It to Work: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.” That may be a popular saying, but just because something is popular, or even accepted by most, it does not make it truth, and biblically, and experientially, that saying is far from true. Read more…
Listening to the Holy Spirit: They must hear your faith. It is not enough that they perceive, but you must speak as well. Their eyes only perceive in part, but the mouth speaks of the heart. You bring to them a hope not found in their life. As a callous Read more…
Listening to the Holy Spirit: Understand them. Listen carefully to both reason and emotion. Be slow to speak, for the mind gives out a fool’s advice where understanding is shallow. Calm the voice within, and hear them. Wisdom dominates the discussion in a room of carefully listening advisers. Seek My Read more…
Listening to the Holy Spirit: On earth pleasure reigns and profit is gain. In the Kingdom – righteousness by the blood of the Lamb, and obedience to the ways of God are true pleasure and eternal gain. Listen carefully to the heart of your God, and to the needing hearts Read more…
Listening to the Holy Spirit: He who leads must be trusted, his words to be true. For others to follow, a word said must be a word kept. Guard the promises of your mouth, for they are to reflect the God whose Spirit lives within you. Empty words lead to Read more…
The tongue is a formidable weapon. The word of ones heat can defend as valiant, and destroy as enemy. It is neither good to speak falsehood nor blasphemy, to conjure sharp words, or throw them as daggers. It is also among the sinner who would hold his tongue when speech and Read more…
I know the intentions of the heart. Bad or good a thought lies, taken captive or set free that the tongue may proclaim. I hear more than what is said. The heart speaks in the eyes, and the whispers of the mind echo in My ears. The wellspring of the Read more…