At some point in our lives, every one of us is going to have to deal with grief and sorrow. It is a part of life. Many people have tried to define grief. Grief is a young widow trying to raise her three children alone. Grief is a mother walking daily to a nearby cemetery to stand quietly realizing that a part of her is buried there. Grief is the terror and sadness that comes…
Addictions are those things that are reoccurring compulsions, obsessions, or devotion to something that will ultimately bring you down. Addiction is really worship. The addict worships the thing they are addicted to because it has become something that they need for life. When you have an obsession, something that you just have to do, you have made this thing the god of your life. It becomes an idol. Addiction comes in a lot of different…
Every one of us have problems in our lives. Some may be small and others large. The problem may be relational, financial, marital, parental, physical, or spiritual. The problem may be temporary or it may be with you the rest of your life. Problems come in all kinds of packages. Jehoshaphat, the fourth king of Judah. He was a good king. But he had a problem. We are going to look at his story in…
There are some names that we associate with greatness and exceptional accomplishment. Say the names Napoleon, Shakespeare, Raphael, Wagner, Edison, or Washington and you immediately know them because they were extraordinary individuals in history. They accomplished things that no one else has accomplished. But each one of these individuals dealt with ordinary circumstances. And every one of them had tragedy and difficulty in their lives. God wants you to be extraordinary! So how can you…
Depression affects 15 million people per year. It is the second most common health problem and is expected to become number one in the next seven years. Do you struggle with depression? Here are some signs that you may be struggling with depression: I feel consistently sad, discouraged, down in the dumps, or numb nearly every day I have little or no interest in activities that I used to find enjoyable I am having difficulty…
