Posts with the tag “change”

"Do not be deceived: 'Bad company ruins good morals.'" – 1 Corinthians 15:33What would it look like to make a one-degree change today? Not trying to be perfect overnight, but just aiming to be one degree better than yesterday. It’s about making progress daily by the power of the Holy Spirit. So, how do you do that? You have to mind the gap.Your choices have to be different. Your circles have to be...  Read More

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding." – Proverbs 3:5Have you ever looked at your life and wondered, “How did I end up here?” Nobody plans to end up broken, addicted, or overwhelmed by pain. It’s never a sudden decision, it’s a slow fade.Think about it like this: If a plane leaves San Antonio heading for Singapore and is just one degree off course, it e...  Read More

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come." – 2 Corinthians 5:17None of us are exempt from struggle. We are all in this battle together. The enemy loves to isolate you, making you believe that no one else is going through what you are facing. He whispers lies that you are the only one wrestling with that temptation, that sin, that p...  Read More

"Having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people." – 2 Timothy 3:5If you do not like what you are becoming, the world will tell you to change your behavior. Work harder. Try more. Fix yourself. But as a follower of Jesus, you know the truth. Behavior change is not the starting point. Belief is. If you want different results, you have to start with what you believe.Your...  Read More

"Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." - Philippians 3:13-14    We’ve all been there. You make a mistake, and the first thing you want is a “do-over,” to go back and undo whatever went wrong. You replay the ...  Read More

“Even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” - Matthew 20:28  Serving others is not about you. But that doesn’t mean it won’t change you. When you give your life to Christ, you forfeit the right to live the way you want to live. You no longer live the way the world lives, but the way He has called you to live. How is that life different? J...  Read More

“Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.” - James 5:16  How much of your prayer life is focused on other people? It’s crazy to think about, but even those that have great prayer lives and are super consistent in prayer still can fill their entire prayer time with their own conce...  Read More

“Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” - Isaiah 43:18-19  Are you in need of a new beginning? Maybe life has hit you hard and it has been hitting you hard for quite some time. You continue to deal with the same struggles, the same tr...  Read More

“He saw heaven open up and something like a large linen cloth being let down to earth by the four corners.” - Acts 10:11   I want to ask you a question. If you set on a journey to go somewhere, to do something, to become something, and you had no idea where to start, who would you try to talk to? Who would you go to for information?   It is always cool to find a new hobby or passion that you like....  Read More

“And Elisha prayed, ‘Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see you.’ Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.” - 2 Kings 6:17When the enemy surrounded the home of Elisha, his servant became afraid. He was scared because they thought they were overwhelmed, outmatched, and outnumbered.But Elisha said, in 2 Kings 6:1...  Read More

“Then I saw ‘a new heaven and a new earth,’ for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.” (Revelation 21:1-2)Over the last couple of days, we have talked about how God can recreate your life if your world has been turned ...  Read More