
Think realistically (1)
‘Don’t begin until you count the cost.’ Luke 14:28 NLT Reality is the difference between what you wish for – and what is. If you’re a naturally optimistic person you may find ...

Forgive and move on (2)
‘No one who…looks back is fit for service.’ Luke 9:62 NIV If you’re wise, you’ll do four things: 1) Focus on the road ahead. By looking in the rear-view mirror instead ...

Forgive and move on (1)
‘Forgetting what is behind and straining towards what is ahead, I press on.’ Philippians 3:13-14 NIVUK The greater the offence, the harder it is to forgive – but you must. Because ...

God can restore your fortunes
‘The LORD restored his fortunes.’ Job 42:10 NLT In his book The Spiritual Lives of the Great Composers, Patrick Kavanaugh discusses George Frideric Handel’s musical masterpiece Messiah. An unpredictable composer at ...

How Can People Overcome Lust? from CBN.COM
Every day, television, movies, billboards, newspapers and magazines bombard us with lustful images. And when lustful thoughts become part of our lifestyle, we feel like prisoners to those controlling desires. But ...

Biblical Suggestions to Fight Lust by John Piper
Eyes Like a Magnet The male eye is like a magnet in its attraction to excessive female skin, or tantalizing gaps in clothing, or featured bodily shapes through tight clothing. God ...

The lion and the lamb
One day a lion met a tiger in the jungle. He grabbed the tiger’s tail and demanded, ‘Who is the king of the jungle?’ The tiger answered meekly, ‘You are, O ...

What Can I Do About Sibling Rivalry?
Imagine your family as a team that God assembled to reflect His glory. He carefully crafted each family member to help the whole family fulfill its shared potential. Your role as ...

Lies: Satan’s native language
‘When he lies, he speaks his native language.’ John 8:44 NIV Jesus said of Satan, ‘When he lies, he speaks his native language.’ And he lies to us in three ways: ...

Grieve it, then leave it
‘When they walk through the Valley of Weeping.’ Psalm 84:6 NLT If you were raised in a culture where any show of emotion was considered a sign of weakness, you must ...