Topic: Allow God to do the work He needs to do in your life and don’t resist Him.   When you face dark times, keep your focus on God. Remember that He understands what you are going through and that He cares about you. Allow Him to do the work …

Topic: DON’T LIMIT GOD BY YOUR MEDICAL REPORT Don’t limit God by your doctor’s report. We thank God for doctors and medication. But remember that at times they are limited in what they can do to help people. My son Paul, who is a surgeon, once told me that I …

Topic: Examine Your Goals Are you reaching for the right thing? We often think that something will make us happy if we can attain it, only to be disappointed when we reach our goal and discover we are still as unhappy as we were before. Experience teaches us that things …

Topic: God’s purpose is to make you like Christ. Third, God’s ultimate purpose is to conform you into the likeness of Jesus. Through adversity, God develops love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control in you (see Galatians 5:22–23). He uses difficulties to get your attention, reveal weaknesses, …

Topic: DON’T LIMIT GOD BY YOUR MEDICAL REPORT Don’t limit God by your doctor’s report. We thank God for doctors and medication. But remember that at times they are limited in what they can do to help people. My son Paul, who is a surgeon, once told me that I …

Topic : Focus When we focus our time and attention on things we find to be bad, we feel sad, angry, or anxious. Focusing on good things makes us feel good, excited, energized, and enthusiastic. It has been said that focusing on good things is the first law of happiness …

Topic: Adversity comes in areas you feel most confident. Second, adversity usually comes in the areas where you feel the most confident. God wants to break you of the idea that you are sufficient on yourown. He made you for a loving, intimate relationship with Himself, and at times He …

Topic: DON’T LIMIT GOD BY YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES Don’t limit God by your circumstances. In 2 Chronicles 20, King Jehoshaphat looked out his window in Jerusalem one day, and three great armies were coming against him. As far as their circumstances were concerned, the king and people of Jerusalem and Judah …

Topic : The Happy Habit Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding. Proverbs 3:13 NKJV Everyone in the world wants to be happy. As a matter of fact, I believe that desire is the main thing that motivates us in most of what we …

Adversity builds godly character in your life. There are three main principles you can learn when you face adversity. First, adversity is God’s choice tool for building godly, spiritual character into your life. Until you experience heartache, disappointment, and pain, you are not properly equipped for service(see 2 Corinthians 1:3–7). …