A daily thought ~ giving and mental health

But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,Matthew 6:3 ESV We love to show off. Its in our nature, we want to be the best, do the best, and generally make others see how great we are. If this wasn’t a problem historically,Continue reading “A daily thought ~ giving and mental health”

A daily verse ~

…looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.Hebrews 12:2 ESV Looking to Jesus. The beauty, majesty, awesomeness, might, the all encompassing fullness of Jesus. It isContinue reading “A daily verse ~”

A daily verse ~ freedom

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.2 Corinthians 3:17 ESV Are you free? If not, what hinders you from freely coming to Christ? Is it the cost? Is it a lifestyle choice? Is it pain? Guilt? Shame? For so long I have struggled with this.Continue reading “A daily verse ~ freedom”

A daily verse ~ life

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.John 3:36 ESV It our culture of division, the inclusiveness of Christianity stands out like a bright light or refreshing breeze. And while the church may not currently fulfill thisContinue reading “A daily verse ~ life”

A daily thought ~ who do we serve?

“You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.“Exodus 20:3‭-‬4 ESV Do we have any other gods before Him? The automaticContinue reading “A daily thought ~ who do we serve?”

A daily thought ~ Confession.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.1 John 1:9 ESV How hard is it for us to face our failures? I was reading an article just today and it was talking about how few people are willing to take responsibilityContinue reading “A daily thought ~ Confession.”

A daily verse ~ Forgiveness

For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you..Matthew 6:14 ESV Forgiving is hard! Nobody really likes forgiving someone who has wronged them a lot (or just a little!). We inherently don’t want to forgive, we want justice. Not that we really even want justice either, what we really wantContinue reading “A daily verse ~ Forgiveness”