When You Need Help – Go to God First!
In this teaching by David L. Johnston, we learn that God is our help in the time of need, and we must go to Him first!
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Blessed Are the Merciful – For They Shall Obtain Mercy
If one is merciful, they will demonstrate forgiveness and compassion to those in need. Jesus frequently spoke of this in His teachings. Matthew 5:7 says, “Blessed are the merciful: for…
How to Wisely Respond to Criticism
There is a difference between being critiqued and being criticized. One is positive, the other negative; one is constructive, the other destructive; one is careful, the other is careless; one…
Understanding Your Self
You are important. What an understatement! Unfortunately, we learn early in life to view ourselves the way others treat us. In a competitive world we can be easily damaged at…
God’s Intentions For Your Self
Once you have the accurate, error-free and fact-based “Understanding of Your Self,” (which can only come from God) the next question is, “now what?” What are God’s Intentions For You,…
The Joy of Living Without Fear and Torment
Fear is torment. It should be clearly understood that God’s design for life does not include tortuous fear. The Master stated plainly, “Let not your heart be troubled, neither let…
How to Please God
Sometimes we might feel as though we are dancing as fast as we can—and it still isn’t good enough. That’s because pleasing people is exhausting. You could never satisfy everyone.…
The Joy of Being Partakers
In the Bible, the writer Paul urges us to do the following: “Let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and…
How to Be Sure It Will Go Well With You
Most of us think about our future. In fact, we think about it a lot. Will we find the love of our life or will we experience relational disaster? Will…
Understanding the Times
If you’re like me, you can’t wait for 2020 to be over – between the pandemic, the social unrest, and the political turmoil, this has been a rough year. But…
Valiant Men — Courage, Strength and Humility
History contains the stories of all kinds of people: weak and strong; frightened and courageous, deceptive and honest; many are often a mix of all that. All of us have…