Psalm 139:23-24(NLT)“23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.” A woman in her fifties said recently about the man she’s been dating for a while, “He’s too set in his ways for me and I don’t feel like trying to change him.” This was her reason for not wanting to marry him. Spiritually, what this statement said to me was that neither of them is prep

Dear Heavenly Father, Please help us to listen more intently to Your Word. The world is a very unpredictable and chaotic place. To navigate through it, we need Your divine direction through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and You tell us that we also need to be careful about HOW we hear. Jesus Christ said in Luke 8:18(NLT), “So pay attention to how you hear. To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But for those who are not listening, even what t

My doorbell rang unexpectedly, and when I approached the front door, I saw the delivery man walking away. It was a summer afternoon a few years ago, and I wasn’t expecting a package. I opened the door and there was a small box on my front doorstep. I had been dating someone for a little less than a year, and we’d had our first major argument. He sent a lovely gift as a way of apologizing. He had made a comment that didn’t sit well with me. It took me back to a very painful ti

“Boyfriend and Girlfriend”, what does that really mean as adults? What value do those titles hold, if any? Alisha has been involved with Savon for over 10 years. Around us, her friends, she refers to him as her boyfriend, but in her cellphone, she brazenly lists him in her contacts as "hubby". This wouldn’t be such a bold move if his actions had given her any indication that he’d be a good spouse, but just the opposite is true. Savon has really put her through the ringer, and

Romans 8:28(NLT)tells us, “And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.” This verse is probably on the favorite list of just about every believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. It is extremely comforting to know that God has our backs in this way, and it assures us of His limitless power and amazing grace. All of us have been in situations where it seemed impossible for things to come t

Ephesians 5:24-25(NLT) “As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything. For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word.” God’s favor follows whatever He blesses, and this is something we should celebrate every day of our lives. In Proverbs 18:22(NLT), God tells us, “The man who finds a wife finds a treasure, and