The key is this: Meet today's problems with today's strength. Don't start tackling tomorrow's problems until tomorrow. You do not have tomorrow's strength yet. You simply have enough for today.
03660 – Handle Today’s Problems Today
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03426 – Soul of the Soul…
Oh soul, you worry too much.You have seen your own strength.You have seen your own beauty.You have seen your golden wings.Of anything less, why do you worry?You are, in truth, the soulof the soul of the soul.
03035 – You Got This!
Sometimes the strength within you is not a big fiery flame for all to see it is just a tiny spark that whispers ever so softly, "You got this. Keep going."
02612 – The Middle: Crucial Part of the Story
When we tell stories that start with a sudden beginning and jump to an ending that only God could write, we skip over a crucial part of the story: the middle. The place where we wait. Where we sit in silence. Where we have no answers. Where our hearts ache and we...
02508 – Spiritual Bug Repellent
Fear-based church invitations ("come join us to boost our organizational strength so we can be church in the way to which we are accustomed") are like spiritual bug repellent to anyone curious about church.
02502 – When I Say I Am a Christian
When I say ... "I am a Christian"I'm not shouting "I'm clean livin'."I'm whispering "I was lost,Now I'm found and forgiven."When I say ... "I am a Christian"I don't speak of this with pride.I'm confessing that I stumbleAnd need Christ to be my guide.When I say ... "I...
02449 – It Takes Strength, not Weakness
Confronting our feelings and giving them appropriate expression always takes strength, not weakness.
02363 – For the 6th Day of Christmas
I make an act of faith toward all mankind, Where doubts would linger and suspicions brood.I make an act of joy toward all sad hearts, Where laughter pales and tears abound.I make an act of strength toward feeble things, Where life grows dim and death draws near.I make...
02341 – “A Prayer for the New Year”
God,Grant that I may pass through the coming year with a faithful heart. There will be much to test me and make weak my strength before the year ends.In my confusion I shall often say the word that is not true and do the thing of which I am ashamed. There will be...
02279 – Tragically Flawed by Our Self-Centeredness
The scriptural telling begins with how tragically flawed we are by our self-centeredness – Adam blaming Eve, Cain bashing Abel – and how slow we are to realize it – Samson with Delilah, David with Bathsheba.... But one day a man named Jesus appeared out of nowhere who...