Difficult Test? Jesus Is the Answer Key.

Have you ever failed a test? We all have. You attended all the classes, studied and reviewed the material over and over again. You even thought you did well until the test came back with a low score. What went wrong? Nothing. The test is designed to trick you. Haven’t…

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Break Out of Your Slump–Learn how to bounce back after disappointment.

We’ve all experienced disappointments in life. Whether your child didn’t get the good grades you expected or you didn’t receive the promotion you wanted, things don’t always turn out as planned. When this happens we have a choice to make. Will we let the setback steal our joy? Or, will…

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Bloom.

Springtime is beautiful. Everything breaks forth—flowers blossom, trees bud and dormant brown grass comes back to life like a lush, green carpet, seemingly overnight. You may not realize it, but you’re breaking forth too.This is a time of pressure and testing. Everything God has placed inside you must be revealed.…

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Going through the Storm.

Turbulent winds, thrashing rain, dark skies, lightning strikes and the daunting sound of thunder. It’s enough to make anyone traveling in severe weather tuck tail and head home. The problem is, turning back doesn’t eliminate the storm. You still have to go through it—so you might as well keep moving…

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God Is Never Thwarted.

“A man‘s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.” Proverbs 16:9 Our plans may get off track. We might experience upset or frustration. But God never does. Why? God’s plans are never thwarted…and He knows it. Whatever God says, happens. Not only does it happen; but it…

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Get the Help You Need.

All power comes from God and is available to men by request. All prayer requests come through Jesus and are sifted by their motives and intentions. Requests from a pure heart are granted immediately. That’s why children’s prayers are granted so swiftly. They have not learned deceit and what they…

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Eliminate Anger–Managing Stress (Part 2)

Stress is one of the major causes of chronic anger and we all want to get rid of it,as soon as humanly possible! We want to massage it out, breathe it away, counsel it and make it behave, only to find out, our stress still won’t go away–it’s just a…

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Eliminate Anger–Managing Frustration (Part 1)

We have all been around people or know people with a negative outlook on life. It may be the co-worker who is always complaining about something on the job or the friend who can make even good news seem bad or the spouse who goes on a tirade at the…

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Quick Turn It Over

I just learned to really cook pancakes — good, fluffy, I-want-to eat-them pancakes. My husband taught me that it’s all about watching the bubbles and controlling the heat. Once the batter is in the pan, I must carefully watch the bubbles as they appear on the top of the pancake.…

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