Ever feel completely alone and unfulfilled?  Feel like nothing you do has any real meaning?  You can’t seem to fill the void in your life.  You can’t find peace or rest.  Many of us are on a lifelong search – a search for something that fills the emptiness inside.  We often look to the things of this world to find it.  We seek everything, every relationship, every experience in this world but I promise you [...]

How many of us are completely satisfied with our lives?  I mean who doesn’t want “a better life”?  A life the world tells us will make us TOTALLY happy – a life where we can finally fill the emptiness. Tragically a lot of good people have gotten caught up in this trap.  So many people are settling for the “good life” when God has something incredibly better.  Today the norm is to be stressed out [...]

It may be impossible to fully appreciate the value of the right relationships in our lives.  Having the right relationships can propel you in the right direction while the wrong relationships can take you down the wrong path.  It is difficult to do all God wants you to do without surrounding yourself with the right people.   People who will encourage you to do good works and to love one another as Christ loved us. One [...]

They say your past helps shape who you are today.  While I agree we should learn from our mistakes, we should also not allow our past to take away our ability to enjoy the blessings we have today.  Some of us are continually burdened down with the weight of our past mistakes.  We sometimes have a difficult time forgiving ourselves even though God has forgiven us and released us from this bondage. All of us, [...]

How many of us find ourselves constantly comparing our lives with those around us?  You may say at first that you don’t, but if you take time to really consider this question most of us find we compare all the time.  Whether it’s our possessions, appearances, performance or circumstances – we are prone to compare our life to those around us.  God’s word instructs us to not compare with others here on Earth. 2 Corinthians [...]

My whole life I have been a big proponent of not looking back on the past, but instead focusing on the future.  I know we are to learn from our mistakes, but we can’t change the past – just move forward.  While I believe this is generally a good approach to have, it’s also important for us to take time and reflect on the past.  I think the main reason we are reluctant to look [...]

Forgiveness is a subject commonly talked about today.   I often ask myself why it is so commonly discussed.  Are we really that mean to each other that we need to be taught this lesson over and over?  The answer is – Yes.  We are sinners that make mistakes every day.  These transgressions sometimes cause great hurt to others and hence the need to forgive.  For me personally, it is much more difficult to forgive a [...]

How many of us have spent a large part of our lives trying to be like everyone else.  From an early age we are pressured by society to fit into the social norm.  I mean who wants to be the weird kid right??  This mentality sometimes stays with us into our adult lives.  A lot of us are still trying to be like everyone else.  We wear the same clothes, go to the same places [...]

Most of my adult life I’ve heard the line – all the world’s a stage.  Until recently I have honestly never really stopped to consider what it means.  To me it has always been some Shakespeare line dealing with the theater which didn’t apply to my life.  Then one day I realized I needed to get over myself and focus on something much bigger than me.  Remember we are not here to serve our self, [...]

I have a confession to make.  Often my faith grows weak and sometimes disappears completely.  How many of us have experienced this.  Right when things seem to be going our way and getting better something goes wrong and everything seems to fall apart.  As we go through life our faith continually gets challenged.  When we see a young child dying of cancer, when a father loses his job or when your church is divided and loved ones decide [...]