What Does the Bible Say About Busyness? March 8, 2016byMark Ballenger “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” -Psalm 46:10 The Bible says that busyness leads to doubt and a spiritual disconnection from God. InPsalm...
The Bible clearly talks about dreams that were providing messages. Think of Joseph’s dreams in the book of Genesis. God clearly seemed to be speaking to him about his future leadership and role in saving his family. So what can I learn from my crazy dream? After all, I know my friend...
Increase your time in God’s Word – I know that right now you probably can’t even think of adding another thing to the busyness. But start small – have your regular devotions in the morning and shoot to spend just 5-10 minutes before you get into bed reading the Bible again (or u...
Quiet time is such an easy habit to forget, especially if we haven’t yet made it a priority. It’s all too tempting to slip our lives into cruise control and forget that we need to gas up the engine before we can go anywhere. We may already have a grip on the Bible, the owner...
The Bible tells us of at least one person that experienced this incredible offer – the young Israelite King, Solomon. This was his answer: “Give me the wisdom and knowledge to lead [the people of Israel] properly.”(2 Chron. 1:10 NLT) ...
In his first words to us, Jesus told us the answer: “Why are you searching for me? Do you not know that you must find me in worship and in mission?” In terms of how we respond to that question, I want to share a story from our Advent Bible study followed by a couple of ...
morning, you know, did a little bible reading and then I would sit down before the rest of my family was up and in my face, and I would read that for, you know, 20, 30 minutes in the mornings. And it developed a rhythm that was really lovely and the tone of the book was so ...
I think these three gifts become the way Jesus redefines manhood for us. What role does the Bible play in a man being heroic? Bill Delvaux:Every man loves a heroic tale. The Bible is the greatest heroic tale of all time, telling of a great Hero who gave his life to save the world....
I believe that the source of all that you have mentioned in this email comes from the truths in the first chapter of the Bible … Genesis 1 … In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. If you will take a moment to look up and read this beautiful chapter and the follow...
The Bible is FILLED with extraordinary lives that the Lord used. I want my kids to strive to make a better life for themselves because the truth is living takes money even if it is to be able to help and give to others! No, do not worship the money. If my children end up ...