Have you ever declared, “Life’s not fair!”. I know I have, and I’ve also told my kids that life’s not fair. It seems that the wicked prosper and the righteous suffer. Bad people get away with doing bad things, and good people seemingly get punished for doing good. What’s the catch? Is this really true?
Read MoreIt always amazes me how two people can experience the same situation and see things so differently. Take, for instance, the recent weather we had in Florida. I was grateful for the rain to fill our pond, but I know others were upset because the storm interfered with their outdoor plans. That same storm can improve business for the screen repair company and grocery stores while hurting business for the landscaper or outdoor sporting event.
We have a choice to make about our perspective for 2020. We can wish it away so we can start 2021, OR we can use the opportunity for change to take us from who we are to who God can use more effectively.
Read MoreWhen you left your home for work today, if you left at all, did you do so with excitement and exhilaration or with dread and depression? Do you ever ask - what's the point of work? Many see work as a necessary evil used to get what we want. Is it the same in God's eyes?
Read MoreGod made each of us unique.
Each has a unique set of gifts, talents, and abilities.
Each has a unique relationship with God – experiencing Him differently than I do.
Each has a unique passion in their heart.
Each is brought to their knees by a different pain in the world.
These unique qualities drive us to solve different problems in our work, homes, and communities. What is it for you?
Read MoreWho do you have in your life that walked alongside you on the Narrow Path? Have you thanked them? Have you gone back and reminded them of the significance they have in your life? It honors them and honors God for putting them in your life. Take time this week to thank those who have been used by God to shape you into who you are today. They have been used by God to get you to where you are today.
Read MoreIf I could ask you one question to ponder, I know what it would be. It’s a question we ask on our website, and a question we started asking ourselves years ago.
Read MoreIf you run a business, and are a Jesus Follower, you are the lead minister in your business. You have the opportunity to turn your company into a for-profit ministry. Yes, you should make money and do it with excellence, but you are also there to minister to the people that God places in your path each and every day, including your employees, customers, vendors, city officials, stockholders, etc. Our country needs more for-profit businesses that understand that they are actually a For-Profit ministry.
Read MoreDoes your faith cost you anything? Let me ask it another way, is it costing you anything to live out your faith in your work? Are you facing any opposition, conflict or adversity because of your faith?
Let’s ramp up our faith at work and make it necessary to wear the shirt “Not today SATAN”!
Read MoreSometimes the TV is so loud that I can’t hear my wife, Martha asking me a question. I have trouble talking in the car if the radio is on. It seems like I can only really listen to one thing at a time. There are so many voices fighting for my attention, how do I choose? There are Voices on TV, radio, podcasts, online and in person. How do you and I turn down those voices so we can hear the voice of Truth?
Read More19 years ago today, thousands of people went to work in NYC and never returned home. Thousands of people were working in The Twin Towers when they were attacked by 2 terrorist planes. Thousands of first responders, including Firefighters and Police Officers were doing their jobs, too. No matter what kind of work was being done that day, their work mattered to God.
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