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The shifting sands of this world are fertile ground for nothing but fear. We see uncertainty all around us. In the global financial markets, in the comings and goings of military forces, in rapidly spreading illnesses, and in the chaos of the political scene. We can easily panic under the illusion this world presents us,Continue reading “It’s Friday…It’s An Unalterable Fact”

There’s an attitude that is perhaps most subtle in corrupting our perspective; It’s the sense of regret we feel over missed opportunities and past failures. It plays a devastating mind game that makes us wonder what life would have been like “if” – if we hadn’t fallen, if so-and-so hadn’t hurt us, if we hadContinue reading “It’s Friday…Let’s Get Over Them”

Are you a worrier? Join the club. Its membership includes the entire human race. Yes, there are those who will deny they worry, and on the surface they may seem carefree. But deep down inside, they fear something – tragedy, abandonment, when or how they will die. Human anxiety is universal. We are all bornContinue reading “It’s Friday…Accept An Absolute Truth”

Trials come, and we plead for relief. Circumstances oppress, and we pray for deliverance. Health, relationships, work, and just about everything else in our lives grow difficult, and we ask God to straighten them out. We don’t like the pressures of life, and we lift every anxious thought to Him, as we should. But weContinue reading “It’s Friday…But Don’t Expect Perfection”

It is hard for human nature to accept correction. (Have you tried correcting a two-year-old lately?) We like to think that we were born in a pristine natural state, corrupted only over time under the influence of a rotten society.  We want to be able to say, “This is just the way I am,” andContinue reading “It’s Friday…He Still Speaks”

What do you do when the world seems dangerous? We all have instinctive responses. But God asks us to do something that is contrary to our instincts. He calls us to rest. How can we rest when disasters threaten? How can we live safely in an unsafe world? It all depends on where we chooseContinue reading “It’s Friday…Dwell There and Rest”

God always has a plan. It is always for our good. But sometimes it doesn’t seem that way. Remember Joseph in the Old Testament? His brothers sold him into slavery, it was an unexpected turn, especially in light of the dreams he had about his own prominence. Those dreams foretold his family bowing down toContinue reading “It’s Friday…Don’t Stress About Your Steps”

No one likes anyone to reign over them. “No Kings” began in The Garden. But when a crisis hits, that’s what we need most: a King. A crisis needs Someone who will restore order, Someone who will tell us how to get back in sync with the program of Heaven, Someone who will know whatContinue reading “It’s Friday…There Is No Other Way”

We’ve all been there. You know, the place where we’ve prayed and tried to muster up faith. Where we’ve been through difficulties and tried to cultivate hope. We’ve read the headlines and tried to maintain confidence. All the while, we’ve struggled with doubts. We’ve all wondered if God will really come through, if those trialsContinue reading “It’s Friday…That’s Not The Way”

It’s the 250th birthday of the United States of America. But unity would be a difficult commodity to find in our country today. Our priceless and costly freedom is having a hard time keeping us together. For some reason we humans have all sorts of ways of dividing ourselves, don’t we? In some cultures, there isContinue reading “It’s Friday…It’s All About Grace”