Prayer is essential to a relationship with God. How can there be a relationship without communication? And we say that praying as a family is also critical. But unfortunately, many people consider praying to be challenging, unsettling and even intimidating. Especially when you add in the in the fact that praying as a family involves an “audience.” We hear parent say things…
In our last post, we revealed the key to survival in any marriage, that word that the world hates, called submission. If you missed it, make sure to go back and read it at The Key To Survival In Any Marriage – Part 1. Picking up where we left off James 4:7 says this: “Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil…
You might say that marriage is not an entirely successful enterprise in the generation we live in. Some statistics we’ve seen say that 40 to 50% of first marriages end in divorce, that 65% of second marriages end in divorce and that a staggering 80% of third marriages end in divorce! Now anybody who has been married any length of…
Have you ever felt a little nervous when sharing your faith? Did you ever wonder why some people seem to share their faith effortlessly while others struggle with it? That is because the ones that share so easily have the right tools. And when you have the right tools the job is easy! That goes for just about everything. Cooking…
As you read the New Testament, it becomes unmistakably obvious that Jesus used the home as the center of spiritual activity. We can list numerous examples from the scriptures where we see Jesus ministering in homes. On one occasion, the hunger for the ministry of Jesus in a home was so sought after that some men tore off the roof…
As you are raising your children you’re sure to come across a situation like this. A sibling or a friend of theirs gets to do something and they don’t. Or even better yet, their sibling or friend gets that something that your child has been wanting for the past 2 years! And they start saying things like, “That’s not fair!” or…
Isn’t it funny, the tendency we all have to criticize others of the very things we are guilty of? We judge ourselves by our intentions but we judge others by their actions. Have you ever noticed how we like to “rename” our sins? We do that by ascribing the worst motives to others, while using other phrases to minimize our…
Any of you that have been in church for any length of time have probably heard a person say something like this. In particular we are talking about parents saying things like, “I am praying for God to show me where my ministry is.” Or something like that, “You know, I’m praying for God to show me my calling”. At…
1. Decide why you are fasting. Fasting does not change God. He is the same before, during and after your fast. But fasting will change you. It helps you control your flesh. If you take the time that you would have been spending on the thing you give up and spend it with God, you will actually get closer to…
The scriptures tell us that what we do today; the decisions we make and the actions we take, directly influence generations of family characteristics, convictions and conduct. And it influences them for good OR bad. Psalm 78:5-8 says 5 For He established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which He commanded our fathers, That they should…