Through Him we are made CHAMPIONS! Jesus is a champion, a conqueror. He has victory over sin, He conquered death, hell and the grave. He is a champion for our salvation. The enemy targets you in the areas you have the most calling! As a champion through Christ you can prevail in these areas and […]
All who followed Him were healed. Matt. 12:15 It has been insightfully said: “What you do only proves what you believe in.” I encourage you to go ahead and read that sentence again until it speaks to you. Action makes the stuff of faith a reality. If I truly believe God to be good, then
Rejection is a spirit or feeling that almost everyone has been affected by in their lives. It is a predictable and common tactic of the devil to use this spirit to undermine and assault people to cause them to limp through life with a skewed perspective, believing that they don’t belong. Rejection causes us to
God’s plan for us is that we move from glory to glory, according to 2 Corinthians 3:18. As we grow and mature, God will move us into new assignments, or promote us. There are keys to divine promotion. David is an example of a man who was promoted. David was the youngest child to Jesse,
Shame is an insidious liar, hiding in memories and early foundational messages sent to us by our enemy even as children. Shame whispers to us that we are a mistake, without value, marred and damaged property. This message can derail us from reaching our fullest potential and from walking in true freedom. God’s intent for
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When I heard that I had a predictable way that I react to conflict, I scoffed. How could an assessment determine how I handle conflict? According to a friend, the Thomas-Kilmann Instrument (TKI) identifies a person’s default conflict response. Because I was skeptical, he challenged me to take it and decide for myself. After I
You are Your Child’s Personal Trainer: Raising Children of Character A personal trainer is a fitness professional who instructs and suggests an exercise program to meet the goals of clients. A trainer critiques a client’s strengths and weaknesses, develops a plan with the client for improvement, provides feedback, and holds the client accountable to his/her fitness
None of us are comfortable with conflict and confrontation, although it’s a part of our daily lives. There can be conflict between spouses, siblings, employees…everyone. Even though we try to avoid confrontation, we still find ourselves facing conflict. The Bible tells us why there is conflict. What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they
By definition, stress is a “state of mental tension and worry caused by problems in one’s life or work.” It can be caused by difficult or very overwhelming circumstances. Stress is not unique to this generation, but it’s more prevalent today than in former generations. Stress comes from everywhere; outside the family and within the
Self-control is a fruit of the spirit talked about in the Bible. Self-control refers to the ability to govern one’s own actions, words, and decisions. Being able to choose wisdom over wants or desires shows self-discipline and maturity. Proverbs 25:28 says that a man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without
When we are born, we are “hard-wired” for basic emotions. These emotions include anger, disgust, fear, joy, sadness, and surprise. Adults learn to control these hard-wired emotions throughout life. However, children need help in learning to regulate these emotions, beginning in infancy. You help by comforting your child when he/she is feeling overwhelmed by feelings.
As parents, our job is to instruct and teach our children. God is our example as He teaches and instructs us as His children. Psalm 32:8 reveals the heart of God. I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. Through
