We’re taught that money can’t buy happiness, and while I believe that to be true, I also believe that money can make it a lot easier to live in this world.
We point fingers and deflect responsibility and completely ignore accountability. But we miss the whole stinkin thing.
Every time I wonder a certain sentence is in the bible, it’s like the reason jumps out and bites me. Jesus basically said to his disciples, “have you been listening to anything I’m saying??”
The king asked Daniel (also called Belteshazzar), “Are you able to tell me what I saw in my dream and interpret it?” Daniel replied, “No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery he has asked about, but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries.
The LORD smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done. Genesis 8:21 NIV
Nothing surprises God. There [...]
That’s plain enough, isn’t it? You’re no longer wandering exiles. This kingdom of faith is now your home country. You’re no longer strangers or outsiders. You belong here, with as much right to the name Christian as anyone. Ephesians 2:19 MSG
Sometimes I feel like a don’t belong…. anywhere. [...]
It’s so easy to become distracted. The TV calls from the living room, the laundry piles high. There are dishes in the sink and the kids need to get to soccer. Life is busy and crazy. The question is: are you living a life worthy?
