Why do you complain my son?
If God had a talk with us about our complaining-what would He say? Here’s how I imagine it would go.
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Stop complaining and feed the ox
Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but from the strength of an ox comes an abundant harvest. Proverbs 14:4 (NIV) I have a theory that most of the things we complain about really are things we should be thankful for. It’s all a matter of perspective. This scripture verse is a case
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Some things we take for granted came at great cost
On a cold January morning in 1527, in Zurich, Switzerland, a man by the name of Felix Manz was taken in a row boat to the middle of the river Lammat. He was made to squat down, his arms were stretched around his knees and his hands were tied. A stick was thrust above his
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Two amazing words that always bring a breakthrough
Everybody wants a breakthrough because everybody has trials and difficulties in life. But you cannot schedule breakthroughs. They come on their own timetable. Suffering causes us to press in to God for them and invariably they come when we are most desperate for them. And when they come and the prison door opens of its
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To answer or not to answer, that is the question.
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself. Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes. Proverbs 26:4-5 In follow up to the barking and biting dog posts I want to share some final thoughts for consideration in the
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