Budgeting your finances is the process of realistically balancing your lifestyle and cost of living with your actual income. Escalating interest rates due to excessive use of credit inevitably creates financial stress and disaster. Someone said, “If my income keeps exceeding my out-go, my up-keep is going […]
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20
Sep
2017
Budgeting is the Stewardship of Life
13
Sep
2017
Breath is the Spirit of Life
Have you ever put your hand in front of your mouth when you were speaking? You can actually feel your breath as you articulate each word. Jesus said, “…It is the Spirit who gives life; the words that I speak are spirit, and they are life.” John […]
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21
Aug
2017
The Blood is the Substance of Life
Without blood we cannot live. The blood carries the nutrients throughout the body, as well as eliminating toxins and wastes. When we lose blood we become anemic and weak because it decreases our ability to fight off infection and bacteria. Similarly, the blood of Christ washes away […]
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16
Aug
2017
Blessing is the Favor of Life
Favor means to be treated with special consideration, honor, and respect. The word blessing means, happy, fortunate, and to be envied. It also means the invoking of Divine favor. Blessing is described as approval, a God-given gift, grace, success, and prosperity. There is no greater favor than […]
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09
Aug
2017
Bitterness is the Waste of Life
Bitterness does not develop overnight. It begins with a little weed seed of dislike and progresses through a series of stages over a period of time. If it isn’t uprooted with forgiveness it will continue to grow into resentment. Resentment will become hatred and hatred turns into […]
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02
Aug
2017
The Bible is the Law of Life
Most dictionaries define a law as a rule of conduct or action that is established and enforced by a governing authority. Civil laws are ratified to protect life. God’s laws are no different. They were given for our protection with built-in conditional benefits that show us our […]
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26
Jul
2017
Belief is the Validation of Life
Two of the basic spiritual and emotional needs in life are to believe in something and to have someone believe in you. When you believe in God, believe in yourself, and in others, you will experience contentment that cannot come from any other source. God doesn’t even […]
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19
Jul
2017
Balance is the Equilibrium of Life
Have you ever known people who live life on the edge? They just can’t seem to maintain their equilibrium. Balanced living and stability go hand in hand. Balance is having the same amount of weight on each end of the scale or teeter-totter to prevent it from […]
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13
Jul
2017
Backsliding is the Regression of Life
Backsliding is not one official decision. It is a regressive series of compromising decisions based on feelings of frustration, anger, fear, unbelief, doubt, and self-centeredness. Temptations are “set-ups” designed by satan to destroy you. He hates your gifts and desires to disqualify and destroy them. I believe […]
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05
Jul
2017
Arrogance is the Vanity of Life
Most of us dislike associating with people who are arrogant. An arrogant person is described as being vain, prideful, conceited, and boastful. The dichotomy is that arrogance appears to be over-confident, when in reality it is the opposite. If you could look behind the veneer of arrogance […]
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