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Attitude Makes a Difference

While I was in college, I had a job as a teaching assistant in a local junior high school. One day, the teaching assistants were given the assignment of putting together a package of instructions for the students. Several of the assistants were grumbling and complaining about this assignment. To be honest, it was tedious.Continue reading “Attitude Makes a Difference”

Why Is God So Slow?

God has given us many promises and He fulfills every one of them. Yet sometimes He seems to be very slow when we ask Him for something, even if our request is clearly within the will of God. When we ask for patience, God says, “Wait”. Why? Because waiting is the very nature of patience,Continue reading “Why Is God So Slow?”

Unexpected Response

Have you ever given a gift to someone and they respond coldly to the gift and to you? Or have you done something nice for a person, only to have them diminish your kindness? Sometimes we do something kind for others and the response we receive is not what we expect. Our good intentions canContinue reading “Unexpected Response”

Washing

We tend to think of cleaning our hearts like washing the dishes or the car. We put in a little effort and use the right ingredients and everything turns out clean. However, we can’t do the same thing with our hearts. There are no good works or right amount of good intentions that can eraseContinue reading “Washing”

Wildest Dreams

If you knew that you could accomplish your wildest dreams, what would you dream? Would you dream about obtaining lots of money, finding the perfect job or spouse or both, finding success on your Field of Dreams, retiring on a beach somewhere, or visiting some exotic location? Our dreams are usually somewhat selfish and stillContinue reading “Wildest Dreams”

Important Things

Somebody has once said, “Failure is finding out at the end of your life that the things you put your efforts into really didn’t matter.” As you examine where you spent your time and efforts last week, how much of this time and effort will affect eternity and how much was spent on things thatContinue reading “Important Things”