Straight Talk

Can you think of a time when you had an ongoing issue with someone in your life? Then, just when you thought you couldn’t take another minute, God asked you to hang in there one more time and not give up? Maybe you’ve thought, “God, I have held my tongue and kept a good attitude …

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God created you to be a unique individual. You’ve probably noticed that every person is not the same; we all have different personalities with various likes and dislikes. And while we are often drawn to people who are different than we are, it’s these differences that can lead to strife in our relationships. Sometimes we …

Keeping Peace in Your Relationships Read More »

Relationships are an important part of life. Healthy relationships have the ability to bring us great joy and satisfaction; however, unhealthy ones have the power to make life miserable! Throughout my life, God’s Word has taught me so many great lessons about how to get along with people—something I wasn’t very good at. But I …

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The Bible teaches us about spiritual warfare and that we have an enemy, the devil. First Peter 5:9 says to resist the devil and stand firm in our faith in God. And Ephesians 6 tells us about the armor of God that helps us overcome our struggle “against the powers of this dark world and …

A Practical, Powerful Strategy That Beats the Devil Every Time Read More »

Our thoughts are connected to every single area of our lives. They affect our words, moods, attitudes, the choices we make and even our relationship with God and others. They also affect our emotional and physical health. In fact, research shows that 75 to 98 percent of mental, physical and behavioral illness comes from one’s …

The Simple Strategy for Better Health and Less Stress Read More »

Words are wonderful when they are used in a good way. They can encourage, edify and give confidence to the hearer. A right word spoken at the right time can actually be life-changing (Prov. 15:23). But words can also keep us from experiencing God’s plans for our lives. Proverbs 18:21 (NKJV) says, “Death and life …

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Everyone deals with emotional pain to some degree. Whether it’s a difficult relationship, an addiction, abuse, depression … it can cripple us and prevent us from moving forward. But regardless of what’s happened in our past, God still wants us to have a great future. For years, I thought I had to settle for a …

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Have you ever put your trust in someone who ended up disappointing you or hurting you? Maybe you put your trust in your money but then something happened and suddenly you didn’t have it anymore. Or maybe you’ve wasted years of your life trusting yourself. There are many things people put their trust in that …

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Psalm 37:1-3 is a great promise for us in God’s Word. It says, “Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away. Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in …

Start Trusting and Stop Fretting Read More »

I’ve been teaching the Word of God for more than 45 years now, and one of the most life-changing things I’ve learned is that God is always right. No matter what I think, how I feel, or what my circumstances look like, His wisdom and His way of doing things are always the answer to …

2 Keys to Your Best Life Ever Read More »

I remember many years ago when I was young in the ministry and a woman came to me for counseling. She had recently accepted Christ as her Savior, and while she was talking, it became clear to me that she was living with her boyfriend. I was just waiting for her to finish talking so …

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Of all the gifts we could ever receive, God’s gift of salvation is by far the most amazing and important one. Ephesians 2:8-9 says, “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast” (NIV). …

A Gift That Brings You the Greatest Joy Read More »

Back in the 1970s, I used to bowl on Friday nights. I remember one night when I wasn’t doing very well and I heard the Lord speak to my heart, “Ask Me to help you bowl.” I immediately thought, “I can’t ask You to help me bowl!” But I went ahead and prayed, “Okay, Lord, …

How You Can Be Full of Joy Every Day Read More »

It seems we have an epidemic of insecure people in our society today. People have an identity crisis because they don’t know who they are. They try to find their identity in who they know, their position at work, their academic degrees, what they own, the clothes they wear…and the list goes on. Insecurity involves …

Overcoming Your Identity Crisis Read More »

Worry and I used to be very close companions. We spent a lot of time together and back then, I thought that was a normal way to live. But through the years, God has helped me end my relationship with worry. And He did it with the help of my husband, Dave. Dave and I …

Why Worry Is a Waste of Time Read More »