“Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you.” 2 Timothy 1:6 What are you to do when it seems nothing is going right? When there is no light at the end of the tunnel? When it appears that your hopes and dreams are never going to be realized? You are to do as Timothy was instructed to do: Stir yourself up! What does it mean to stir oneself up? In the above scripture, the word “stir” in the Greek...

“Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment.” Mark 5:25-27 A reason we don’t see answers to prayer is because we give up too soon. I think of the word “tenacity”. It means to stick with it, no matter what....

So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God.” Mark 11:22 As mature Christians we are told we aren’t to rely on feelings to know God is with us. If that is the case, I must not always be a very mature Christian because I sure do like the feel of God! When surrounded by a world struggling in turmoil, sin and despair, it is sometimes not surprising when doubts start to sprout up. When He seems far removed and the walk seems so lonely, I...

A very important aspect to growth and change in life is the pursuit of self-improvement. To be successful in life – business dealings, relationships, spiritual matters and more – we must be determined to better ourselves, on purpose. My husband and I first got involved in purposeful personal development many years ago when a mentor introduced us to a wonderful vision and goal setting program and the concept of dream boards. It was truly life...