Are you content? Are you content in your heart for all that God has done for you, or do you find yourself discontent, always striving for more? Though we live in a world that teaches us to strive, grind, and pursue; really discontentment leads to sin. Discontentment Leads to Sin Discontentment leads to sin because our discontentment really stems from a few heart issues: Ungratefulness Selfishness Pride Entitlement Greed These are just a few of the heart issues that can cause us problems and lead us to sin, resulting in us aborting the plan and process that God has for our lives. Consider Philippians 4:11, which discusses contentment: “Not that…

What do you feel the key to success is? What do you rely on, above all, to be successful? If you ask me: What is the key to success? I’d have to reply, with no hesitancy: A strong, spiritual foundation. This world that we live in throws out countless ways to succeed. Browse articles online or books in a bookstore, and there is no shortage of “10 Steps to Success” style books. The thing is: Everyone wants to succeed, yet, very few figure out how. Now, I don’t plan to present you with another to-do list. My aim is to get you to realize the importance of a strong, spiritual…

The more we gain in life, the more that is required of us.  It’s amazing how so often we cry “more, more” without realizing what that more will require of us.  For every gain there is a cost.  To whom much is given, much is required. Sometimes we ask for more out of selfishness and immaturity without realizing everything what will come along with more.  Life is all about balance, which requires wisdom.  I’m not at all saying that more is bad, I’m simply saying that we must understand that with more comes more responsibility.   We often expect to gain more but do less.   More can make life…

What are you willing to do for Christ?  What are you willing to go without for Christ? We know the scandalous things we’re willing to do for the the love of money: lie, steal, cheat, even kill.  On the other hand: What are we willing to do for the love of Christ? I’m realizing that there are some things that we just cannot do without a sincere, devoted love for Christ.  I believe that one of the reasons Jesus said the greatest commandment is to love Him and love others, is because if we love Him more than anything then our love for Him will keep us obeying Him and…

Do you ask God for what you need?  Do you believe that He cares about your every need? Yesterday I was listening to a Joyce Meyer message and she discussed how she spoke with a lady who felt it was wrong to ask God for money.  The lady was struggling to meet her quota at work and Joyce asked her if she had asked God for help.  Joyce comforted the woman and let her know that it is absolutely okay to ask God to help her with her sales so that she could earn more money and ultimately keep her job. We should depend on God for everything.  He is…

As humans, we are producers.  When God created us, He gave us the ability to produce.  He gave us the ability to work, so that we can increase what we have. Matthew 25:14 begins the story of The Parable of the Talents, and in this parable the master left his servants with talents (a large amount of silver or gold) while he went away on a journey. While he was away, the servant who had the least was afraid to do anything with the talent!  He hid the money. The servant who was given the most actually doubled his talents.  He put his money to work! Upon the master’s return he…