New Faith Study: Ten Faith Keys to Your Breakthrough
This is a one-page handout that makes a great study to help you establish faith patterns (more…)
The Value of Detours in Life
I have recorded some thoughts on life’s detours. It takes about seven minutes to listen to this. I know it will bless you and I invite you to share it with someone who has been having difficulties with their path in life.
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Easy Generosity
I would like to share the spiritual secret to becoming a generous giver. Just remember this time-tested truth. “It is easy to be generous with somebody else’s money.” On the surface, this may not seem to be very spiritual. However, everything we have belongs to God, who is our provider. He asks us to trust Him with all He puts in our hands. Because we understand that all our resources and wealth belong to Him, we can be relieved of any pressure to hoard what He has given us. We simply have stewardship over our wealth. If you do not think this is spiritual, let me point you to the Bible.
Proverbs 11:24-25, 28 (NKJV)
“There is one who scatters, yet increases more; And there is one who withholds more than is right, But it leads to poverty. {25} The generous soul will be made rich, And he who waters will also be watered himself. {28} He who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous will flourish like foliage.”
In Christ, we are free to be generous with what we have. Why? Because it is easy to be generous with somebody else’s money – in this case, with God’s money. Remember, you will never out give God! My dear friend, Pastor David Briggs recently said, “Money, wealth and giftings are directional.”He said that if you sow these things into your purpose, you would be rewarded with so much more than you sowed. You will fulfill your call from God. You will reach your destiny, and do so with good success. You will have traveled in the direction of God-pleasing service and gained eternal significance. My advice is simple. Sow generously what God has given you. Then, expect great things… all the way to your destiny.
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A Kid in God’s Tree House
For just a Mentoring Minute, I would like to share with you my thoughts on Psalm 91, Verses 1-2, which bring us great assurances of safety and security.
Psalm 91:1-2 (NKJV)
“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the almighty. {2} I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.”
As I began to think about this “secret place of the Most High” that the psalm speaks of, a picture formed in my mind. It was of a kid, who has a tree house her father built, especially for her. It is a place to get high above the child’s daily world and safely abide, imagining all kinds of wonderful things. At times, her father might climb up and join in the fun. It is a wonderful place that is always there for the child to spend time and let her imagination run free. In many ways, “the secret place of the Most High” is such a place for the child of God. It offers the delights of all our heavenly Father has created for us. It is our place of safety in which we can spend time with God, trusting Him and leaving the cares of the world behind. I’m Dr. Bob. I know the Lord has such a place, ready to welcome you. It is a place where you can just be a kid in God’s tree house.
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The Secret Place (April 2013)
Here is my devotional for April. Allow it speak to your heart and I know it will bless you.
Here is the link.
The Power of a Spider Web
I am in the process of writing a devotional commentary on Psalm 91. In my research, I came across a story that spoke volumes about how God (more…)
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The Voice of Joy
I would like to remind you that our emotions can rise and fall in an instant. The simplest thing can drive them into reverse and (more…)
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Secure in Your Source
In a recent sermon, my pastor, Dr. Tom Peters, gave this definition of prosperity. He said, “Prosperity is defined as, “Being secure in your source.”” I have given this some thought and (more…)
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My latest Journal Entry: Walking in the Fullness of the Holy Spirit
This is the third in my series of four articles on “Walking in the Fullness of the Holy Spirit.” Its title is “Constant Access to Spiritual Wisdom and Understanding.”
Greater Than My Expectations
I was recently thinking about the countless times God has moved into my plans, dreams and expectations. Without fail, He has responded to them by taking me to places in Him, and with Him, that (more…)
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