Guidelines For Living Devotional

Does Stress Control Your Life?

I never cease to be amazed at the vast amounts of money spent on research which at times only certifies the obvious.  Don't misunderstand me.  Undoubtedly, there is value in proving scientifically what almost everybody already suspects.

Why Is It Important To Talk With God?

"I was blessed with a wonderful mother," says David Moore, "[who] taught me how to pray for all things, great and small and then to trust Him to answer in the way that was best for me."

Can I Bargain With God?

Have you found any real bargains lately?  Found any good buys?  A trait of human nature makes us all want to get something for a good price.  Haven't you ever come home from a big sale with items you saved so much on, but really did not need?  That dress that really did not fit, or that shirt with a collar an inch too big.  Nearly everybody, when he or she is honest, will have to admit that he has something he does not need, or even did not really want, something that did not fit, but bought it anyway because it was a bargain.  You, too?  Welcome to the club.  Why did you do it, anyway?  Because it was a bargain?  But have you really saved when it does not fit?  We are all bargain hunters because of that tendency of human nature to want something for nothing.

Start To Living To Your Full Potential

Sometimes genius is slow coming to the surface. Think your youngster is a slow learner?  It's possible he's just not interested in the trivial. The fact is that many of our most famous people showed no indications of being outstanding when they were young.  To the contrary, many of them, like Thomas Edison, were actually considered slightly slower than their contemporaries.  Two of the world's best loved humorists, Will Rogers and Mark Twain, showed little interest either in school or in humor in their early years.  As a child, Albert Einstein was slow in learning to talk; then as a boy he was considered backward.  Ignace Paderewski, the great Polish pianist, was in his late teen years before he showed any interest in learning to play the piano.

5 Guidelines On How To Become A Better Listener

Richard Senac stumbled across the great need people have for someone to listen to them.  No, he isn’t a counselor.  He was a hospital nurse recruiter who found that getting people up in the morning was no small task, so he started a business called Roosters, named after the barnyard creature that crows about the time the sun rises.  Roosters was a telephone calling service that would awaken you in the morning with a variety of several hundred different sounds, from a 21‑gun salute to fingernails scratching on a blackboard if your starter takes something a little more bizarre to get you going in the mornings.  Roosters would also put you to sleep at night with a variety of sounds.

How To Handle Painful Friendships

He was once a trusted friend, but something happened.  His friendship became treachery, and the man who had been a companion, a family friend, and confidant became an enemy.  Have you ever had that happen?  Painful, isn't it?  The person that you thought would have gone to the wall with you slowly begins to drift away.  Your phone doesn’t ring.  It’s a one-way friendship.  When you call or drop by, you get the connection but it’s cold, routine, and your friend gives you the impression that he’s outgrown your friendship.

4 Guidelines To Dealing With Conflict

The man who sat in the office of psychologist Ed Fish was middle‑aged and quite successful.  He began talking about his daughter's forthcoming marriage, but instead of looking forward to it, he dreaded it.  Why?  Because he did not like the man she was marrying?  Not at all!  He liked him.  "I would really like to have somebody from the family at the wedding," he wistfully remarked.

How To Let Go Of Your Problems

The story is told about a certain mountain climber who slipped and fell off a cliff, but on the way down, he grabbed the roots of a tree and held on for dear life.  Looking beneath him, he saw a sheer drop of several thousand feet.  He yelled for help but none came.  Finally, he cried out, "God, help me!"  And then came a voice saying, "Just turn loose; I'll catch you," but looking around he didn't see anyone and not liking the alternatives called out again, "Anybody else up there?"

Why Is It Difficult To Depend On God?

A certain couple were in deep water financially.  They tried to borrow money from the bank, from a brother-in-law, from friends and acquaintances, but without success.  Talking over their plight the wife said, "We've tried everything--there is nothing we can do but trust God!"  "Oh, no!" exclaimed the husband, "Has it really come to that?" 

5 Ingredients Needed To Start A Revival

Some call it revival.  Others call it a spiritual renewal, but no matter what you call it, what the Church needs today is a great move of God's Spirit as He breaks the fallow ground of our hearts and brings conviction and cleansing in the body of Christ which results in His power being manifest in our lives.