by marshal | Oct 1, 2020 | Gratitude, Humility, Love
A battle wages within me…somehow believing that I am good enough for God's acceptance rather than believing that it is only God's mercy that saves me. I don't know why a voice in my mind sometimes suggests to me that I am not that bad. So why...
by marshal | Aug 27, 2020 | Humility, Self-Control
A battle wages within me daily—what to believe? Should I trust only what I can see—the visibly obvious? Or can I trust what I cannot see—by faith? I know what I can see. My actions produce tangible results endorsed by my culture—work hard and...
by marshal | Jul 2, 2020 | Confession, Humility, Pride, Purity, Surrender
An acquaintance spoke with transparency of his journey to Jesus. He went from an obedient, academically, and athletically successful boy to a young man in college driven by status, greed, self-satisfaction and a search for happiness. His life led to material success,...
by marshal | Jun 11, 2020 | Humility
And He said, "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children you will never enter the Kingdom of God. Matthew 18:3 NIV Living in Christ is to change and become like a child who is dependent on God, not on myself or on the things of this...
by marshal | Jun 13, 2019 | Humility, Surrender
God’s desire for me is abundant fruitfulness. He even gave me the prescription for this, Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. John 12:24 NIV Do you...
by marshal | Nov 8, 2018 | Humility, Identity
One of my wife's favorite verses describes how the world was made and was intended to operate. Speaking of Jesus, Paul says, All things were created in him. He created everything in heaven and on earth. He created everything that can be seen and everything that...
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