"James 1:3-4 says: “Knowing this: That the trying of your faith worketh patience…” Now, the “tryings of your faith” James is talking about are those irritations, those imponderables, those inconveniences, trials, tears, and tribulations th...
READ MORE"It is cruel to say to people who are in sorrow, “Smile and be happy." People simply cannot be happy all the time. There is no way that people can paste a smile on their face and go around with a saccharine grin all the time. You are not ex...
READ MORE"First Peter 3:7 says, “Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honor unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.” Most husban...
READ MORE"Did you know that there are no happy old people living in Satan’s camp? Now, he has some happy young people—those who are living high, wide and handsome right now. They have a certain modicum of fun and what we would call happiness. But Sa...
READ MORE"Sometimes I hear adults tell young people, “Make all the money you can, just so you make it honestly.” That’s not good advice. If you make all the money you can, you are going to be making money when you should be doing something else. Yo...
READ MORE"I was reading in the newspaper awhile back about a fighter plane that was flying so fast, it overtook its own bullet and shot itself down. I actually read this! There are a lot of folks who are doing the same thing. They are shooting them...
READ MORE"Jesus said, “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled” (Matthew 5:6). How many people do you know who are hungering and thirsting after righteousness? Not many, I’m sure. Why do you think th...
READ MORE"Do you know what is wrong with so many marriages? Husbands treat their wives as a possession rather than a part of themselves. They treat their wives like a man treats a new car. When it’s new, he shows it off; and then when it gets old a...
READ MORE"One of the greatest secrets I ever learned was that God didn’t want me to do anything for Him. He wanted to do something through me. Philippians 2:13 says, "For it is God which works in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure." Whe...
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