We are almost halfway through the year. Do you remember the goals you set in January? Are you still going strong working on them? Way to go! Maybe you are working on some but not all of them? That is great that you are still working on some. Maybe you are in the group that is not working on the goals — it could be that you are busy with other things, I was thinking about titling this “Six…
When you are confused or forget your role, you begin to try to do things that you don’t need or to or are not your responsibility. It is important to know your role, to know what you are to be doing. The same is true for the branches. As we have looked at John 15, we have seen that Jesus is the true vine and what that means for us. You can read that here. We see the Father as…
What is hindering you from achieving your goals? Have you taken time to ponder this? Some thoughts about this can be found here. These are the deep issues in your heart that are hindering you from reaching your goals. I am assuming that you have prayed about your goals and you are confident that these goals are in line with God’s plan for your life at this time. Knowing that this is what God has for you, what is hindering…
What is hindering you from reaching your goals? What obstacles do you face? What is stopping you from achieving your goals? Why do you have the same goals year after year and never accomplish them? You can learn how to overcome hindrances in reaching your goals. Have you ever sat and really thought about what is causing this to happen? Some things that might come to your mind are things like — not enough time, not focused, or fear. Those…
Is kindness just, “be kind”, doing good and nice things? Is it holding the door for someone whose hands are full? Is it paying for the drink for the person behind you in line? Is kindness putting out bird seed when the ground is covered in snow? Those are all nice, polite, courteous, kind things to do but if we are thinking that this is what kindness as the Fruit of the Spirit is meaning, we are missing so much…