“Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path” (Psalm 119:105 NIV). When you need to make a decision, the first and ideal test is this: “Is my decision in harmony with God’s Word?”You have to decide what’s going to be your ultimate authority in life. It really boils down to this... Continue Reading →

“A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother” (Proverbs 18:24 ESV). Good relationships don’t happen by accident. They take cultivation, work, and a lot of time. That requires commitment!I cannot count the number of times that my wife Kay and I have felt like... Continue Reading →

The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23 NLT). The Bible says in Romans 6:23, “The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord” (NLT). You might say that grace is the gift... Continue Reading →

“If you want to know what God wants you to do, ask him, and he will gladly tell you . . . But when you ask him, be sure that you really expect him to tell you” (James 1:5-6 TLB). Since God thought up the whole idea of relationships between men and women, parents and children,... Continue Reading →

“Trust God all the time. Tell him all your problems, because God is our protection” (Psalm 62:8 NCV). Today’s devotional is by Tom Holladay, teaching pastor at Saddleback Church.What do you do with the feelings that come from disappointment in a relationship? You can’t stuff them away, because they will just pop out somewhere else. You... Continue Reading →

“Two are better off than one . . . If one of them falls down, the other can help him up. But if someone is alone and falls, it’s just too bad, because there is no one to help him” (Ecclesiastes 4:9 GNT). Relationships are a raincoat during the storms of life. No matter which of... Continue Reading →

Love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it . . . shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love” (1 John 4:18 NLT). When people experience conflict in relationships, it’s often a sign that somebody’s trying to control somebody else. What’s beneath that control? It’s fear. Insecurity... Continue Reading →

“For as you know him better, he will give you, through his great power, everything you need for living a truly good life: he even shares his own glory and his own goodness with us!” (2 Peter 1:3 TLB). The vast majority of people pay no attention to eternity. They’re living for the here and now,... Continue Reading →