Nahum 3:19 Nothing can heal you; your wound is fatal. All who hear the news about you clap their hands at your fall, for who has not felt your endless cruelty? Everybody remembers the story of Jonah and the big fish. We might remember that Jonah was running from his assignment to preach to theContinue reading “Short-lived Repentance”
Tag Archives: Perseverance
I Will Not Leave You
2 Kings 2:2 Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here; the Lord has sent me to Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel. There are many times in life that life itself seems to be repeating. I’m not talkingContinue reading “I Will Not Leave You”
Single Focus
Psalm 16:7-11 It is so easy to get lost along the road of life. There are so many distractions. Some states are even outlawing some of those distractions. I heard about a man who got a ticket for eating a burger while he was driving. I hope it wasn’t a veggie burger! Of courseContinue reading “Single Focus”
Getting Personal
Mark 13:12-13 Some of the most difficult injuries to work through are those that come from our family. When a family member hurts us, it can be very difficult to heal. The closer the relationship, mother, father, sister, brother, the more pain that it often causes. That is because we are supposed to beContinue reading “Getting Personal”
Hard Getting In
Mark 10:23-25 Life only seems to be getting harder. If you watch the news, and I would recommend against it, you notice that the world is a place of turmoil and heartache. Here in the United States, despite record numbers of people unable to work, the official unemployment rate slowly drops, defying simple logic.Continue reading “Hard Getting In”
Determination
Mark 2:3-4 Perseverance is one thing that so many lack today. I like to define perseverance as the ability to stick with a task, project, goal, or dream until it is accomplished, even in the face of opposition or difficulty. It takes determination to persevere. It is easy to get discouraged and give up.Continue reading “Determination”
The Land of a Thousand Excuses
Proverbs 15:19 Do you know some folks who always have an excuse for everything? Maybe they have really bad luck, but often they are just lazy. They get in the habit of avoiding any movement at all by complaining about the difficulties they encounter along the way. First there was this problem, then thisContinue reading “The Land of a Thousand Excuses”
Working for “The Man”
Proverbs 12:24 There could be many things said about the protestant work ethic, both positive and negative. The value of hard work helped our nation grow. For some it became a quest to earn God’s favor, an impossible task for the best of us. But for many it became the way to give our familiesContinue reading “Working for “The Man””
The Arnold Journey 