Have you ever tried to bribe children into doing something for you? Something like getting you chips from the pantry or finding your TV remote or maybe even to stop crying? I'm sure that when you did make the lucrative bribe, it was a worthy exchange.
Lip service is the best, isn't it? You simply agree, and people go away and don't bother you again until the next time they need lip service.
Jay-Z and Kanye West have this song called "Who Gon Stop Me," where they critique the excess of American Consumerism at the cost of its own people.
My pride and my ego tell me that nobody can be trusted.
Then the Lord asked him, What is that in your hand? A shepherds staff, Moses replied. […]
Let me recap the last few weeks. I know we took a break last week because […]
To understand today's quiet time, you need to have faced or in the midst of facing enemies looking to kill you in your sleep; a burning heap of rubble at your feet; and your strength failing under the burdens you are bearing.
Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price.
If you are struggling with weakness, press toward faith in God in your moment of anxiety because that is where victory awaits you.
It's often difficult to tell when and where reality emerges with life-- the moment a thought manifests itself in motion or when an idea coming to fruition in action.