“ Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.” Proverb 16:18 Proud people usually don’t think they are proud but people around them are well aware of it! From what I have studied haughtiness is when one thinks they are arrogantly superior and better than other people. If one is proud they take little account for their weaknesses, self-satisfaction is top priority and stumbling blocks are not considered in their thoughts. If they want it, they will get it, no matter what, period. Do you know anyone like this?  Pride & haughtiness concern me on many levels as I study the Bible. We all have this in us due…

TWO KINDS OF JOY: “You have given me greater joy than those who have abundant harvests of grain and new wine.” Psalm 4:7 We all long for this “greater joy” in our lives. In this Psalm David talks about inward joy and outward joy aka happiness. Inward joy comes from knowing and trusting God. David knew and trusted God!  Outward happiness comes as a result of pleasant circumstances – the rain. As we build an intimate relationship with God, inward joy will be steady and constant. Happiness on the other hand is unpredictable and temporary. Inward joy can only be had and kept with the acceptance of God through Christ.…

Good morning. Lisa here and I have just started the book of Revelation!  This  will be my second time reading through the entire Bible. My pace is slow, but it literally feeds me each day to go out into this world. I read from an Application teaching bible and it gives a blueprint, megathemes and vital statistics about each book before you read it. I look at is a summary of what you are going to dive into – it sets the scene and gets your mind into that time. My biggest takeaway as I dive into Revelation is God’s sovereignty and Christ’s return!  John wrote to encourage the people…

When you read this question how did you answer it?  Did you immediately admit to yourself that you are not perfect? If someone would have asked me this question I would have immediately said, “no way!” But in Philippians Chapter 3, Paul gives us a different way to think about perfection.  “I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection.  But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me.  No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what…

Scripture: “Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.” Proverbs 16:5 If you are reading this and you think you don’t have a pride problem, you probably do. We can try to hide pride physically from God but if it is in our hearts – God knows.  He knows everything and He detests pride. When we reject God, resist His leadership, look down on others and always want to do it “our”way – this is pride  – pride is controlling you. The heart is the primary seat of pride.  When you have a heart problem…