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Help the Helpless

When you help the poor and the needy, the Bible says it is like loaning money to God. And God says, "I am watching to see if you are a blessing to others. If you are, I will bless you." Psalm 41 says…

Psalm 41:1 (KJV), Psalm 41:2 (KJV), Proverbs 22:9 (KJV)

Meet God Every Day

God promises to bless your life if you meet with him every day. We like to call this a "quiet time." I do not care if it is five minutes, ten minutes, thirty minutes, whatever. And it does not matter…

Psalm 31:19 (KJV), Proverbs 8:31 (KJV), James 1:25 (KJV)

How to Be Blessed

"God bless you." It's a phrase you hear all the time. But what does it mean? It is such a vague generality that most people do not have the slightest idea what it means to be blessed by God. A blessing…

Psalm 91:1 (KJV)

Express Faith With Your Goals

In order to fulfill your destiny you must make a faith commitment. It is not enough to just talk about your calling and set some goals. You need to decide to go for it, to say "I am going to do this."…

Esther 4:16 (KJV), Matthew 9:29 (KJV)

Do Something About That

One key to discovering your destiny is to identify the needs that stir your heart. What is it that upsets you? What causes you to think, "Somebody ought to do something about that"? Whatever it is,…

Esther 4:4 (KJV)

Do not Let Limitations Limit your Vision

God will not only use your gifts to fulfill your destiny, he will also use your limitations. Consider Queen Esther: She had several big limitations that made her perfect for the role God wanted her…

Esther 2:17 (KJV)

How Can I Know My Destiny?

Do you know what God created you for? Do you know what your destiny is? The first thing you must do understand your destiny is to recognize the gifts God has given you to use. They include the things…

God Teaches Create a Step-by-step Plan

Eliezer designed a simple but well-thought plan to find Isaac's wife. He took ten of Abraham's camels with him, loaded with samples of the best of everything Abraham owned. He journeyed to Nahor and then…

Genesis 24:42 (KJV), Genesis 24:43 (KJV), Genesis 24:44 (KJV)

What's Keeping You from Your Goal?

Ask yourself, "Why haven't I reached my goal already?" What are the barriers, obstacles, and road blocks in your way? It may be a financial problem or a relational problem or an educational problem holding…

Genesis 24:5 (KJV)

Ask God to Help You Get There

Once you have found your promise in God's Word, pray and ask God for success, just as Eliezer did in today's verse. Is it really okay to pray for success? Yes! If you aren't praying for success, what's…

Genesis 24:1 (KJV)

God's Promises for You

The Bible has over 7,000 promises from God to you - promises of success, confidence, health, prosperity, strength, wisdom and more. Why does God make these promises? Because he wants you to learn to…

Genesis 24:7 (KJV)

Be Specific About Your Future

In order to get to where you want to be, you need to describe exactly what you want. For instance, Abraham told Eliezer exactly what kind of wife he wanted for Isaac. He told him to go back to the land…

Genesis 24:3 (KJV), Genesis 24:4 (KJV)

Focus Your Life

The next ten years can be the greatest of your life. They can become a Decade of Destiny, where your life is focused and, as a result, you are able to make an impact in all you do. To get where you believe…

Genesis 24:1 (KJV)

Suspicion

In today's scripture, these words about love are familiar to most of us, but living them has not always been easy for all. While it is wise to be aware of people's motives, we must be careful that we…

1 Corinthians 13:4 (KJV), 1 Corinthians 13:5 (KJV), 1 Corinthians 13:6 (KJV), 1 Corinthians 13:7 (KJV), 1 Corinthians 13:8 (KJV)

'Deo volente,' which means 'God willing.'

There are a lot of boasting people out there--they decide what they want and expect everything to run smoothly. That can be a trick of Satan. If they can focus on tomorrow or next year, they don't have…

James 4:13 (KJV), James 4:14 (KJV), James 4:15 (KJV)

Defeating Unbelief

Sometimes we unintentionally give the wrong impression about spiritual warfare. We know that our enemy is the devil and that we must fight daily to win, but that's not everything. If the Christian life…

1 Peter 5:8 (KJV), 1 Peter 5:9 (KJV)

Be Careful What You Think

If you are going to win the battle of the mind and defeat your enemy, where you focus your attention is crucial. The more you meditate on God's Word, the stronger you will become and the more easily you…

Psalm 1:2 (KJV), Psalm 1:3 (KJV)

BELIEVE!

The story of Abraham amazes me no matter how many times I read it. It's not just the birth of a son when he was a hundred years old. That's a miracle. But just as amazing is the information that he waited…

Romans 4:18 (KJV), Romans 4:19 (KJV), Romans 4:20 (KJV), Romans 4:21 (KJV)

Getting What We Want

We usually know what we want, and we like to get it. We are exactly like most people. When we don't get what we want, our negative feelings flare up. Too often, we Christians expect life to be perfect…

Proverbs 3:5 (KJV), Proverbs 3:6 (KJV)

A Perfect Plan

What does it mean to think that God has a perfect plan for us? Perhaps it's the word "perfect" that troubles us. We're fallible and make so many mistakes. How could anything be perfect in our lives? We…

Philippians 1:6 (KJV)

Do Not Quit

"I have been a Christian for twenty-three years," Cheryl said. "I'm just not getting anywhere. I'm as weak as I was when I first accepted Christ as my Savior. I still fail. I just don't know if it's worth…

Galatians 6:9 (KJV)

As We Focus

Whatever we focus on, we become. That simple statement taught me a great deal. Wherever we put our energies or our attention, those things will develop. Another way I like to say it is, "Where the mind…

Proverbs 23:7 (KJV)

Know the Truth

John was a low-key type person. He was a man who had been verbally abused by his mother and taunted by playmates in childhood. He hated confrontation and could not stand up to his wife, Mary's strong…

John 8:31 (KJV), John 8:32 (KJV)

Well-Laid Plans

"How could you?" Helen screamed. "How could you ever do such a thing?" Tom stared helplessly at his wife. He had committed adultery, faced his sinful actions, and asked his wife to forgive him. "I never…

Ephesians 6:12 (KJV)

Bitterness Hinders Hearing

Bitterness toward God is a sure hindrance to hearing His voice. Anytime bitterness tries to take hold of you, refuse it. Many times, the devil tries to make us think we are the only ones having a hard…

Ephesians 4:3 (KJV)