I love to help people. I love to say yes, but it's easy to get so caught up in trying to meet other people's needs and measure up to their expectations that we put ourselves on the back burner. There are demands at work, pleasing the boss and [...]

You were created to live for something bigger than yourself. Studies show that when you serve others, the brain release neurochemicals, like oxytocin and endorphins. These chemicals promote feelings of happiness, reduce stress and enhance overall [...]

One reason people get stuck in life is because they haven't learned to control their mouth. They say hurtful things, they put people down, they argue. They don't realize their mouth is keeping them from rising higher. Your friends may not tell you [...]

There's a battle taking place inside each one of us. It's a battle between the flesh and the spirit. The flesh shows out in things such as jealousy, pride, compromise. Your flesh is the easy way to live. You don't have to be disciplined. You just do [...]

At one point or another, we all face uncertain situations. We have a problem and we don't know how it's going to work out. We study the facts, the numbers, the reports, the odds are against us, so we do our best to come up with a plan, to find a [...]

It's great when people believe in us and cheer us on, make us feel valuable. We love when our spouse compliments us, a friend is there to give encouragement, a coworker stays late to help us on a project, God uses people to help move us into our [...]

I have a question for you. Where has your mind been lately? So often our mind is either in the past focused on what didn't work out or who did us wrong, mistakes we've made, or it's in the future, thinking about our goals, worried about our [...]

It's something we all face. That person at work who has a way of getting on your nerves. An offended friend who gives you the silent treatment. A neighbor who hasn't been acting very neighborly lately. Difficult people. We all have to deal with [...]

Have you ever been so preoccupied that you couldn't enjoy the moment or so overwhelmed you couldn't sleep at night? We're all tempted to live feeling guilty about past mistakes, bitter over what didn't work out, upset about the person who did us [...]

God puts promises and dreams in all of our hearts. We know we're going to get well, that our business is going to succeed, or that we'll meet the right person, but God doesn't tell us how or when it's going to happen. Too often, if it's not [...]

Every morning, when we wake up, we are given a choice. We get to choose how we will live that day. We can live it in faith, happy, expecting God's favor, or we can choose to go through our day discouraged, defeated, focused on our problems. [...]

We all want to lead happy and healthy lives, we want relationships to thrive and minds to be at peace, but when it comes to living a full joyful faith filled life, there's one relationship that makes all the difference. It's the relationship that [...]

To live long and healthy, to have plenty of energy and vitality, that's what we all want. The good news is, that's God's dream for your life as well, but we have to get in agreement with him. We don't always realize how much our emotions and [...]