Uncultivated Potential

“Much food is in the fallow ground of the poor” (Proverbs 13:23). Much food is in uncultivated ground and much potential is in the uncultivated ground of people’s lives. I have seen great potential go untapped for years. God sees this in our lives daily and I feel that God spends much time telling us

Defeating Deception and Condemnation

One of the greatest tools the enemy uses to destroy lives is condemnation. He is the king of guilt, and he feeds on the insecurity of those who are already fighting for survival. He takes the failures of the past and brings them into the present, then uses these thoughts to bring guilt, regret, and

It’s Time to Grow Up

“When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things” (1 Corinthians 13:11). It’s interesting that when Jesus talked about coming into the kingdom of God, He used the phrase born again (John 3:3).

In with the Faith, Out with the Fear

Luke 12:32 says, “Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” Most of the time when I’ve heard teaching on this Scripture, the emphasis is on how God takes pleasure in giving us the kingdom. I agree that this is a great teaching. God wants us

How to Build Confidence

Hebrews 10:35 says, “Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward.” Confidence is a part of faith. If we have faith, we will have confidence. First John 2:28 says, “And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His

Guard Your Hearing

“Then He said to them, ‘Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given’” (Mark 4:24). We measure everything we hear. When you take notes in church, you judge every statement made by the speaker and only write

You Can’t Negotiate with Giants

“There were giants on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown” (Genesis 6:4). Because of the sin of man, giants were on the earth.

Warrior or Worrier?

Fear will paralyze you and keep you from the victory that God has planned for you. Fear is a spirit and the spirit of fear is not from God (2 Timothy 1:7). Peace is a show of confidence. Peace is the outward manifestation of an internal confidence and confidence is the manifestation of pure faith.

You Can Become a Mighty Man of Valor

Daniel was a man of character. He wanted what God wanted. His life was a life of devotion to God. He fasted, he prayed, and God heard His words. Daniel was a man of character and a mighty man of valor. The Bible talks much about mighty men of valor and men who had character

Why is God Taking So Long?

Last week a lady approached me after church and reminded me of what she had been praying and believing for. After rehearsing again the problem in her life, and reminding me of all the times she had prayed, she asked me, “Why is it taking God so long to answer my prayer?” Her question is