When a well-known newspaper counselor was asked what one problem stood out among the thousands of questions she received, she said, “Fear!” You probably guessed that. We all face it, don’t we? We’re surrounded by fear. But here’s the good news for all believers in Christ: You have a built-in antidote to fear. It’s “the […]
Read No Matter What, You Are Blessed on Elizabeth & Jim George.
Here’s a great end-of-the-day exercise: Evaluate your day and note what you did that wasted time—too much TV or internet? Too much texting? Too much negotiating bath and bedtime with your kids? The Bible just happens to have a checklist that shows you your priorities. Take a look at Titus 2:3-5: “Teach the older women […]
Read Making Time Count on Elizabeth & Jim George.
My testimony is that of the “prodigal son” who came home to his father (Luke 15:11-31). As a young boy I went to church, but when I left for college, the things of God were of little interest to me. Not until age 30 did I recognize that I was spiritually malnourished… and horribly so! […]
Read From Jim’s heart for dads…The Heart is the Place to Start on Elizabeth & Jim George.
If you struggle with obeying God, ask Him to give you His strength to obey His commands. That strength will come as you… Faithfully read God’s Word Faithfully hear the teaching of God’s Word Faithfully seek wise counsel from God’s Word Faithfully deal with sin [OMIT in your life] as revealed in God’s Word Can you see how the Bible is such an important part of every-day life? Your willingness to obey the Lord is key to experiencing God’s […]
Read From Jim’s Heart—Pay Attention to God’s Word on Elizabeth & Jim George.
In many ways prayer is like a cell phone. You can pray anytime you want, anywhere you want, for as long as you want. But unlike a cell, prayer has no fees or roaming charges. Plus you have a direct line to the God of the universe 24/7-24 hours a day, 7 days a week! […]
Read Teen Tuesday: You Can Always Talk to God! on Elizabeth & Jim George.
When you consider the extraordinary ways God worked through men such as Moses and Paul, you may think, “I can’t measure up to people like them. I don’t have what they have.” But you must realize that these “heroes” of the faith were just common, ordinary people. It was their obedience – their complete yieldedness […]
Read From Jim’s heart for men…The Power of Obedience on Elizabeth & Jim George.
I am a part of a men’s Saturday morning Bible study at my church. The study started at 7:00 am, so I have to leave home at 6:30 to get there on time. Each Saturday as I drive to the church, my route takes me by a golf course that was filled with men playing golf and a lineup of carts waiting to […]
Read From Jim’s Heart—Beware of Spiritual Laziness on Elizabeth & Jim George.
What does God’s grace do besides equip us to get through hard times? What does grace accomplish? God’s grace saves you. The Bible says we “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23), but praise God! By His grace He offers us salvation: “For by grace you have been saved […]
What is the source of wisdom? Where is its wellspring? And how do we attain it? Here’s God’s answer: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. (Proverbs 9:10) The level of our love for God and His Word determines if we will be wise or […]
Sometimes we do an act of service and then get the feeling that it wasn’t a valuable enough contribution to the church, or that nobody noticed or cared. Therefore we feel like what we did was a failure. It didn’t really matter. But no service that is done for God is a failure. Though from […]
Read From Jim’s Heart—It Really Does Matter on Elizabeth & Jim George.