Many people do not know how to adjust properly. They go through long periods of mood swings. The next thing that happens is a mental attitude of negativity. Proverbs 23:7a says, “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.” Proverbs 4:23 says, “Keep thy heart with all diligence;...

It is very important to understand the necessity of hearing the Word. Thoughts form lines in the memory center. The depth of these lines is determined by how long and how frequently we ponder something. This is not forced upon anyone. Our free volition determines the intake of our memory...

One of the most important things any of us can learn is the principle of forward motion. For certain, every believer experiences difficult times. But these seasons are very crucial to our spiritual growth. They teach us to see the reality of Romans 8:37: “Nay, in all these things we...

In Deuteronomy 8, the children of Israel became familiar with the blessings God had given them. They forgot about how He had delivered them from the hands of the Egyptians. There are times when we forget about the “horrible pit” that He has dug us out of (Psalm 40:2). How...

The narrow road is rough on the old sin nature. If the old sin nature has any part in controlling the mind, sermons are rough on it. There is only one thing God wants to do with the old sin nature, and that is to crucify it. “Likewise reckon ye...

God shapes our circumstances as a helpful discipline. Circumstances, whatever they may be, can never change what’s on the inside of the man. If God gave us the best circumstances in the world, they would only bring out what we prefer. “Go from the presence of a foolish man, when...

Think of how trees seem so barren in the wintertime. Nothing on the outside of the tree indicates life, and yet on the inside the tree is very alive. That is when the sap (much like blood to our bodies) is being produced. This is when it is moving and...

Standing near the grave of Lazarus, Jesus asked that the stone be removed. “What?” they asked Him. “Surely, the body stinks.” Behind the stone was a rotting, smelly corpse. The Lord wanted those people to get close so they could get a good idea of what sin smells like and...

Jesus’ life is an example that is not beyond us, because He is alive in us. This is the way to live. First I get to know the Master, then I can trust Him, and then I can obey Him. That’s the order. It doesn’t matter what I am dealing...

What a great thing it is to be moved by faith: for a husband to be moved to love his wife because of reverence for God; for a wife to be moved to love her husband with unconditional love. How great it is when children and teenagers are moved to...