“Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.” Proverbs 27:6, ESV 

We often surround ourselves with people who tell us what we want to hear. We need to be abl...

“With him is an arm of flesh, but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” ...

Confidence comes from knowing that God is with us – and, despite a strong enemy, our limitl...

“God answered, ‘I will be with you.’” Exodus 3:12a, NLT  

Confidence comes from knowing that God has sent me, and He will be with me as I go. 

“God said to Moses, ‘I am who I am.’ And he said, ‘Say this to the people of Israel: “I am has sent m...

When I am not strong or competent enough, God reminds me He is enough, and He says “I AM.”&...

“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”...

Seeking God first allows us to have a healthy rhythm of work and rest, Sabbath and producti...

“The fool folds his hands and eats his own flesh.” Ecclesiastes 4:5, ESV  

God never meant the Sabbath to be seven days a week. One is sufficient.  

“Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.” Ecclesiaste...

God commanded the Sabbath so that we would not turn hard work from a virtue to a vice. Mode...

“The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.” Genesis 2:15 (E...

Participating in fulfilling work was part of God’s original design and was a sinless activi...

“Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man's envy of his neighbor. This also is ...

Motivation matters. For what and for whom do you toil, work, improve, and create?