Proverbs 16:2

People may be pure in their own eyes, but the Lord examines their motives. (Proverb 16:2 NLT…

Sometimes life is just hard! Unexplainable. Strange. Difficult. But there is hope. Here are 6 words of hope when life is perplexing.…

Sometimes life is just hard! Unexplainable. Strange. Difficult. But there is hope. Here are 6 words of hope when life is perplexing.…

What seems right isn’t. In our upside-down world, it can be difficult to know which way is up. But God knows and His plans truly are the best.…

“All a man’s ways seem right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the motives.” Proverbs 16:2 We plan. We prepare. We shoot our visionary arrows into the future and pray they l……

By Elizabeth Prata (Podcast link below) Sinning. Every human on the planet, no matter his or her age, is good at sinning. Hands down. Me included. EPrata photo Look at this example from scripture. ……

As believers, we are always at war. Every day. Every hour. Whether it’s physical or mental, the battle is raging against those who love the Lord, or have newly started seeking God. The most ignored area of battle is the mind. Yet, scripture directs us to guard the loins of our mind, to stay focused […]…

One of the tragic elements of our fallen nature is the inclination to evaluate our actions according to our own standards. Little wonder so many people perceive themselves as “good people.” Solomon observed, “All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight, but the Lord weighs the motives” (Proverbs 16:2). Ultimately, it …

Thispost was first published during April 2014. –ed. Last time we discussed the necessity ofdiscerning leadershipin the church. But exercising discernment is notonlythe duty of pastors and elders. The same careful discernment Paul demanded of church leadership is also required of every Christian. The exhortation in1 Thessalonians 5:21to “examine everything carefully” is written to theentire …

It’s a question we all ask. One that I want to ask every.single.day. The question is, do I really need to? Do I believe that God is so much in control of my life, that I need to “check……