Spiritual hunger is a sure sign of life. The dead have no appetite—a corpse cannot be tempted by even the finest food. But the living long for nourishment. Just as newborns instinctively crave their mother’s milk, so reborn Christians naturally desire the pure milk of the Word (1 Peter 2:2). Everyone who has received the...
Stop talking about what you need to forget. If you want to get something out of your mind, begin by getting it out of your mouth. Don’t feed what you need to starve. Rehearsing the past keeps it alive. You can starve those memories through the law of replacement. Refuse to give an audience to...
Your emotions are not infallible. In fact, you should not trust them. So never give too much credence to your moods. Don’t indulge in self-pity, or doomsday thinking. Whatever you are going through is only a “season” and it will pass. You must get beyond your emotional swings. There are practical things you can do...
Bad feelings don’t come from bad circumstances, they come from bad thoughts. You can exercise some control over your feelings by controlling your thoughts. So the key to balanced emotions lies in focusing on the right thing/things. When you are going through the valley, it is difficult not to obsess on your problems. After the...
Stop reminding yourself of your failure. Quit repeating things like, “I haven’t done everything right.” Or, “I wish I had not done…” Instead, be grateful that you did not do everything wrong! Stop condemning yourself. Berating yourself is neither healthy nor helpful. Of course you’re not perfect. No, you did not do everything right… but...
Recently, I was contacted about an ongoing move of God throughout southern Missouri. Many different churches are conducting Tent Meetings where people are being drawn and responding to the gospel. A spontaneous revival just broke out in a local church near Asheville. The excitement in that packed auditorium was so profound that the meeting was extended...