Tag: humility

A funny story

September 4, 2023 | 36 comments

A reader sent me this story. There was a Scottish house painter named Smokey MacGregor who was very interested in making a penny where he could, so he often thinned down his paint to make it go a wee bit

Be lifted up

August 23, 2023 | 21 comments

The Lord lifts up the humble. ~ Psalms 147:6, NKJV Humility is putting God first. It’s about honoring God as the one and only power over the universe able to make good things happen, and without limit. The human mind

Seek what God wants

August 3, 2023 | 49 comments

Have you ever prayed and not heard an answer to your prayer? Perhaps it’s a sign that you’re listening more to your own wants and desires, than to God’s desires. Selfish wants are deaf to divine direction. When we put

Be wise and discerning

July 6, 2023 | 20 comments

Do not sacrifice a large good for a little evil. ~ Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962) A little compromise in one place can lead to a bigger unwanted sacrifice in another. Be wise about choices! There is nothing desirable about evil,