Everyone gets mistreated at one time or another. It’s a part of life, but how we respond is important. It’s natural to respond to bullies and mean words and actions by getting upset or even angry, but Jesus said we shouldn’t respond that way. Jesus said we should be HAPPY when people pick on us....
In this week’s story, a man named Naaman is told to do some very unconventional things in order to receive his healing. Elisha knew that Naaman had a problem trusting and obeying. If he didn’t follow God’s instructions, God was not going to heal him. When God speaks, we should obey. It doesn’t matter if...
We serve an amazing God. He is able to do so much more than we can imagine. Often, God knows exactlywhat we need when we don’t even realize what we need ourselves. Elisha and his fellow prophets nearly died when they almost ate a poisonous pot of stew. God knew exactly whatthey needed. He protected...
The world is full of people who have great needs. Even children have significant needs. Many kids need healing. Many kids need miracles in their families. Many kids need friends at school. Many kids need to feel loved and valued. Ranging from small to huge, children have a lot of needs to be met, and...
It is easy to get discouraged by what we see or don’t see. We often look in front of us and only see problems, sickness, and defeat. We focus on the problems we DO see and rarely focus on the solution we don’t see. When we don’t always physically see how God is working on...
In this world we face a lot of difficult situations. Sometimes those difficult situations seem absolutely impossible to us, especially when something happens and it seems like it’s too late for any kind of answers. In our Bible Story this week, we looked at an impossible situation for a woman who lost the son that...
Very often, children sell themselves short. They begin to compare themselves to others – their talent, their abilities, their money, their family – and they convince themselves that they have very little to offer God.God does not ask us to out-perform, out-give, or out-do our friends and neighbors. God asks us to be faithful with...
The world is full of bad news. There are lots of bad things going on in the world. People are constantlydealing with difficult and tough stuff. The world is longing for the truth that someone loves them and has thepower to help them! As Christians, we have that truth and we have the responsibility to...
Remember the game “Follow The Leader” from when you were young? It never failed that everyone always wanted to be the leader. Very few had any desire to be one of the followers. There is something in all of us that wants to be in charge. We want to lead. But before someone can be...
All of us have bad days. Sometimes our hair won’t cooperate. Other times, we face difficulties with peoplewe work with. Every day we are tested to see if we will have a Godly attitude or not. Too often, we let our attitudes bedetermined by what our day is like. If things go well, we have...
