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Monthly Archives: September 2018
Faith Filled Friday – Choosing to Act When God Does Not!
“And Sarai said to Abram, “Behold now, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children. Go in to my servant; it may be that I shall obtain children by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. So, after … Continue reading
Posted in faith, Faith-Filled Fridays
Tagged ability, Abraham, blessed, childbearing, desire, doubt, faith, frustration, Garden of Eden, God, heaven, husband, impatience, pain, plans, power, promise, purpose, rationalize, Sarah, strength, surrogate, throne, Trust, ways, wife
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Enjoying An Impossible Mindset!
“Mary asked the angel, “How can this be, since I have not been intimate with a man?” The angel replied to her: “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
Tagged ability, able, accomplish, angel, Ark, ask, believe, faith, faithful, galaxies, God, Holy Spirit, Impossible, Jesus, king of kings, Leadership, life, lord of lords, Noah, plans, power, problem, ridicule, servant, serve, supernatural, think, timing, Trust, virgin birth, willing, worlds
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Turn-Around Tuesday – Grieving God’s Heart!
“The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
Tagged abundant life, captivity, choice, choices, decisions, direction, disappointed, DNA, doctrine, emotion, emotionless, emotions, existence, feeling, God, Grief, Grieved, heart, Israel, justice, leading, lifestyle, mind, Old Testament, reality, regret, soul, trouble, will
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Magnificent Marriage Monday – Blaming is Lame!
“Then he asked, “Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?” The man replied, “The woman you gave to be with me—she gave me some fruit … Continue reading
Posted in Magnificent Marriage Mondays, Marriage
Tagged Adam, adult, blame, caring, compassionate, couple, coward, cowardly, defense, direction, discussion, disgust, drive a wedge, drop, eve, fear, forgive, gallant, God, godliness, hurt, husband, intelligent, irresponsibility, Jesus, joy, leader, marriage, pain, partnership, pray, prayer, relationship, roll, Spirit of God, stop, trouble, wife, woman, wonderful
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Train Them Thursday – Lifestyle Matters!
“In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah; and he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. They were both righteous in … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)
Tagged Aaron, Abijah, action, Bible, blameless, children, command, couple, disciple, discipleship, disobey, Elizabeth, financial, firends, friendship, God, Herod, Jesus, law of life, life, lifestyle, live, Lord, love, obedience, obey, personal, principle, requirement, result, right, righteous, significance, success, truth, vocational, Word of God, Zacharias
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Trusting For the Smile of God!
“Then the angel told her: Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.” (Luke 1:30, HCSB) You have found favor with God. Perhaps you’ve noticed. Life is harder for some people than it is for … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
Tagged accomplish, backwards, Bible, bless, blessed, character, choice, direction, favor, God, godliness, hope, humble, intelligence, Israel, life, Mary, notorious, obedience, obey, path, powerless, providence, purity, right, risk, spiritual acumen, submit, surrender, Trust, willing, Word of God, wrong
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Turn-Around Tuesday – Don’t Despair!
“Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is greater than I can bear. Behold, you have driven me today away from the ground, and from your face I shall be hidden. I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
Tagged bad, bad choice, Cain, choice, compassion, cover-up, cry out to Jesus, decision, downplay, emotions, false sense of security, gloom, God, goodness, heat, hindsight, impetuousness, justice, kindness, life, love, mercy, mourn, punishment, reaction, reality, ruined lives, trouble, truth, vengeance
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Magnificent Marriage Monday – Hiding From God!
“Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LordGod walking … Continue reading
Posted in Magnificent Marriage Mondays, Marriage
Tagged Adam, Bible, Christian, conscience, cover-up, cry out to Jesus, disengage, eve, forgiveness, friend, fruit, God, grace, hear, heartache, hide, husband, Jesus, love, marriage, mercy, miserable, nakedness, pain, sin, Trust, violation, wife, wroong
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Hope For Today – Great Faith in Our Great God Receives Great Victory!
I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today to encourage you to increase your faith so you can increase God’s reward in your life! Hope For Today is a part of the ministry of … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged action, belief, believe, direction, evidence, faith, famine, fear, financial, financially, foundational, guidance, influence, motivational, possessions, prosperity, provision, resources, reward, rich, strength, successors, territory, wisdom
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