Be Careful Whom You Confide In

Be Careful Whom You Confide In

Proverbs 11:13 reads, “Those who are trustworthy can keep a confidence.”   If you need help with a problem in your personal life, your family, or your career, keep the following things in mind:   1) Bad news is often remembered longer than good news. Long...
Be Careful Whom You Confide In

Shame-Based Thinking (Pt. II)

James 1:22 reads, “Do not merely listen to the word…Do what it says.”   Shame grows in the dark, but once you expose it to the light of God’s Word, it loses its grip on you. Feelings can be so fickle. And often they’re triggered by...
Be Careful Whom You Confide In

Shame-Based Thinking

Romans 12:2 reads, “Let God change the way you think.”   When you’ve been physically, emotionally, or sexually abused, it undermines your self-worth. You think, “If someone did that to me, there must be something wrong with me.” You feel...
Be Careful Whom You Confide In

Protect Your Home

Genesis 2:15 reads, “The Lord…took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to…
keep it.”   The Bible says God put Adam into the garden “to work it and take care of it”. So even when you have a great home environment, you’ve...
Be Careful Whom You Confide In

Not Out, But Through

Isaiah 43:2 reads, “When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned.”   Before God changes our circumstances, He often uses our circumstances to change us. Yes, He has promised to deliver us from our troubles, but not necessarily on our schedule or...
Be Careful Whom You Confide In

Sharing Your Life With Someone

1 Corinthians 7:33 reads, “A married man has to think about…how to please his wife.”   When 4-year-old Sarah attended her first wedding, she had lots of questions. At the reception her mom explained there were 2 cakes – a groom’s cake and...