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"Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him."  Proverbs 30:5Proverbs 30 is often called The Wisdom of Agur or The Oracle of Agur. This psalmist was a man of humility. He deplored arrogance and as a student of theology was passionate, going above and beyond to learn about God. This Old Testament writer peppers prophetic words about Christ Jesus to underscore that He is the One and Only Son of God (Proverbs 30:4). After Jesus’ work was finished on the&n …

WATCH VIDEO The biggest problem about being easily offended is that we can end up hating the love that is intended to save us. If someone really loves you, the thing they are worried about more than anything else is not that other people are hurting you, but that you are hurting other people. Because if you are hurting other people, that reveals who you are. So, if someone loves you enough to tell you what you need to change, for your own sake--make sure you are not so easil …

WATCH VIDEO You know, everyone out there is trying to muster up more faith. The truth is that a little faith is enough faith. We don’t need to muster up more faith. The Bible says that just a mustard seed of faith is enough. It is faith that gives birth to hope. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (Hebrews 11:1) So, we don’t need to try to muster up enough faith, thinking we can move God. We need faith. We better have it. But, a little bit …

WATCH VIDEO Giving is supposed to give us joy. But if we give for the joy—we’re not giving at all. We’re taking. 1 Corinthians 13:3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. Trust God’s Word no matter what. Keep your eyes on the horizon. NEW: Check out my podcast accessible on Google, Spotify and Apple podcast platforms under the name "The Right Fight.” If none of this makes sense, go read my …

WATCH VIDEO Because if peace is our goal, we are going to kill love and truth in our own lives. If peace is my goal, I’ll hide the truth from you in order to keep the peace. But if I love you, I’m coming with the truth—peace or not. The beautiful thing is that love and truth bear the natural fruit of peace. Trust God’s Word no matter what. Keep your eyes on the horizon. NEW: Check out my podcast accessible on Google, Spotify and Apple podcast platforms under the name "The Ri …

Watch VideoWe all need to spend more time in those places.I think I feel closest to God in my truck by myself riding down the road listening to worship music; or outdoors, or when I’m fishing. I love to fish. If I am fishing by myself—nothing else around—I feel closer to God. I am praying and I am thinking.And with my family, reading The Word. That’s when I feel closest to God.And when I do something that I believe is truly best for someone else and it costs me something—I feel closer to Him.1 J …

Watch Video I think I feel farthest from God when I allow my fears to take the lead in my life, and I run down those rabbit trails of what-ifs, and then I make selfish decisions to protect myself as if I am the best protection that I have for myself, instead of trusting God. I asked my wife Tammie, “When do you feel farthest from God?” She said, “I don’t ever feel far from God.” I said, “That’s awesome, but when do you feel the farthest from God?” She said, “You know, it is wheneve …

Watch VideoWhat are you meditating on and why are you meditating? There are a whole lot of people meditating right now who are, but unfortunately most of them are trying to create an experience. They are trying to call something up or call something down or create an environment that makes them feel better. If you’re doing that and something shows up, you need to run. And I don’t mean just run out of the room. You need to run—run from that kind of meditation. The only thing you should ever be me …

Watch VideoIt’s modern psychology that teaches this idea that we need to forgive ourselves. It also teaches that we need to forgive others for ourselves. Neither one of those is the truth. My forgiveness is not for me, but for you and for others. Just imagine I do something incredibly offensive to you, and I come back the next day and say, “Oh, by the way, I forgave myself.” You did what? That is not how it works. I don’t have the power to forgive myself. So, quit trying to forgive yourself. Wel …

Watch VideoThere are a couple ways to do this. You can just take it or you can manipulate it out of them. The problem is that what you think you want isn’t what you need. If you get what you need, you’re never going to want anymore. Getting what you want from people doesn’t fill you, it only empties you. We see this all the time: people who have anything and everything anyone could ever want. And they feel empty. Here’s why. …