#1 The Cross #2 Family (even the nutty ones!) #3 His mercies are new every morning #4 Hot cup of coffee on a cool fall day #5 Laughter #6 Fuzzy Friends #7 Being married to your best friend #8 Freedom to worship as you please #9 […]
I love Christmas! Hot chocolate, sparkling lights, sing-a-longs, and loads of laughs are some of my favorite things about this time of the year. But I must admit what I enjoy most about the holidays is the spirit of giving and thanksgiving. In celebration of all God has done in 2013, I Choose My Best […]
I clicked on the submit button and a huge grin spread across my face. I had just paid off a credit card bill. Unexpected pay cuts and bad decisions had become like a spiritual noose around my neck. With the simple click of the mouse, I experienced a sense of freedom that seemed impossible just […]
Social abundance lies in creating vital, life-giving relationships with people and is a key to happiness. The world authority on happiness and well-being research, Dr. Ed Diener has studied 155 countries (99 percent of the world) and has come up with some very telling conclusions. Strong, healthy social relationships are the one common denominator of […]
Occupational abundance lies in a what Positive Psychologists call “flow.” Proposed by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, PhD D, the concept of flow has been widely referenced in the field positive psychology where researchers measure things like states of happiness, values, strengths, virtues, and talents. For no apparent reason other than the fact that they thoroughly enjoyed what […]
Arguably the most controversial subject in the Christian church today, financial abundance means many different things to different people. Studying ancient Israel, however, offers clues to how God designed financial abundance and the abundant life associated with being God’s “chosen people.” The land of “milk and honey” After calling them out of slavery in Egypt, […]
How do you balance your day to day life and fight for your life? This is a great question and a big struggle with many people who are facing a life threatening illness. It can be so overwhelming at times that you can’t even face the day. Some days you may decide to just “not do […]
‘You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.’ – Acts 2:28 So what is “emotional abundance?” Happiness, of course! When people were referred to as “blessed” in the Old and New Testaments they were, in effect, saying that they were enviable, fortunate, and most importantly […]
Mental abundance deals with a full-functioning and maximally operating mind. It expands beyond what we commonly think of as intelligence or I.Q. It has been suggested that if you want to grow in life, increasing your mental capacity is a must. (1) By increasing your mental capacity, you will be able to handle more projects, assume […]
One of most significant revelations someone can experience is that their body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit. (1) In fact, the Bible says that our bodies are not our own. They have been “bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body!” (2) If our bodies truly belong to God, then we […]