1 and 2 samuel

Has spiritual dryness staked a claim in your heart? Have you descended into a cave of depression that borders desperation and despair?

The Bible says it better; “people who need people, are the most blessed people in the world.”

Do you know who your true friends are? Those you can count on to be strong and weak with you in every season of life?

Who would you take a bullet for? Who would take one for you? Perhaps more to the point, who would you stand with in the face of powerful opposition?

Have you ever felt you were sliding down into success…headed for a place the world considers lofty...one you know to be a destination glittering with corruptible gold?

There are giants in the world and in your heart. Their stature is so imposing you fear they will overpower you and your faith.

Too often we make “audition room” judgments of ourselves and others. We ask whether we have the right “look”…the “X factor” appearance that marks our culture’s ideal of successful people.

Remove the bridle from a spirited horse and you’ll be in for a dangerous ride. So it is with the impulsive person. Without character to steer him or her, only tragedy awaits along the path of real life.

In the gritty, mean streets of real life who can you trust, the man or woman of character or those who will cut corners to win a temporary victory?