Posts from May 2021

Posts from May 2021

When You’re Angry…

When You’re Angry… Ephesians 4:26  “In your anger do not sin”:   Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, Growing up, how did your family deal with anger? There is such a thing as righteous anger. The problem with righteous anger is it usually doesn’t stay righteous very long. As we think about what made us angry, we often stir in self-righteousness, with just a hint of blame and condemnation, until our angry stew is fully…

Don’t Let Satan Toy With You

Don’t Let Satan Toy With You Proverbs 4:23                                                                                        Above all else, guard your heart,  for everything you do flows from it. We don’t have to give in to Satan’s attempts to control us through temptations. We are able to live victorious lives if we know how to prepare for the battles. We are called to guard our hearts, and we do that by not being undone by negative emotions. Negativity truly is the devils playground. What negative emotions does Satan use…

Don’t Live As A Puppet To Sin

Don’t Live As A Puppet To Sin John 8:31-32  To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” What is it that we are freed from?Being in ministry for almost Thirty years, many with children, I’ve worked with puppets a fair bit. The puppet only does whatever you decide it should do. We don’t have to live as puppets…