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God Always Shows Up

Have you ever committed to something or promised to go somewhere and then wished you didn’t?

I am confident that happens to everyone at some point in their life. Maybe you made a promise to go somewhere with a colleague or to a friend’s house for dinner, and at the last minute, you are feeling too tired to go, and you wish you could change your plans. Maybe you even start looking for an excuse so you wouldn’t have to go.

Well the other day, that’s precisely what happened to me. I had com...

Surviving the Sea of Expectations without Drowning

What happens when we can’t fulfill people’s expectations of us? Their belief that they will obtain something from us can quickly turn into disappointment that weighs us down, causing us to drown in a sea of frustration and rejection. The pressure can seem insurmountable and can cause us to take on characteristics unbefitting to us in order to meet their wishes. How do we survive and swim ashore? Let me start by sharing a little bit of my story in hopes that it will help you stay afloat, allowing...

God Uses Your Failures For Good

All of the lessons for your life are there in your experiences; you have to spend time examining them. When you do, you will see that in every failure are the seeds of success — if you learn from them.

Many years ago, I met a woman who told me how getting firedfrom her job was the best thing that ever happened to her. She was 47 years oldand had worked her entire life as an administrative assistant when hersupervisor came in one day and told her she was fired, no severance pay, noretireme...

God Has Drawn The Blueprints

As our relationship with the Lord continues to grow, we have to embrace the idea that our divine assignment has a blueprint which is drawn by God. Often, we think the drawing is too big, but God has the necessary tools, equipment, and material to get the job done. We have to trust that He will build us exactly how He wants to, and that can be challenging as we try to come up with our own design options. How do we allow His blueprints to be the driving force and not our own? I want to share three...

Do You Have the Courage to Confront?

But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, “If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of Gentiles and not as the Jews, why do you compel Gentiles to live as Jews?” Galatians 2:14

It is not easy to confront a friend, coworker, brother orsister at church, or a family member. Nevertheless, sometimes the caring and the most courageous thing we cando is to challenge somebody in a firm but loving way, and tell them they arewro...

Take Your Medicine

When was the last time you had a good “belly” laugh? You know, the kind of laugh that comes from so deep, you almost use the bathroom on yourself? When was the last time you laughed so hard you couldn’t breathe? When was the last time you laugh so hard your eyes started squinting and tearing up? Remember how your face started hurting because you smiled so much that everything within you felt alive? Then you just sat there and laugh because it’s funny that you were laughing so hard!

I love those ...

Thank You For The Birthday Wishes!!!

Thank you, everyone, for the lovely birthday wishes. The years have gone by so fast and God has blessed me with a wonderful family and friends. This quote brings a smile to my face and to remember the blessings I have “Every day above ground is a good day”. Love to you all.

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What Is A Real Father?

I remember being over a friend’s house watching an NBA game several years ago, and the Cleveland Cavs were playing the Indiana Pacers. The Cavs trailed most of the game until the fourth quarter, when LeBron James took over.  As we were sitting there on the couch watching LeBron score two of his 44 points, I started to hear a constant pounding throughout the home. I looked over my left shoulder, and it was my frien...

How to Face Your Fears and Indecision

The root of all indecision is fear. We all have different kinds of fears, such as:

We are afraid we will make mistakes and embarrass ourselves.We are worried that we will not be able to finish what we have started.We are scared we are not good enough.

If we are honest with ourselves, one of the fears that keep us from making decisions is the fear of disapproval.

So how do you get rid of the fear of disapprov...

The Golden Rule

Question: Dr. Tony, where is the Golden Rule found in the Bible? I know that we’re supposed to live by the Golden Rule, but I want to be sure I know exactly what it says.

Answer:

The “Golden Rule” is the name given to a teaching Jesus instructed in His Sermon on the Mount. The exact words “Golden Rule” are not found in Scripture. Bible translation organizations later added these titles to make Bible study a little easier. The title “Golden Rule” began to be ascribed to this teaching of...