People need to know what they can expect from God and what He expects in us. That’s why I wrote “How to Get the Good God Has for You.” Here’s a video explaining more as well as an excerpt you can read. You can purchase it on RevTrev.com or from Expectancy Press Pages From Get the Good Learn More At Expectancy Press Read more »
How Can I Examine My Obedience?
Can I examine my obedience to God? Since obedience is part of fearing the Lord, seeking the Lord and doing what’s right…and doing what’s right, seeking the Lord and fearing the Lord are the pre-requisites for getting the good God has intended for us, how can I examine myself to see if I’m obeying God? I’ve got to allow the Holy Spirit to search me. I can’t take other people’s kind or harsh words at face value and it’s easy [...] Read more »
How I Understand The Stockdale Paradox
The Stockdale Paradox is a biblical approach to endurance. I’ve expounded on it in my book Hope in Transition. Right now I’ll give you the brief overview. Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale was the highest-ranking naval officer held as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. In a business book by James C. Collins called Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don’t, Collins writes about a conversation he had with Stockdale regarding his coping strategy during his [...] Read more »
6 Keys I Have Found to Endure and Overcome
I’ve found 6 keys to endure and overcome. We need to realize and never forget that: It’s always darkest before the dawn. The enemy always rages just before he’s about to be defeated. The Dragon always wants to kill the baby when it’s helpless. Don’t think its peculiar that you need to endure to get the good. Here’s 6 Keys I’ve learned that will help you endure and overcome… 1. To endure fix Your Eyes on Jesus… Hebrews 12:2 (New International [...] Read more »
Can Waiting Be Good?
Image by Getty Images via @daylife Can waiting be “good”? I’m not one to say all we should expect from God is what we want. I know we can’t even get what is promised whenever we decide we want it. I believe God calls something else good and we need to know how to embrace it. What Else is Good? James 1:2-4 NIV Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that [...] Read more »
What Does God Promise When I Obey?
What are the promises when I obey God? I’ve never preached on this portion of Scripture except when I’ve shared this message. It’s a powerful one to consider. Deuteronomy 28:1-13 (NLT) “If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully keep all his commands that I am giving you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the world. You will experience all these blessings if you obey the Lord your God: Your [...] Read more »
Does God Want Us to Have Wealth?
Does God want us to have wealth? We can’t start this discussion without remembering that if we live in Canada or the US, we’re in the top 2% of the world’s wealthiest people. Don’t think that because you don’t have a million dollars you aren’t wealthy. Not a lot of people in the world have a million dollars. What falls out of your pockets in a month is more than many people earn in a month. If you find a [...] Read more »
Does God Want Good For Me?
We need to understand the good God has for us. Is God really good? Is He is a good mood? Let’s examine the life of Christ to see the “good” that His obedience brought Him. Paul tells us that because of Christ’s obedience, He got something good. Philippians 2:5-11 (New International Version) Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made [...] Read more »
4 Ways to Do What is Right
I’ve found 4 ways to help us do what’s right. Here they are: 1. Let the Word teach you what’s right… 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. Proverbs 1:2-4 (New Living Translation) Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline, to help [...] Read more »
9 Benefits for Doing What is Right
What are the benefits of doing what’s right? When I write ad copy for businesses I know to put the benefits before the features. I suppose that’s why I’m listing what I’ve studied in Scripture in this way. So let’s start the discussion on how to do what’s right with the benefits of doing what’s right. Some of these are self evident, and once again I want to stress we have the wrong attitude if we obey just to get the [...] Read more »