Most of us face some kind of a trial or temptation daily. Passing or failing these tests will either reveal our strengths or our weaknesses. Though we all experience times of weakness it is important to know how to exercise appropriately in order to get strong. The truth is we never have to fail a…
Author: Dr. Terry
Get Wisdom, Understanding, Knowledge…What’s the Difference?
The scriptures say, (Pro 4:5-7) “Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. 6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. 7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.” My first question would…
Have you used your imagination lately?
Have you used your imagination lately? Most of us know that by using our imagination we can experience places or things in our minds. Not many of us are aware of the fact, however, that these imaginations can be powerful enough to manifest into the physical realm. Some people have been known to use their…
Your past does not define your future!
What do the memories of your past tell you about your future? Most of us probably have a mixture of good, bad and ugly ones but none of them need to define our futures. The scriptures say that our latter days will be greater than our former but that is conditioned upon choices we make…
Are you a message sender?
Last week we addressed the listening part of the overall communication process. Now we will explore a few of the many facets of the sending end of a message. As a message sender it is important that you consider a few specific things as you prepare your message. Take a look: Think before you speak….
Do you want favor? Learn to listen!
Last week we touched on the topic of intimacy. It was easy to see that those who practiced “in-to-me-see” typically found favor with those whom they listened to. So for all of us who desire favor it is vital that we understand how to listen not only to another’s obvious messages but also to be…
What does Intimacy look like?
Many people hear that word, intimacy, and think the subject is about sex. The truth is that the two words are not synonymous though intimacy can lead to a sexual encounter. But for our purposes today we will address only the basic dynamics of intimacy. In the past few weeks we have identified our purpose…
What is the Purpose of Love?
The purpose of love can be found in 1 Corinthians 13, the “Love Chapter” of the Bible. When we study these particular scriptures we may find that God’s definition and purpose may differ from that of a world’s view. Since we have already established the fact that God is love (I John 4:7-21) it is…
What does the “enemies of love” look like?
A few weeks ago I posted a blog called, “What does love looks like? We know that love looks like God because He is love and though we can’t actually see Him we can see His son, Jesus. To get an understanding about why Jesus could say, “If you see Me you see the Father”…
Can you say that you look like the heavenly Father?
Looking like the heavenly Father means that we do what He would do and we say what He would say. Not many of us can say, “If you see me you have seen the Father”, like Jesus said in John 14:9. However, we have that potential when we become intentional about learning how to make…