Psalm 139:23-24 – Household Words:

Replace Self-Affirmations with God’s Affirmations. Psalm 139.

Are you familiar with self-affirmation? Merriam-Webster defines SELF-AFFIRMATION as “the act of affirming one’s own worthiness and value as an individual.” An article[1] online reports real-life examples of celebrity self-affirmations: Lizzo says, “I started talking to my belly this year.” Every day she tells her belly the following: “You deserve all the space in theContinue reading “Replace Self-Affirmations with God’s Affirmations. Psalm 139.”

BAD THOUGHTS. 2 Corinthians 10:5.

Bad thoughts can best be compared to: I would choose “all of the above.” In 2 Corinthians 10, Paul’s definition of bad thoughts includes not only temptations to commit bad ACTIONS, but also bad BELIEFS. But is a wrong belief that poses no temptation really a problem? YES! Bad beliefs lay the groundwork for badContinue reading “BAD THOUGHTS. 2 Corinthians 10:5.”

SERMON ON THE MOUNT: Matthew 6 is About the HEART. Matthew 6:33.

Yesterday I wrote that the Beatitudes (the opening lines of the Sermon on the Mount) are about the heart. This is a theme of the Son of God’s first and most important sermon: your heart. The Old Testament encouraged God’s people to obey the law. And the words of Jesus are consistent with that. HeContinue reading “SERMON ON THE MOUNT: Matthew 6 is About the HEART. Matthew 6:33.”