Sometimes things become so piled up that a person can’t find their way through life. Demands from the office, school, friends, church, and family sometimes look like mountains of commitments. There are times when we barely have enough energy to climb up a small hill, more less a mountain.
Sometimes life gets tough. I mean real tough. Habakkuk tough. That kinda translates to “almost wanting to give it all up” tough. What are you going to do? What did Habakkuk do?
Never would any of us accept a doctor telling us to “pick a medicine, any medicine” as if he were a street corner magician, even if he added the caveat that it was all made to make us feel better. However, our society does this more and more when it comes to religion. Society says, “Pick a religion, any religion; it all takes you to the same place.”
Near the beginning of the movie Say Anything the female love interest, Diane Court gives her valedictorian address. In her speech, she states, “I have seen the future, and all I can say is … go back.” The future can definitely be scary sometimes, can’t it?
In the movie Say Anything, John Cusack was in love with Diane Court. They had spent so much time together. He had finally found the love of his life or so he thought. She loved him too, didn’t she? If you haven’t seen the movie, you’ll want to read this devotional bulletin article.
One of the most difficult Christian disciplines is self-control. Eating, anger, lust, television watching, shopping, drinking, and other types of addictive behaviors are curbed when a person possesses self-control.
God knows it was not good for man to be alone. Because of this, he created woman. God knows it’s not good for anyone to be alone. Because of this, he created friends. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 says so much about the importance of friendship.