IS IT TIME TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW?

Leon FontaineDevoted

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Hosea 4:6 (NKJV)  It takes a stubborn faith to decide that you will not be held back from doing great exploits just because you don’t know how.  But not everybody thinks this way. For example, some people’s finances are a disaster because they lack budgeting knowledge and have not pursued learning how to handle money.  But if God says a lack of knowledge destroys His people, that means the opposite is also true: we thrive when we have it.  If any area of your life isn’t working, apply this principle and watch things change! Simply recognize, “There’s more I need to learn to help these areas along. If there’s something I don’t know about how to best …

USTED ES UN INFLUENCIADOR

Leon FontaineEntregate

Del mismo modo, procuren ustedes que su luz brille delante de la gente, para que, viendo el bien que ustedes hacen, todos alaben a su Padre que está en el cielo. Mateo 5:16 (DHH)  Una vez escuché una historia real sobre Johnny, un joven con síndrome de Down que trabajaba como empacador de comestibles. Cuando se desafió a Johnny y a sus compañeros de trabajo a mejorar el servicio al cliente, Johnny decidió traer pequeños refranes impresos y ponerlos en la bolsa de compra de cada cliente.  Pronto, la fila de personas en la caja donde Johnny empacaba se hacía consistentemente más larga que las otras líneas. Incluso cuando tenían la oportunidad de moverse a otra línea más corta, ellos permanecían en esa. Una señora …

SAY GOODBYE TO SCORNERS

Leon FontaineDevoted

And they laughed and jeered at Him. But He put them all out, and, taking the child’s father and mother and those who were with Him, He went in where the little girl was lying. Mark 5:40 (AMPC)  Most North Americans’ sense of humour involves sarcasm. In your life, chances are you know some friends or co-workers who are constantly sarcastic. They likely have a knack for making snarky, cynical comments that often come off as funny.  But we should choose our company carefully because the more we’re around perpetually sarcastic people, the more quickly we can begin to follow suit.  What is sarcasm? It is someone mockingly speaking their doubt and unbelief. The Merriam-Webster dictionary describes sarcasm as “a sharp and often satirical or …

USE LA SABIDURÍA DENTRO DE LAS AMISTADES

Leon FontaineEntregate

Júntate con sabios y obtendrás sabiduría; júntate con necios y te echarás a perder. Proverbios 13:20 (DHH)  Es vital tener cuidado con quién pasa su tiempo.  Proverbios 13:20 garantiza que si usted se relaciona con gente sabia, será más sabio. Es una promesa. Por otro lado, usted estará en problemas si solo se relaciona con personas que toman decisiones tontas.  Por ejemplo, tenga cuidado si sus mejores amigos no están interesados ​​en confrontar o establecer límites con sus adolescentes para ayudarlos a crecer fuertes y sólidos en su fe. Su paternidad podría ser influenciada y sus adolescentes también.  Si usted desea tener un buen matrimonio, pero pasa todo el tiempo con parejas que tienen problemas en sus matrimonios, los problemas de ellos podrían comenzar a …

THE DANGER OF FAMILIARITY

Leon FontaineDevoted

Then they scoffed, “He’s just a carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon. And his sisters live right here among us.” They were deeply offended and refused to believe in him. Mark 6:3 (NLT)  Sometimes we can become too familiar with the people God wants to use in our lives.  That’s what happened to people in Jesus’ hometown. Mark 6:1–6 says Jesus returned to Nazareth with His disciples and taught in the synagogue on the Sabbath.  But as amazed as the congregants were with Jesus’ wisdom and ability to perform miracles, they couldn’t get past their familiarity with Him. They looked at Him and thought, “That’s just Joseph and Mary’s son who grew up down the street. Who …