Author Archives: #4GIVEN

Suffering and pain are real. The people affected by tragedies are real people, their pain is real pain, and their tears are real tears. Jesus acknowledges the reality of suffering in (John 16:33). However, God can work incredible good out … Continue reading →

Life can be painful, discouraging, and disappointing. In terms of giving and receiving; sometimes we’re the grantor and other times we are the grantee. In all cases pain has a way of obscuring our sight and when all we can … Continue reading →

Father God, there are no words to express how filthy we feel every time we break Your heart. The guilt and the shame are overwhelming! Lord, we need Your touch right now. we are so sick of being “born again” … Continue reading →

When was the last time God tried to get your attention? I have heard it said, “Managers light a fire under people; leaders light a fire in people.” The defining difference is simply the approach. Both strategies are intended to … Continue reading →

The best investment to make is in people. I don’t care how much money you have, how much material assets you possess, nor the number of scholastic degrees you attain. At the end of your life all that stuff will … Continue reading →

How would you respond if you were told that you only had a few days to live? Of course, the scare would be monumentally life changing. My point is that most people will wait to the end of their life … Continue reading →

We can profit from our pain & suffering because the God of all Grace uses these things to draw us closer to Him and to make us complete in Him (James 1:4). In his book, The Mute Christian Under The … Continue reading →

Tempered glass is aka safety glass. By code it’s required when installed in wet areas, vehicles,and in second story homes walk way areas. They also recently began manufacturing tempered screen protectors for mobile devices. Tempered glass, like tempered steel, undergoes … Continue reading →

 “Life is wasted if we do not grasp the glory of the cross, cherish it for the treasure that it is, and cleave to it as the highest price of every pleasure and the deepest comfort in every pain. What … Continue reading →

Sometimes spending time in the pig pen (aka) our world, helps us to truly understand that apart from God there is no hope. It’s in this realization, that we are transformed from a state of destitution to complete restoration. This … Continue reading →