Successful professional athletes develop a short memory for mistakes. Regardless of the technique they use, it is imperative they learn to let mistakes go and move on. Otherwise, they will dwell on mistakes which take away their focus and that will lead to still further mistakes. This is why athletes go through some of the […]

There seems to be two extremes in that title which is taken from Jesus’ words in the “sermon on the mount.” Matthew 5:3 (ESV) — 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Before we consider the “poor in spirit,” let us consider the word “blessed.” This is a […]

What do you do when you become weary and feel you are about to faint or give up? Ask that question to people and you will get a variety of answers, but what does the Bible say? Hebrews 12:3 (ESV) — 3 Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you […]

The importance of being diligent is seen throughout the Bible, but especially in the account where Jesus described the greatest commandment as He summed up the Ten Commandments this way: Mark 12:29–31 (ESV) — 29 Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 And you […]