Anchor yourself in what you know is true.

Do you find yourself questioning what you are hearing on the news:

Is all this social distancing really going to make a difference? Has the stock market completely collapsed or will it quickly rebound? Will thousands of businesses simply cease to exist?

We really don't know the answers to any of these. But when our mind works overtime trying to process these kinds of questions we literally create anxiety and stress for ourselves trying to know the unknowable.

What if we prayed and asked God to help us break the cycle of questioning what is going to happen and "why" it is happening.

Instead, perhaps we could ask Him,

“Lord . . .

🔸 Please share Your heart’s desire for me in this time?"

🔸 What more do You want to reveal to me about Yourself?"

🔸 Who do You want to be for me through all of this?"

🔸 How can I lean more on You and come to trust You more?

This is a perfect time to develop a deeper more intimate relationship with the Living G...

Seven Keys to Keeping Your Mind at Peace

Yesterday, minutes before an important business presentation (delivered on Zoom, of course) the Holy Spirit nudged me to quickly create one more slide . . .

He gave me a title and seven bullets, each based on scripture, to deliver to this diverse group of business professionals.

These ideas seem to be appropriate for all of us right now as fear, uncertainty, and worry about the future have permeated much of our society.

The title He gave me for this topic is:  “Thought Management for Trying Times.”

It’s based on the precept that God has given each of us free will to choose what we believe and what we think about.

Now emotional disturbances and spiritual oppression can rob you of your ability to choose what you think. I’ve learned that first-hand. We’ll address that in a different conversation.

Over the next few days let’s unpack the advice the Apostle Paul gave us when he wrote . . .

“We demolish arguments and every pretension that...