Category Archives: Fresh Start
Don’t like how things are? Christmas is Your opportunity for a new beginning!
If you’ve ever read the story of the birth of Jesus, or watched a movie about the birth of Jesus, you may have come to the same conclusions that we did; not only is Christmas a truly magical time of
Keep Going With God, You’ve Got Work to Do!
As long as there is life, we have a mission and purpose to complete. Outside a previous office door, I had a comic strip that showed a character whose hair was on fire, accompanied by the following caption:If God gives
God wants to do something new!
Here is a wonderful promise from God’s Word for the coming new year from Isaiah 43:18-19 – “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you
Focus on new doors!
As I sought the Lord recently, I received some words of encouragement that I want to share with you today. Focus on new doors. Jesus tells us in Revelation 3:8,“See, I have set before you an open door, and no
Still Not working? Start again!
We AREN'T enough, but He is. It is the goodness of the Lord that brings us nose-to-nose with our desperate need for Him. This is what the LORD says: "Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths,
Lamenting before God may help!
We come into this world crying. We cry again, frequently, while we’re young—usually because of some temporary pain or sadness which rudely snatches us away from the simple wonder of childhood. And then, despite the richness and beauty of life,
This month, maybe God wants you to rest, so your rhythm can be restored!
As I’ve matured, I’ve come to that realization repeatedly that maybe God wants me to rest so my rhythm can be restored. How about you? As it turns out, it really does save time to do something right the first time. We absolutely should
Cast Your Cares on God! YOU can “still” Have a better 2024!
Carrying a burden is hard work. Parents can attest to picking up heavy and growing children. Construction workers spend the day moving boards and other building materials. In the Disney animation Mulan, there’s a scene where the Imperial troops train for
Your New is coming…..Got time For an Appointment?God wants to meet with You!
Imagine that you've been invited to meet with the President of the United States in the Oval Office. You'd likely look forward to your appointment with great excitement. Now imagine that someone much more exciting - the God of the
If you do the possible, God will do the impossible!
I’m Joseph Z and I really want to encourage you with a thought. If you will do the difficult, God will do the impossible. Let me explain. It says in Galatians 6:9, it says, “And let us not grow weary
God is at work revealing “Divine Discoveries”!
You may remember hundreds of thousands of dollars that were stolen from a safe at Lakewood Church. It was a big headline back in 2014. Now, all these years later, another bombshell has dropped. A plumber says he found
It’s Not too late for you!
It’s never too late to start. Start now. I finished my master’s degree as I turned 40. My mom started a successful business in her late 50s. My uncle became a U.S. citizen at age 74. And Joshua? Joshua was
Maybe Something More of you is required to change your circumstances!
More than anything, America needs a profound spiritual awakening to sweep across the land. In these uncertain times, I feel a clarion call in the spirit that we must get close to God. He has not given up on us—for
Hard Pressed? Tired? Need Miracles? Release Impossibilities!
When you face an impossibility, leave it in the hands of the Specialist! Refuse to calculate. Refuse to doubt. Refuse to work it out by yourself. Refuse to worry or encourage others to worry. Stand against that. Instead, say, "Lord,
