Category Archives: Fresh Start
Great News! God is Ready to Give You A New Year!
I recently read a story about a prison inmate, whom we’ll call Dan. Dan and his cellmate had some volatile exchanges in the past, and then Dan’s cellmate wanted Dan’s boots. Dan refused to give up his boots to this
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
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,
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
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,
Let God Help Use Your Problems to create A New Vision!
To really succeed in life, God wants you to have a God sized vision that He has given you, so that He can help you make it come true. God wants your vision to be so large and so impossible
YOUR November can be Great! God has a “Plan” for you!
It’s not often that you embark on a journey without knowing where you are going, is it? When I travel somewhere, I usually like to know the route I am going to take to get there, how long it is
No matter what, don’t let your “song be silenced”!
Never let your song be silenced. In troubling and uncertain times, it can be so easy to lose our joy, let fear creep in and tighten its grip around us and let our song be silenced. With so much going on
Hope for Your Messy Days!
Yesterday was messy. It felt like we were trudging through sludge all day long just to get the bare essentials done. Squabbles happened as naturally as breathing. Perhaps the fights were breathing, and I couldn't tell anymore. "It's Monday," I
Are You Hoping For A Better Year?
We all want this year to be better than last — even if last year was a great year. But have you ever wondered how a better year happens? I've found that a better year happens Not by having better
