Author: From God's Lips

When we are growing up, we don’t understand how the world looks at and deals with money and its value.  I saw my allowance of 50 cents a week definitely as riches to me at the time.  My husband will roll his eyes, but still laughs, when I recall a few of the stories from… Continue reading Riches

Power can be used in many different ways, both for good and evil.  What would it mean to you to have more power in your life?  Think of it - people would look up to you; people would honor you; people would listen to your every word.  But Jesus teaches us to be humble, desiring… Continue reading Power

The word warmth takes me back to my childhood.  With colder weather approaching, I am reminded of the warmth I experienced, living in our family’s two-story row home.   As a child, I would very often squeeze behind our living room couch and put my, then petite, frame smack up against the heating register.  I enjoyed… Continue reading Warmth

Have you ever felt it?  It may have been in the midst of chaos or even a quiet moment to yourself.   Suddenly, without expectation, you feel it, as if it seems to wash over you.  Maybe, at that moment, you can’t explain it and wonder what that feeling is.  Many even ignore it, attributing it… Continue reading Feeling

A common question asked during a job interview is, “Are you a leader or a follower?”  If you were ever asked that, do you remember what your answer was?  And if you had to answer that question again now, would your reply be different?  To describe ourselves as followers may seem, to some, to be… Continue reading Follow

Now there’s a positive word!  Many of us think of ourselves as a Christian and that’s the true path Jesus desires us to follow.  However, there are many that would consider that word to be a negative, which is most unfortunate.  Their impression of that label is, as Christians, we think we are better than… Continue reading Christian

I have to admit (can you?) my patience seems to run thin way too often.  Waiting never seems easy, and many times painful.  Do we choose to pray for answers, or should we be praying for the patience to endure instead?  Waiting causes us to grow weary, instead of being appreciative of the wait.  I… Continue reading Patience

Doesn’t this word take you back to your childhood?  Maybe you can even hear your mother’s voice saying, “Dear, remember you need to share your toys with….”, and you can fill in the blank with that best friend’s, sister’s or brother’s name.  When we were younger, we didn’t understand how important it was in our… Continue reading Share

Who doesn’t jump at the chance to be included on the invite list of that special party everyone is talking about?  If we find out through the grapevine that we were left off the list, it causes us worry and even a little jealousy. My husband and I used to have an annual “after tax… Continue reading Invitation

I couldn’t get this word out of my head. When I awoke in the middle of the night, it was foremost in my thoughts and kept going around and around in my head.  Why?  I trusted that’s what we’re supposed to focus on this week – strength.  Where do you get your strength?  I’m not… Continue reading Strength