by Lisa Comes | May 17, 2017 | Blog
If you live long enough, you know life will try to steal your confidence in God. Things happen that you never dream. Tragedy strikes. Bombs go off. Loves are lost. Health issues arise. Dreams die. In the midst of problems, through every trial, you are tempted to give...
by Lisa Comes | May 17, 2017 | Blog
If anything gets our focus off our destiny and distracts us from experiencing all God has planned for us, it’s keeping our eyes on someone else. Think of all the people in the Bible who allowed jealousy to cut them off from the blessing of God. The Bible’s...
by Lisa Comes | May 17, 2017 | Blog
Moses was designed for his destiny, even though he couldn’t see it at first. God called him to go back to Egypt and lead the Israelites out of captivity. But Moses didn’t feel ready or able. He said, “God, who am I that I should go to Pharoah and...
by Lisa Comes | May 17, 2017 | Blog
I’m blessed to drive a wonderful car, my dad’s twelve-year-old Lexus. After he died in 1999, the family decided I should use his car and it has been a gift. I drove the car for eight years, though, before I discovered by accident two features that I never...
by Lisa Comes | May 17, 2017 | Blog
When I think of people who had to overcome failure, I think of Peter, one of Jesus’ twelve disciples. But I don’t think this is because Peter personifies failure. No one does. Failure is not what we are or who we become—it is an event or events in our lives that come...
by Lisa Comes | May 17, 2017 | Blog
You can’t control what other people say about you, but you can control your own words. So many times we’re our own worst labeler, and we trap ourselves by saying things like: “I don’t like myself.” The trap: If you don’t like yourself, you begin to think...
