If I could speak the language of supernatural beings, those in the very presence of God, even if I have that kind of linguistic gift, without love it’s just noise. Awful noise at that.

The Greeks had a proverb about the city which is telling - It is not every man who can afford a journey to Corinth. The verb “to Corinthianize” was used to describe an act of immorality.

Of all the verses, chapters, and pages of the Bible, the 66 books, 1,189 chapters, and over 31,000 verses, Jesus summed it all up by giving us two simple statements - short enough to write on a post-it note. 

The power of words….

What seasons your speech?  Truth – at all cost?  Grace or condemnation?  Kindness or criticism? Hope or negativity?  Humility of self-righteousness?  Gentleness or abrasiveness? Are your words sweet and kind or harsh and angry?

We must begin to control our tongues and the things we say, or it will cost us deeply.

Do you ever say things that you wish you hadn’t said?  Do you ever get yourself into trouble with your words?  If you’re like me, your words get you into trouble more than almost anything else.

Is prayer a duty? An obligation? Something you do out of guilt, feeling like it’s a requirement? Is it something you dread?

God responds to persistent, “banging on the door” prayer.

When you don’t know what to do – Pray. 

Ask Him to reveal any orphan thinking or habits that you have developed in life. And instead of living like an orphan, live….

If we are honest, we would probably have to admit that there is some residue of an orphan spirit in each of us.

Sometimes, tough parenting requires that you tell your kids that they need to clean their rooms before they can have a donut, while you sit at the table eating donuts yelling…

The orphan spirit is an inferior spirit. When you have an orphan mentality, you have a hard time trusting anybody, even God. 

I drive so badly that when I’m driving the GPS doesn’t speak, it….

We must remember that God is not up in heaven oblivious to what is going on down here, or to what’s being said.

But we must guard ourselves against thinking that our style of worship, or our interpretation of the Bible, or our political point of view is right, and everyone else is wrong.

“When I saw Him (Jesus), I fell at His feet as though dead.” Revelation 1:17 NIV

Does a real God have to be picked up off the ground? Does a real God break apart and his head and hands fall off? Does a real God have to be glued back together?

God is not a good luck charm. He is the Lord of all creation and will not allow HImself to be used for human glory and achievement.