By: John Mitchell There is a Robert Frost poem titled, “The Road Not Taken”. The last sentence of the poem is, “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” Much more importantly, through the scriptures in the…
By: John Mitchell Before we make a decision, we need to think about what the consequences of that decision may be. Each decision we make either brings us closer to God, by staying on the narrow path to heaven, or it leads us away from God, by being on the…
By: John Mitchell Entitlement: means that a person believes that he or she has a right to have some particular income or item, or deserves to have some privileges and special treatment. Today, many of the teenage and young adult population have an entitlement attitude. Some believe that their families,…
By: John Mitchell In Matthew 6:21 Jesus tells us, “For where your treasure is there your heart will be also.” Jesus is telling us that whatever, or whoever, we highly value as a treasure to us, is where our heart will be. It is so important that we treasure the…
By: John Mitchell In our carnal mind, we believe it is best to live our life by what our feelings and emotions, tell us to do. Then, soon after we follow our feelings and emotions, unexpected problems and difficulties happen. Then we say, “Truly, I emotionally felt like this was…
By: John Mitchell This spiritual article starts with a confession. I’ve been proud of the fact that, even though I’m in my seventies; I’ve still been steady on my feet, strong enough to mow my own lawn, do landscaping with large stones, move furniture, and work on projects in my…
By: John Mitchell Unconditional Love I would like to start with a definition of the title of this article. First, Unconditional means, something that is absolute, and not subject to any conditions or limitations. Second, there are different types of love, but for the purpose of this article I will…
By: John Mitchell It has been said many times by many people, “If I could just win a million dollars, all of my problems would be solved”. I heard a true story about a family visiting a friend. When their friend was driving them around his town, they saw a…
By: John Mitchell “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.” (2 Timothy 3:16-17) Notice that the first part of this scripture verse…
By: John Mitchell The following are examples of doing things our way, and then doing the same things God’s way. In the first example, it’s wrong thinking, to ask God to help us to have our will for ourselves, done for us by God. Good morning, Lord, I’ve got a…