Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness;     let him rebuke me—that is oil on my head. My head will not refuse it,     for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers. — Psalm 141:5 Criticism is not what people like to hear even when the word...

Scripture: “Let us examine our ways and test them.” Lamentations 3:40 Lesson: To allow God to show you how you’ve been hurt, how you’ve hurt others, and how that has affected you and others, it is important to make a list of all the significant events-good and bad-in...

He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. — Genesis 28:12 Jacob’s dream in which he saw “a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to...

When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” — Genesis 28:16 One of the most challenging aspects of becoming a new parent is getting up with a newborn day and night, feeding the baby, changing the diaper,...

Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel had a lovely figure and was beautiful. — Genesis 29:17 Most of us were taught from a young age that crying is a sign of weakness. We might have been told to be strong and to hold back our tears. The ability to shed tears is a sign of...

She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” So she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children. — Genesis 29:35 Leah gave birth to her fourth son and said, “This time I will praise the LORD.”  Leah became...

a lion, mighty among beasts,     who retreats before nothing… — Proverbs 30:30 We live in turbulent times. We all feel it. It seems that uncertainty and instability has become the norm. More than ever, we need to remember that God is on the throne. He was on the...