Author Archives: Barbara Hinther

“A fool always loses his temper, But a wise person holds it back.” Proverbs 29:11 NASB “No matter what type of anger or frustration we have to struggle with, a clear picture of how our faith in God is the answer to anything we need to overcome.” – Carol Graham Small things don’t matter untilContinue reading “Does Frustration Bug You?”

Count the Cost “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?” Luke 14:28 “The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life, which is required to be exchanged for it,Continue reading “Everything Has a Price”

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come! Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The oldContinue reading “Our Attachments”

The Most Effective Character Builder “And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.” Matthew 7:25 ESV “Life will keep bringing you the same test over and over again until you pass it.” UnknownContinue reading “Stormy Weather”

“And without faith, it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” Hebrews 11:6 NIV (Emphasis mine) “There is no reward from God to those who seek it from men.” Charles Spurgeon Our first action as new ChristiansContinue reading “Pleasing God”

“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23 ESV “Share your weaknesses. Share your hard moments. Share your real side. It’ll either scare away every fake person in your life or it will inspire them to finally let go of that mirage called “perfection,” which will open the doorsContinue reading “Good Enough”

The Waiting “He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.” Ecclesiastes 3:11 NIV (Emphasis mine) “Patience is not simply the ability to wait—it’s how we behave while waiting.” Joyce Meyer Waiting in traffic,Continue reading “Waiting”

But just for a little while. “Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.” Luke 10:16 ESV “When you lose someone or something, try not to think of it as a loss, but as a gift that lightens your load so thatContinue reading “Rejection Hurts!”

“What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him. The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.” Mark 10:51 NIV “Shame is the most powerful master emotion. It’s the fear that we’re not good enough.”Brene Brown The blind man wanted to see. I’ve pondered Jesus’ question many times, “What do youContinue reading “Ashamed of Shame”