Daily Encouragement For May 30:

Prayers

Life without purpose is barren indeed
There can't be a harvest unless you plant seed
There can't be attainment unless there's a goal
And man's but a robot unless there's a soul.

If we send no ships out, no ships will come in,
And unless there's a contest, nobody can win.
For games can't be won unless they are played,
And prayers can't be answered unless they are prayed.

So whatever is wrong with your life today
You'll find a solution if you kneel down and pray.
Not...

Daily Encouragement For May 29:

Keep Your Fork

There was a woman who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness and had been given three months to live. As she was getting her things "in order," she contacted her pastor and had him come to her house to discuss certain aspects of her final wishes. She told him which songs she wanted sung at the service, what Scriptures she would like read, and what outfit she wished to be buried in. The woman also requested to be buried with her favorite Bible.

E...

Daily Encouragement For May 25:

A Bigger Frying Pan

Two men went fishing. One man was an experienced fisherman, the other 
wasn't. Every time the experienced fisherman caught a big fish, he put 
it in his ice chest to keep it fresh. Whenever the inexperienced fisherman
caught a big fish, he threw it back. The experienced fisherman watched 
this go on all day and finally got tired of seeing this man waste good 
fish. "Why do you keep throwing back all the big fish you catch?" he
asked.

The inexperience...

Daily Encouragement For May 23:

Too Busy

Dear Friend,

As you got up this morning, I watched you and hoped you would talk to me, even if it was just a few words, asking my opinion or thanking me for something good that happened in your life yesterday, but I noticed you were too busy trying to find the right outfit to put on and wear to work. 

So, I patiently wait.

When you ran around the house getting ready, I knew there would be a few minutes for you to stop and say hello, but you were too busy. A...

Daily Encouragement For May 21:

God Is Faithful

About ten years ago, I was not a Christian and I did not even know the true meaning of becoming a 
Christian. My husband of twenty some years passed away. I had been raised Catholic, but had fallen
away from the church. I was not attending church; saw no real reason to start back. Until struggling 
with the loss of my husband, my next door neighbors invited me to a Gospel Singing at their church. 
I really said that I would go but kept trying to figur...

Daily Encouragement For May 18:

Seek God First

This is God. Today, as with every day, I will be handling all your problems. Please remember that I do not need your help. If the Devil happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do not attempt to resolve it yourself. Kindly put it all in the SFJTD (Something for Jesus to do) box. It will be addressed in MY time. . .not yours. . .please be patient and I will handle it.

Once the matter is placed in the box, do not hold onto it. Do ...

Daily Encouragement For May 18:

He's The Reason Why

People often ask me, why I live the life I live.
Why is it that to God my soul I choose to give?
I answer them proudly, with my spirits lifted high.
Jesus Christ is my Savior, He's the reason why.

He gave His life on Calvary, to save both you and me.
The price was very great, yet Jesus paid it for you and for me.
They hung Him a rugged tree, and pierced Him in His side.
My Jesus chose to die for me, He did it all for me to live.

And just when people t...

Daily Encouragement For May 17:

Jesus Came In

I was 16 when I decided to accept the Lord Jesus as my savior. When I was 
not a Christian I used to do all the stuff non-Christians will do. For 
example; I used to get into alot of fights, I like to cause fights, and 
also take drugs at a young age. I was so blind then, I didn't know what 
was right and what was wrong. Then everything changed...

I had a friend, her name was Rachel, and she invited me to come to a bible study 
at her church. It was reall...

Daily Encouragement For May 15:

True Forgiveness

I have duly forgotten the name of an old lady who was a customer on my paper route when I was a
twelve-year-old boy. Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in forgiveness that I can only hope to pass on to someone else someday.

On a mindless Saturday afternoon, a friend and I were throwing rocks onto the roof of the old lady's house from a secluded spot in her backyard. The object of our play was to observe how the rocks chan...

Daily Encouragement For May 14:

Live For Today

Have you ever wished on a day that went completely wrong that it were only possible to live that day again?

You'd start out in the morning with the prayers you should have said and through the days your actions
with tolerance were led.

The many little instances that tried your patience, true if only you could start again.

You would know what to do, You would kneel and say your evening prayers and thank God for all you have.

You would thank Him for ...

Daily Encouragement For May 11:

A Lesson From Frogs

A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. All the other frogs gathered around the pit. When they saw how deep the pit was, they told the unfortunate frogs they would never get out.

The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit. The other frogs kept telling them to stop, they were as good as dead. Finally, one of the frogs took heed to what the frogs were saying and
simply ga...

Daily Encouragement For May 10:

God's Baseball Game

Alex and God stood by to observe a baseball game. God's team was playing Satan's team. The Lord's team was at bat, it seemed like the longest game ever, God's team was trailing 1-0, it was the bottom of the ninth, with two outs and Satan was the pitcher.

God's team was at bat, Alex and God watched as the batter stepped up, his name was Love. Because Love never fails, Love swung at the first pitch and hit a single.

Next up to bat was Faith, beca...

Daily Encouragement For May 09:

Living The Christian Life

My name is Amanda. I am 15. I am not sure when I got saved because I was young. I learned that unless I believe that Jesus saves me forever when I asked Him to save me that I might not be saved. So, when I was about 8 or 9, I asked Jesus to be my Lord and Savior so I could know for myself that I am really saved this time.

Living the Christian life is a struggle just like anything else. You've got the whole world pulling at you, telling yo...

Daily Encouragement For May 08:

How Rich Are You

One day a father and his rich family took his young son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose to show him how poor people can be. They spent a day and a night in the farm of a very poor family. When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, "How did you like the trip?"

"I liked it very much, Dad!"

"Did you see how poor people can be?" the father asked.

"Yeah!"

"And what did you learn?"

The son answered, "I saw that we have one d...

Daily Encouragement For May 07:

Do You Believe In Miracles?

Well, it all started on August 5th, I was in my house eating dinner. I just started having intense pain in my head and I didn't know what it was; it felt like my head was ready to burst. So I knew this was something that needed help and my kids probably wouldn't be able to help. So I went next door to my neighbors house, and oh boy, I started getting very sick. I lost my vision and I couldn't hear. I thought I was dying. My friend call...

Daily Encouragement For May 05:

A Thousand Marbles

The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday mornings. Perhaps it's the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to rise, or maybe it's the unbounded joy of not having to be at work. Either way, the first few 
hours of a Saturday morning are most enjoyable.

A few weeks ago, what began as a typical Saturday morning turned into one of those lessons that life seems to hand you from time to time. Let me tell you about it.

I turned the volume up on...

Daily Encouragement For May 04:

All Things Are Possible

After a few of the usual Sunday evening hymns, the church's pastor once again slowly stood up, walked over to the pulpit, and gave a very brief introduction of his childhood friend. With that, an elderly man stepped up to the pulpit and began to tell a story. "A father, his son, and a friend of his son were sailing off the Pacific Coast," he began, "when a fast approaching storm blocked any attempt to get back to shore. The waves were so h...

Daily Encouragement For May 03:

Push

A man was sleeping at night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light, and the Savior appeared.

The Lord told the man he had work for him to do, and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin. The Lord explained that the man was to push against the rock with all his might. So this the man did; day after day.

For many years he toiled from sun up to sun down; his shoulders set squarely against the cold, massive surface of the unmoving rock, pushin...

Daily Encouragement For May 02:

A Better Way

My testimony may not be as dramatic as some, but I know that in God's eyes there's not one person's testimony that is better than anyone else's because they all have one point in common: He is our Testimony--He is the Author and the Subject of each one when we allow His love into our hearts to change our lives.

I was seventeen when I came to God eight years ago. I was pretty normal by today's standards. I loved music--mainly hard rock and heavy metal,...

Daily Encouragement For May 01:

One Glass of Milk

One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay
his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and
he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next
house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened
the door. 

Instead of a meal, he asked for a drink of water. She thought he
looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it
slowly, and then asked, "How much do I owe you?" "You ...