WebMd says : A martyr complex is a recognized psychological pattern. It’s marked by self-sacrifice and service to others at your own expense. Identifying martyr traits and tendencies can prevent burnout and stress on your relationships It goes on to make the connection then to a Victim Complex and Victim mentality that doesn’t have to … Continue reading
Category Archives: Scripture Devotion
Walking With God
God Created All Things I know God loves the beauty of his creation. He loves a sunrise and sunset. He loves the way his stars are arranged. I’m sure he loves hearing the song of a whale singing in the ocean, a dolphin rising and falling on the surface of the waves. Oh, I’m sure … Continue reading
God Articulated
Words seem to define us – winner, loser, big, small, accepted, rejected, sinner, saint, but because Jesus is the First Word and He is the FINAL Word, Alpha and Omega, Beginning and End; it doesn’t matter what your current word is, it doesn’t have to define you if you surrender to Jesus. Continue reading
I Seek the Profit
Just a short word – Paul says in Philippians 4:16-17(CSB) “…you sent gifts for my need several times. 17 Not that I seek the gift But I seek the profit that is increasing to your account” Seems like I remember someone saying that we should not lay up treasures on earth, but lay up treasures in our … Continue reading
Dead In The Garden
This is a little more lengthy, a sermon, but a good read on the battlefield that is Prayer Dead In The Garden Matthew 26:36-46; Luke 22:39-49 The Garden of Gethsemane. What a beautiful and poetic place in our minds, literature, songs, and all these last 2000 years. The name “Gethsemane” comes from the root Aramaic … Continue reading
How Long? When God is Pleased
Galatians 1:15 – But when God … was pleased … who from my mother’s womb set me apart and called me by his grace … The Call of God … The Plan of God … The Timing of God … The Provision of God … … are all OF GOD When we are facing uncertainty, … Continue reading
Cavalry or Calvary?
So, years ago, in a small Central Texas town, there was a church, a simple little L-shaped brick church. The Calvary Baptist Church. Great name for a church. They built a sign out front and painted the name of the church, “The CALVERY Baptist Church”. It was a misprint that wasn’t noticed for a … Continue reading
Service Principles
John 13:13-15 You call me ‘teacher’ and ‘Lord’, rightly so, for that is what I am. 14 Now that I, your Lord and teacher, have washed your feet, you also should was one another’s feet. 15 I have set you and example that you should do as I have done. The night before his crucifixion, … Continue reading
Rivers of Waters
Rivers of waters … we have seen it this week, whether in person or on the media outlets John 7:38 Whoever believes in me, as the scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him (NIV84) How do we survive the waters? How do we survive the toxic floods, the rivers and … Continue reading
What an Opportunity
So, in the growing face of division on the ethnic front, my frustration is often that the church is either silent, or so loud that you can’t hear, and generally loud about the wrong things. However, in the reality that the church, especially the church of a lighter hue of skin, is often silent on … Continue reading
