Family. Work. School. Bills. Politics. Life. At times, these things pile up and can be overwhelming. Think about one thing that isn't going right. Then, all of a sudden here comes a mound of other "things" to consider. Before you know it, life has lost its color. Trust me, I know how easy it is to slip into a 'funk' when life has seemingly turned gray. What has always helped me get through these moments is reading what the Word of God says about it. Here are a few ways you

Isaiah 43:19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. "New Year, New Me"...how many times have we said or heard that? Or how about the grand weight loss goals that we vow to stick by? Our local fitness clubs love 'em. Then there's the vows to start or stop something starting the first of the year. How many of these promises do we actually keep? A better question is; how do we feel

Luke 17:11-19 StartFragment (focus scripture) 15 One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. 16 He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan. We tell our children to do it after someone does something nice. Employers look for it after an interview. Some think it’s rude when they don’t get it. I’m talking about the simple yet overlooked value of showing gratitude. Typically, when someone does something for you, the