When you take a step back and look around, you see a lot of pressure to blend in with the status quo, work your way up the ladder of approval and even make a great name for yourself. For many, that’s their ultimate aim in life. I’m not saying that success, great performance and achievements areContinueContinue reading “A Better Way to Live”
Category Archives: Personal Development
PODCAST – Refocus Devotional!
Hey everyone! Last week, I had the opportunity to hop on our Vintage Church Podcast with Pastor Dustin to discuss the Refocus Devotional I recently wrote and published. I’m so excited for all the people that have already purchased the devotional and I hope it’s an encouragement to them. If you haven’t purchased it yetContinueContinue reading “PODCAST – Refocus Devotional!”
Advent Devotional – Applying the Divine
“For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds.”2 Corinthians 10:3-4 When God sent his Son to accomplish the work he did on our behalf, God was sending Himself. Therefore, divinity cameContinueContinue reading “Advent Devotional – Applying the Divine”
Do you need a Christmas gift idea?!
I have been so encouraged lately by the family and friends that have purchased the Refocus Devotional and I’m so thankful I was able to finish it and have it ready to share by the holiday season! If you’re like me, you may struggle to know what to get your close family or friends forContinueContinue reading “Do you need a Christmas gift idea?!”
How emotionally healthy are you?
How emotionally healthy are you? This is not something many of us often think or talk about, but it’s important! God created us with emotions. Throughout the Bible, we even see God expressing his emotions towards people and ultimately we see Jesus expressing emotions. Just think about the grief he felt when Lazarus died, beforeContinueContinue reading “How emotionally healthy are you?”
VIDEO – We will NEVER regret obeying God!
Vintage Church Weekend Worship Gathering: In this sermon, I preached from Exodus 11:1-10 about how we will never regret obeying God! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZdMNJxt3Es
The Refocus Devotional is here!
As 2020 came to a close, I felt the Lord leading me to write a devotional. As 2021 started and I began writing, the word Refocus came to my mind. It’s no coincidence that this word resonated with me, considering how challenging the past couple of years have been for us all. We have probably all neededContinueContinue reading “The Refocus Devotional is here!”
4 Encouraging Resources
In addition to reading my Study Bible, I try to be intentional to take in extra solid, Christian content that will help spur me on in my learning and growth journey as a follower of Jesus Christ. I haven’t always had the desire to go deeper, but over the past few years God has putContinueContinue reading “4 Encouraging Resources”
An Exciting Announcement!
This past New Years Eve, I spent some time around the fire trying to process what goals and dreams I may have for the upcoming year. We just finished 2020, which was to say the least, a difficult year for everyone. Because of that, everything felt like a blur to me. I struggled to reflectContinueContinue reading “An Exciting Announcement!”
Opinions
The funny thing about opinions is, we all have them! Each of us have opinions on just about everything, which in itself is not a bad thing. Some of our opinions are about small, insignificant things that don’t have much impact on our lives. Other are on more important, significant things that may have directContinueContinue reading “Opinions”
Matthew Weaver 