Tenth Dot Ministries

Worth it!

Joe — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:00:26 +0000

“For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all” (2 Corinthians 4:17).

Anything?

Joe — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:00:51 +0000

Anything?

Living here in the Pacific NW, I’ve grown up loving the mountains. Almost everyone here loves the mountains, from Mt. Hood near Portland, to Mt. Rainier near Seattle, to the mini-mountains of the coastal mountain range to the multi-peaked Cascade Mountain Range — we love seeing our giant mounds of dirt and rock!

Active faith

Joe — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:00:05 +0000

Without faith it is impossible to please God, because those who come to Him must believe He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him — Hebrews 11:6.

Thank you, God!

Joe — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:58:38 +0000

Do you ever catch yourself complaining? The other day I caught myself complaining about a how a woman was driving in the car in front of me. "Really, you feel that going 30 mph in a 40 mph zone is the safest way to get around town? Really?"

After being thoroughly irritated by her driving, I was irritated by the warmth of my water bottle, the glare of the sun coming through the window — the sun was just high enough to glare right into the car, but just low enough that the visor was no good — and I was most thoroughly irritated by the complaints of the kids in the back seat. “Don’t you kids have anything to be thankful for?!?!?”

Run to Win

Joe — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:18:26 +0000

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize (1 Corinthians 9:24).

Short On Resources, God’s NOT!

Danny — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:00:59 +0000

Short On Resources, God’s NOT!

Pray:

God help me today to not look at my resources as limiting but freeing. My LORD and my God help me to trust that YOU are more than able to provide for me, for my family, for this city, for this nation, for this world! God help me to depend on You for EVERYTHING. God HELP me to see the world the way YOU do. Teach me to trust in YOU more and more. You arm is not too short to help me today. You are INFINITE in wisdom and understanding of my situation. I am begging YOU, the Mighty One, to provide in AMAZING ways for YOUR child today. You know exactly what my needs are, by YOUR grace may YOU meet those today. I love YOU. I love YOU. I love You.

Isaiah 59:1

Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear.

Reflect On These Things

Danny — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:00:27 +0000

Reflect On These Things

2 Timothy 2:1-7

You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. ² And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others. ³ Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. ⁴ No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer. ⁵ Similarly, anyone who competes as an athlete does not receive the victor’s crown except by competing according to the rules. ⁶ The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops. ⁷ Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all this.

The Little Things

Danny — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:00:42 +0000

The Little Things

For the last year or so I have had a rattle in my car. It seems like it is coming from the glove box but when I empty it the rattle remains. It’s extremely annoying. When I get in my car I turn up the music so I don’t hear it. I compensate for the noise instead of getting rid of it. Do you have anything like that in your life? A little thing that is bugging you? It’s small changes that make a huge difference.

Last week, I had the rattle fixed. Such a little thing has made driving more peaceful and prayerful!

Today I want to look at a story of how one small change made for a huge reward.

Tell Someone

Joe — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:00:30 +0000

It’s one thing to understand the greatness of God in your life; it’s another thing entirely to try and teach that to someone else. I’m guessing that’s why it’s so easy not to — to just grow in my walk but not do a great job of relating my growth back to anyone else. But I was recently struck by how often God’s Word commands us to take what we know, and pass it on to someone younger than us; to give our wisdom to the next generation so that they too may grow, and they too may learn to pass on their knowledge to another generation.

To Know the Lord

Joe — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:00:55 +0000

If you had to take the concept of “Knowing God” and explain it practically, how would you do that? I don’t mean the theology behind salvation (which is important, but not for this particular post), I’m talking about the practical outflow of that salvation. What does it mean for my life, that I know God?