Tag Archives: Inspire

Faith will Pull You Through

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Mark Shields

Give praise to God with enthusiasm and optimism because His Holy Spirit leads in the right direction. In the time of great need, faith will pull us through. It is like a weapon in the fight for good. Many of … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Psalm | Tagged Attitude, Battles, Change, enthusiasm, Faith, Heart, Inspire, Optimism, Praise, Soul, Spirit, Weapon, Word of God | 2 Comments

Living Out Our Faith

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Mark Shields

In the post “Pray for What You Say and Do”, I wrote about David’s prayer and about being careful in how we respond to criticism. Like David, we should pray that our response to criticism is with tact. We should … Continue reading →

Posted in Psalm | Tagged Criticism, David, Feedback, God, Humility, Inspire, Pain, Power, Prayer, Words | Leave a comment

Things of God That Reward Our Life

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Mark Shields

We were created to praise Him. My Pastor once brought out the following thought in a sermon: the sunrise, sunset, flowers, lightning storm, rainbow, mountains, meadows, and seas. These things of God reward our lives and we reward God by … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Chronicles | Tagged Christianity, David Crowder Band, Encourage, encouragement and inspiration, God, Growing, Inspire, Israelite, Lord, mountains meadows, Praise, Psalm, Psalm 100, rainbow mountains, religion, Religion and Spirituality, Sharing, spirituality, Uplift | 1 Comment

Words and Leadership

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Mark Shields

After reading in James 3:1-12, I thought about how important words are when leading. What a leader says has a big influence and can throw a society into confusion or can encourage it to greatness. Thoughts that begin in the … Continue reading →