Posts Tagged ‘Dr. Bob Snyder’
It’s Simple, Not Complex By Dr. Bob Snyder
Resist Making It So Complex Sometimes I make following Jesus more complex than necessary. The Apostle Peter suggested that it involves a proactive positive step and a proactive boundary-setting. “So you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any…
Read MoreOur Letter of Recommendation By Dr. Bob Snyder
What Letter of Recommendation Does Your Life Communicate? Letters of recommendation are powerful tools in advocacy. They serve as a witness to who I am and the work I have done. If written by the right person, a letter of recommendation can be the difference between my acceptance and my rejection. Are we beginning to…
Read MorePhysical and Spiritual Fitness By Dr. Bob Snyder
Physical and Spiritual Fitness Strengthens You I enjoy the disciplines of fitness and physical exercise because it fits my “to-do list” mentality. Yet, when I apply this same mentality to my spiritual life I often fall short. For instance, reading through my Bible in a year does not necessarily produce growth. Yielding to the work…
Read MoreDiscernment or Faultfinding By Dr. Bob Snyder
What’s the difference between discernment and faultfinding? Discernment is the judgment that God encourages as I seek His guidance, whereas faultfinding often finds its roots in my feelings and opinions. This tendency to find fault often arises out of my sense of inadequacy – my need to be right and superior to someone else. When…
Read MoreThe Connection Between Love and Generosity By Dr. Bob Snyder
And This is Love – Generosity The book of Proverbs says that prosperity is found in generosity, A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. (Proverbs 11:25 NIV) Jesus said that receiving is best experienced through giving. Give and it will be given unto you. A good measure pressed down, shaken together,…
Read MoreDon’t Make it Complex By Dr. Bob Snyder
Why do we make following Jesus complex? Sometimes I make following Jesus more complex than necessary. The Apostle Peter suggested that it involves a proactive positive step and a proactive boundary-setting. So you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t…
Read MoreDeath and Fruitfulness By Dr. Bob Snyder
The Prerequisite for Fruitfulness God’s desire for me is abundant fruitfulness. He even gave me the prescription for this, Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. (John 12:24 NIV) Do you mean…
Read MoreFrom Whom Should I Learn? By Dr. Bob Snyder
Are you prepared to learn? What I learn is influenced by where I turn for answers and to whom I listen. The WHO is often as important as the WHAT in learning. My willingness to be open and teachable determines the path of my life journey. Early in my teenage years my mother and father…
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