Attitudes/Answers with Olen Baker

Unhappiness can bring together the power and strength of your soul and spirit to discover solutions made available by the Holy Spirit.

God is present, wherever you are.  Times of joy and times of challenge.

Only in fairy tales is the future perfect and assured.  in reality, challenges and problems are a normal part of life.

Ambition is blessed by God when its purpose and goal benefits everyone.  Do your ambitions align with what God has planned for you?

With most people. ambition is considered to be a positive attribute.  Positive, as long as it is tied to a realistic objective.

God designed us with an innate need to be productive and creative.  So today, what are you doing to fulfill that beautiful design?

Human nature lends itself to becoming neglectful as daily stress and pressures invade our days and our minds.  Is it time to have a conversation with God?

Go ahead, ask God to take you back.  He is searching for you to open the door to your heart and let him in.

Nothing can be hidden from Christ Jesus who knows our struggles.  You are never alone.

Jesus stated that he came to fulfill the commandments, not to discard them.  How about you?  Have you ever been in a situation where ignoring those commandments became a temptation?

Falling into temptation is a slippery slope, but staying focused on God's light will help us go there.

Do not copy the customs and behavior of this world.  Instead, let God transform you in everything you do.  

Temptation will enlist and use every resource to battle against a person's faith and values.  If your ally is God, your defense is stronger and will never fail.

Temptation test your endurance, strength and faith.  Never settle for less than God's best.

Through Him all things were made, and through God, we have his wisdom to guide us every second of our life.  Keep the communications line open.

No, this is the way, walk here.  How good are you at listening to God's message of instruction and hope.  If you're not, it's time to turn up the volume.

An angry voice can destroy faith and trust.  God's voice on the other hand brings us closer to Him.  That's the voice you should be listening for.

Love, peace, power, understanding, trust?  If you listen closely, you can hear what He has to say.

Deception can disguise temptation as acceptable.  But with God's light, the truth can be clearly seen.  

Political, spiritual, social, whatever the desired result, peer pressure is something we all need to defend at some point in our lives.  Isn't is incredible that God has made it possible to resist and overcome that pressure.  He gives us the power.

Arrogance, confidence and self-importance.  Too much of the wrong stuff.  God has plans for you this year.  Get rid of the barriers and tune into His message, today.

Stand firm.  That is, stand firm and see what the Lord will do.  Without that connection, the ground you are standing on is anything but firm.

Counter negative expectations by searching for the evidence of hope that God will provide.  I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.  Isn't that amazing?

Are you anticipating a new year filled with positive and significant changes?  Yes, we all are.  The Lord God is speaking to you on that very subject.  Question is, are you listening?

Sometimes we need to make changes in how we live.  Trusting God for wisdom and direction is the only way to begin the journey of change.