Casey Treat

One of the most difficult people to build a relationship with is the person who holds on to your mistakes from the past.  When someone close to you doesn’t forgive you for previous mistakes you’ve made it can bring condemnation to your life, resulting in a feeling of inferiority.  This type of relationship is extremely [...]

There are many wonderful things about Christmas that I enjoy & am grateful for.  If I were to pick the one thing about the birth of Christ that I’m the most thankful for – and the thing that has had the greatest impact on mankind – I’d have to choose the fact that God has [...]

As we look at the world around us, it’s easy to allow ourselves to get into a hopeless & helpless mindset as we see the many challenges & problems.  Economic difficulties, political unrest, uncertainty about the future, & many other issues can add up quickly in our minds.  On top of all this, we each [...]

This week in America we celebrate Thanksgiving Day.  Most of us will gather with family & friends, eat a lot, probably watch some football…& then eat some more.  At the end of the day many will think, “I shouldn’t have eaten so much!”  But then we’ll do it all again next year.  It’s an annual [...]

There’s one sure-fire thing I can guarantee will happen if you live on planet earth: You’ll face challenges!  You may have already figured this out.  Life’s stresses & pressures are unavoidable.  Facing challenge is a given for all of us.  The big question is: How will you face the troubles that come your way? In [...]

What we do with our time and money says a lot about the priorities of our lives.  Jesus made this clear in Matthew 6:21 when He said, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”  From the original Greek language, the word “treasure” in this verse can also be translated “deposit”.  Jesus [...]

In my last entry I wrote about how your view of life will greatly affect the way you live and the level of fulfillment you experience.  How you process the things that take place around you influences the everyday choices you make.  This alone should motivate us to see life as God sees it, and [...]

If you want to have a more positive, faith-filled and godly outlook on life, the first questions to ask yourself are: “What am I thinking about?  What am I looking at?”  Where you set your mind is one of the greatest influences on how you view life.  The old adage, “Do you see the cup [...]

There are so many truths in the Bible that could be included under the heading, “Seems Too Good To Be True!”  One such truth is the fact that God accepts you right where you’re at and just as you are. I often hear from people who believe they need to clean up their life before [...]

Those of us who live in America are living in greater abundance than practically everyone else on the planet.  Even when we face difficult financial times we’re still doing far better than most.  Our “normal” is beyond what most people will ever experience or even dream to have in their lifetime. So with all this [...]