Spiritual Growth Archives | Mike Henderson https://mikehendersonlive.com/category/spiritual-growth/ life lessons & inspiration for personal growth Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:19:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 39763457 God’s Will: Maybe You Just Need to Have a Conversation https://mikehendersonlive.com/gods-will/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:17:35 +0000 https://mikehendersonlive.com/?p=879 One of the most common questions people tend to ask is about the “will of God.” We just want a greater understanding of what God wants us to do next, whether it’s our next job, our next decision, or our next goal. Even Paul wrote and reminded the believer at Colossae, “We have not ceased […]

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]]> 879 Psalm 23:2 — He Leads Me Beside Quiet Waters https://mikehendersonlive.com/he-leads-me-beside-quiet-waters/ Thu, 06 Mar 2025 11:01:00 +0000 https://mikehendersonlive.com/?p=848 Psalms 23:2 says the Good Shepherd “makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside quiet waters.” It paints a picture of welcome rest. We all have times or periods of life that are not a time of rest. Times when we feel like we are running from place to place. Some of […]

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]]> 848 How to Keep Going When the Bottom Falls Out https://mikehendersonlive.com/when-the-bottom-falls-out/ Sun, 30 Jan 2022 15:19:47 +0000 https://mikehendersonlive.com/?p=802 Life is full of challenges but one of the most difficult times we face is when the bottom falls out and you wonder how you’re going to keep going. It’s easy for people to think, “I just can’t go on.” But you can. After all, everyone has trials. Even the big names of the faith […]

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]]> 802 How to Survive One Wave After Another https://mikehendersonlive.com/how-to-survive-one-wave-after-another/ Sun, 23 Jan 2022 16:34:21 +0000 https://mikehendersonlive.com/?p=799 As we enter a new year almost everyone has high hopes for a better year over the last two. After struggling through 2020 with Covid-19 and all the lockdowns, we are ready to get back to some sort of normalcy in 2021. Then came higher gas prices, supply chain issues, the Delta variant, and rising […]

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]]> 799 How to Feel Secure — Is it Possible? https://mikehendersonlive.com/where-do-you-find-security/ Sat, 16 Nov 2019 16:45:05 +0000 https://mikehendersonlive.com/?p=779 Security has become a common word especially in the digital age. Everyone wants to know how to feel secure. In fact, on the back of every credit or debit card is a security code. Yet someone else is able to pick our pocket so to speak, and fraudulently use our secure card. So much for […]

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]]> 779 When Dreams Die https://mikehendersonlive.com/when-dreams-die/ Thu, 13 Dec 2018 10:20:42 +0000 http://mikehendersonlive.com/?p=742 In the NFL about this time of year, dreams die. That is, another team loses and is knocked out of the playoff race. Their dream of making it into the playoffs and hopefully getting to the Super Bowl can vanish in a weekend. However, does that mean that the dream really died? Not at all. […]

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]]> 742 The Power of WHY https://mikehendersonlive.com/the-power-of-why/ Fri, 10 Aug 2018 08:35:23 +0000 http://mikehendersonlive.com/?p=722 I worked for my dad’s steel erection company for years, from the time I was a teenager on into my 30’s.  Being the boss’s son had its privileges, but sometimes it sure didn’t feel like it. It was not unusual for some of the guys to hurry on a job, leaving lots of little things […]

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]]> 722 Social Media Makes Even the Great Ones Insecure https://mikehendersonlive.com/social-media-makes-even-the-great-ones-insecure/ Fri, 03 Aug 2018 09:21:13 +0000 http://mikehendersonlive.com/?p=717 Our phones and social media have transformed the way we communicate, connect, receive the news, and stay in touch. In short, we cannot be separated from our phones anymore. Just two decades ago if you wanted to meet someone for lunch you had to plan well in advance. Not anymore. And chances are you will […]

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]]> 717 Perseverance for One More Season https://mikehendersonlive.com/persevering-for-one-more-season/ Fri, 04 May 2018 09:10:16 +0000 http://mikehendersonlive.com/?p=700 You and I know people whose faith has failed. Perseverance can be hard. Joseph in the book of Genesis sat in a prison cell for well over a decade, but he eventually became a ruler in Egypt. In the 1600s, John Bunyan sat in a prison cell for twelve years because of his preaching, but […]

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]]> 700 Even the Best Can’t Win Without Help! https://mikehendersonlive.com/even-the-best-cant-win-without-help/ Tue, 17 Apr 2018 09:19:02 +0000 http://mikehendersonlive.com/?p=609 The NBA Playoffs are in full swing. Some are trying to predict who will be upset and who will make it to the finals. I write this after the first days of the playoffs. Many have predicted that the Cleveland Cavaliers will be in the finals. Time will tell. But you have to win to […]

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