Seeking Soul Significance
Seeking Soul Significance. By divine design, God has integrated an insatiable desire for significance into our spiritual DNA.
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Become a Brave-Heart Disciple
Dear Lord, Empower me to become a brave-heart disciple — a disciple never content with a static, stagnant faith experience. Create a constant spiritual discontent in my heart that can only subside by daily…
Unrequited Love
“He knows exactly what we are and loves us anyway.” Despite our lack of love for God, he, demonstrated unrequited love for us by sending Jesus as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
Do Not Lose Heart
Dear Heavenly Father, thank you that you promised to be with me in times of trouble. Holy Spirit, help me to fix my eyes on Jesus. Help me to discern life’s adversity with an…
More Than Euphoria
In Matthew 15, Jesus reminds us that true worship is more than just lip service. Are you just going through the motions when you worship the Lord? Are you honoring God with your lips…
Confronting the Crucible of Choice
Jesus doesn’t plea bargain for the man’s heart because He knows that “… where [his] treasure is, there [his] heart will be also.”
Embracing God’s Call
God calls every Christ-follower to be his hands, feet, and voice. May his enduring grace inspire us to influence our sphere of influence and especially those he calls to become his own.
Audacious Trust
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6
Who Do You Say that I Am?
One of my most dreaded childhood experiences was when my teacher would ask me a question. Although I often knew the answer, the question paralyzed me
Seeking the Source of Sound Wisdom
Do you ever reflect on the wrong decisions you’ve made? I do. In retrospect, I re-evaluate....
Watch Out for Shifting Sand
In today’s consumer crazed culture, Christian communicators and commentators saturate the marketplace with various media to meet believers’ appetite for spiritual insight and clarity.
The Intimacy of Total Reliance
Would you consider yourself self-sufficient? Most people would say yes, because from childhood through adulthood, culture teaches us to be self-sustaining individuals.
A Living Tapestry
You are a living tapestry—a masterpiece in progress—created to authentically reflect God’s image and glory.
Step into the Deep
The receding tide’s unrelenting whisper beckons me to step into the deep and discover Jesus below the surface. Regrettably, I am content with the shoreline’s safety. I fear the deep may cost me my…
One with God
How would you define intimacy? Is it possible for us to experience oneness with the Lord?
Saved to Serve
God calls every believer to embrace Kingdom greatness. As I continue to immerse myself in Jesus’ words and character, I realize that salvation is only the spark to the flame of our intimate and…
An Invitation to Adventure
Has God ever challenged you to step outside your comfort zone? About eight years ago, God challenged me to embrace His invitation to adventure and experience life as He intended — Is the Lord…
Too Much Grey!
In today’s world, believers need an infallible moral compass to ensure they don’t surrender to popular opinion.
God’s Timeless Gift
God’s Word remains a divine heirloom relevant for every believer and generation. “Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path” Psalm 119:105
Pursuing Shalom
We've all struggled with life’s adversities to some extent. In John 14:27 Jesus says “Peace I leave with you; my peace [shalom] I give you. Heavenly Father, protect my heart from trouble and help…
Fix Your Eyes on Jesus
As spiritual athletes, we must run with relentless perseverance because God has already marked out the race for us.
Living with Shadows
Do you experience anxiety? In today’s turbulent world, anxiety is a common and constant companion for many people – an unavoidable effect of living this side of heaven.
You are Never Really Alone
Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for the promise of never leaving us and for the gift of the Holy Spirit. Fill me with your Spirit – my companion, comforter, and counsellor – my unwavering…
Reflecting Our Father’s Family
In Romans, Paul reminds us that God appointed us to reflect the character of Jesus.