Five Important Truths I Keep Forgetting
I keep forgetting the important truths of Scripture—truths that should be ready in my hand like a sword in the midst of a raging battle.
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When We Dare to Let God be For Us
When We Dare to Let God be For Us: Dare to let God be for you all He has said He will be. Faith that rests will watch God work. Every time.
More than Faithful
Our God will come through for us. His ways are not as predictable as the sun rising and setting. But His faithfulness is.
What God Already Gave – JOY
Our God is a God of joy, and He made us in His image. We want our lives to be full of joy, like His. The truth is: this God of joy gives joy…
Forgiveness Frees
Suddenly, Jesus looked at the woman. Still speaking to Simon, He pointed to the love this forgiven sinner had been showing Him, in contrast to what Simon had failed to do. Simon gave Him…
How to Convince Your Heart that His Arm is Not Too Short
Remember: His arm is never too short, and His hand can reach even the tiniest trouble.
Love Works
Mary received the praise of Jesus because of the LOVE that accompanied her ‘work.’ And her sacrificial act of love was recorded as a memorial to her.
What God Already Gave: His Son
When God the Father sent His son, He sent a gift to us. Jesus wasn't placed in a manger because He was itching to know what it was like to be a baby. He…
What If. . .?
We are all prone to ask the complicated “what if” questions. But shouldn't we be dwelling on what we already know
Set in Stone
Have you ever said, “Well, nothing’s set in stone.” For centuries, man has laid down counsels. But “The counsel of the LORD stands forever, ...
Lessons from a One-Legged Sandpiper
Lord, Help us not to cave into our circumstances, but to see them as opportunities to run the race with an endurance that only comes from keeping our eyes fixed on You.
Grand Theft
I would never take something that belonged to someone else. Then, I read in Scripture that I am not my own. I don’t belong to myself. I am God’s.
What is Greatness?
True greatness is determined by what GOD has done in our lives. “GREAT” . . . .because of what God is making us to be.
If God Were to Answer Your Phone Call
Sometimes life throws curve balls and hands us difficult decisions, and we just want to pick up the phone and let God tell us what to do.
God is Satisfied
We fret. He is calm. God is not pacing the floors, wondering what’s going on, biting His fingernails, or dissatisfied with our lives and the world in general.
Obstacles or Pathways
Have you ever asked the Lord to draw you closer to Himself -- then, found an overwhelming trial lying between you and that closeness?
A Simple Promise for a Hurried Life
I just spent an unhurried weekend in an unhurried town with a good friend who’s never in a hurry. Coming from a hurried town and a hurried life, slowing down didn’t come easy. Until…
Lord, Make Me Like That
Lord, Make Me Like That. Like a tree planted by a river, finding a constant source of life and nourishment. Like a tree spreading out its roots to that source, reaching for that which…
Prayer: The Great Exchange
Prayer is the great exchange—need replaced by peace even when the need still exists. Prayer places the trial in Another’s hands and knows His faithfulness will stand the test.
Expectations
Expectations. We all have them. We may call them by a different name – hopes, dreams, visions for the future, a reason to set goals today.
Why God is Smiling at You
God is pleased with us based on what Christ did for us; never because of what we do for God.
STEPS and STOPS
We can never determine all the why’s of God’s leading. But we know this . . . His own, silent answer to our why’s have a greater meaning than we could ever comprehend.
How to Get There When You Don’t Have a Road Map
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with my eye.” (Psalm 32:8)
What God Already Gave: Forgiveness
Forgiveness that forgets. When the sins God already forgave haunt you, remember. He forgot.