Is it All about Money?
‘Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.’ Mark 10
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Don’t Hit the Fan
Before you think your life is going to hit the fan, seek the Father to give you both the strength in your wings and the knowledge you need to lift you above it all.…
Lift Up Your Soul
Lift Up Your Soul: Dearest Lord, I pray that I may surrender a little more each day to Your use, and trust more and more in Your mercy and love — that I can…
Right Us Again
You shouldn't struggle on your own because, like a sheep, most likely it will be beyond your capability to get right again no matter how hard you try. Press the call button and seek…
Pieced Together
“Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted” (John 6:12).With Christ as my mold, the pieces of my life have been transformed into something new.
Being Smart or Being Wise
When we are being wise, we rely on someone or something other than our own storehouse of knowledge to inform us, knowing our own limitations. That takes humility but also discernment.
Clouded View
It can happen in a matter of minutes. A beautiful sunshiny day can become overcast, gloomy, and dank. Life imitates nature, doesn't it?
Unresolved Anger
Anger is a silent killer. Not only can it fester in our hearts and cause our blood pressure to rise — it also discolours how we see things.
Something Else
Sometimes it takes more than one person to free someone from a life of darkness and sin. Our prayers carry people to the feet of Jesus.
Do You Really Need It?
If the desire of your heart is to do God’s will, you can rest assured God will supply everything you need
The Beginning and the End
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is, and was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:8
What’s Your Focus?
Perhaps, instead of focusing on how we should change, we need to shift our focus to the Cross.
Rain and Ravens
Dearest Lord, Thank You for caring enough about me to give me my daily needs—and occasionally my wants, too.
Are you Strapped to God?
Dearest Lord, let us strap ourselves to you. Anchor us in faith and help us to cling to your love, no matter what swirls around us.
All-Seeing Eyes
“The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.” Proverbs 15:3
Take Time to Ripen
I think some Christians are too anxious to bear their fruit before it is ready. Father God, Creator of all. Help us to yield to Your timing before we bear fruit.
Do You Look Both Ways?
Proverbs 4:26 “Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways”. Sometimes we assume the way is clear, but life interrupts with unexpected circumstances.
Mine, Mine
Thought: Is there something you are clinging to, claiming it is rightfully yours? Will you give it to God
When Personalities Clash
“As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” Proverbs 27:17 Father God, when someone rubs us the wrong way, let us turn to You for discernment.
At the Gate of Beautiful
In the 3rd chapter of Acts, it says that Peter and John were in Jerusalem
Good or Bad?
“And God saw that it was good.” Genesis 1:9 Decades ago, Amy Grant recorded a