Blessed are We When We’re Insufficient
We must be desperate for God: “You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and His rule.” (Matthew 5:3 MSG)
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God Peels Back the Layers until the Real You is Revealed
God keeps peeling away the layers until the real you is revealed. He uses adversity in your life to scrape away the layers that cover your real life.
Becoming Poor in Self-Sufficiency
The original disciples had no experience in how to be a Christian. All they could do was follow Jesus for each next step
Truth: My God Since Birth
I am God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for me to do. Ephesians 2:10
Will You Join Jesus in His Work?
Jesus was moved to extraordinary compassion when he saw so many people beaten down by life.
Refuse to Set Aside God’s Grace
Costly grace requires that we come to the end of ourselves, that we abandon our current lives in order to begin new lives with Jesus.
Why We’re Less Likely to Try Great Things for God
God pours his power into your life, giving you his strength to do what he’s called to do. Faith is acting in confidence that God’s power is active in and through your life;
You Have a Choice
I finally believed my freedom of choice left me free not to sin. I did not have to sin; I could choose not to sin. I am free from sin, not free from temptation
Who Could Use Your Encouragement Today?
Is there someone who could use your encouragement today? Don’t wait until later! Encourage that person right now.
Brokenness as a Good Thing
In the school of Christ, brokenness is a good thing. “Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.”Psalm 51:8 (NIV)
Let God Interpret the Facts
Have you ever done the very thing God told you to do and then ended up in what seemed like a worse situation?
Love Needs no Because
The love of God needs no because. He does not give his love because of something that you’ve done.
Let Jesus Violate Your Expectations
Jesus violates expectations. Jesus is not subject to our expectation of Him; we are subject to His expectation of us.
Four Ways to Pray for your Friends and Family
Here are four ways you can pray for your friends and family: “… Stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel.” Philippians 1:27 (NIV)
Our Complex Negotiations with God
We’re constantly in complex negotiations with God: -- “God, what if you’re not on the other side of this leap?” -- “Are you sure you’re strong enough to catch me?”
Jesus Never Looked Down on Others
Our objective is to stop seeing others from our limited perspective and to start seeing them in the way God sees them, encouraging the best of others, bringing them to the one who wants…
Loyal to Your Fears or Loyal to Jesus
“Those who do not take up their cross and follow in my steps are not
The Problem is We Won’t Forgive Ourselves
We believe God will forgive us; the problem, though, is we won’t forgive ourselves. Peter knew the feeling; he’d failed Jesus, so he went back to fishing.
Imagine Jesus being too busy to Pray
What are the things that keep you from being consistent in morning devotions?
Prayer: The Hedge of Protection
In the case of children who are prodigals, we can pray a hedge of thorns around them to protect them from friends who influence them in the wrong way. The Bible says, “The earnest…
One Reason God Doesn’t Give You the Full Picture
One reason God doesn’t give you the full picture of his plans for your life is that you may be overwhelmed by what you see.One reason God doesn’t give you the full picture of…
You Can’t be Good Enough, and that’s OK
What are ways you tend to keep score with God? Why do you do this? Ask God to help you trust him more.
Life’s Uncertainty Teaches God Can be Trusted
Strong verses to focus on during times of uncertainty. If we will allow it, our circumstances drive us deeper into the heart of God