Thoughts By Jon Walker

2026-04-10

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.

2026-03-24

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

2026-03-13

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

2025-09-08

Will You Join Jesus in His Work?

Jesus was moved to extraordinary compassion when he saw so many people beaten down by life.

2025-09-02

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.

2025-08-25

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;

2025-08-10

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

2025-07-16

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.

2025-07-14

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)

2025-06-01

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?

2025-05-26

Love Needs no Because

The love of God needs no because. He does not give his love because of something that you’ve done.

2025-02-20

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.

2025-02-01

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)

2024-11-12

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?”

2024-10-17

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 more than all the world what is best for them — Christ the Lord (Luke 2:8-10).

2024-09-19

Loyal to Your Fears or Loyal to Jesus

“Those who do not take up their cross and follow in my steps are not

2024-08-09

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.

2024-07-26

Imagine Jesus being too busy to Pray

What are the things that keep you from being consistent in morning devotions?

2024-07-19

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 prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.” James 5:16b

2024-05-19

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 his plans for your life is that you may be overwhelmed by what you see.

2024-04-14

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.

2024-03-17

God Teaches Through You

God wants you to teach someone who can then teach someone else.

2024-01-26

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

2024-01-07

Be Confident in God’s Strength in You

God wants you to be confident that he’s pouring his strength into you so you can do whatever it takes to defeat these giants. God says you can take possession of an abundant life because he is with you.

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