Don’t Miss God’s Blessings
Many people want eternal life, but on their terms. In order to have this eternal life in Christ, we must put God first in our lives. We are to love God most.
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God is the Answer to all our Fears
His prefect love gives me courage to move ahead in spite of the fear. As Rick Warren has said, “Courage is not the absence of fear; courage is moving ahead in spite of your…
Our True Value
God’s value system is very different from the world’s. Position in Christ is more important than performance. Being is more important than doing.
The I AM God
By calling Himself I AM what is God saying about himself? I am ever present and I am enough.
Why I Keep a Gratitude Journal
don’t want to miss any of my blessings. So, I will keep on writing in my gratitude journal. I encourage you to begin one to record God’s blessings in your life.
God’s Love is Holy Love
God is love. Love is who He is and it’s the bedrock of all that He does.
The Source of My Strength
If Jesus Christ lives in us, we have the resource to conquer all things because there is nothing bigger or mightier than He is.
When Life is Tough, Plant Flowers
One difficulty after another kept coming my way until I felt overwhelmed. I lost my job and therefore my income. If only our house would sell ....
Be a Minister of Reconciliation
I find that many a mother’s heart has been broken because there is division in her family. How can reconciliation begin?
Restored Families
What’s happening in your family? Remember, when we pray for reconciliation in our families, we are praying in God’s will.
God has Enough for Every Need
We live in a world of supply and demand, where necessary things are often scarce. We’re afraid we’ll run out, so we store and hoard and worry.
A Time of Waiting
How can we make waiting more enjoyable? I received an interesting lesson at the airport one day.
The God of Hope
What are you struggling with? In what situation do you need hope. overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit (Romans 15:13).
Never Abandoned
God Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. I will not, I will not, I will not in any degree leave…
Waiting on God
How can we make a time of waiting more tolerable, even fruitful? “I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.”Psalm 130: 5
God is Good All the Time
God’s goodness is the same on bad days as it is on good days. People who attest to God’s goodness in their lives do not experience an absence of trouble but rather have a…
What Does it Mean to Love God?
Pain brings us back to the basics of our faith. “Do you love Me?” Are you ready to say with me: “Father, you know that I love you.”
Disappointed With God
Have you ever been disappointed with God. You trusted him to bless you with a job or to answer a fervent prayer for a loved one and nothing happened. It’s as though God doesn’t…
How to Get the Most Out of This Day
Helen Keller, who was blind, deaf and mute, asked a friend who’d just come in from a walk through the park, “What did you see?” “Nothing much,” she answered. How can that be? Helen…
Feeling or Fact: What Will You Stand On?
Questions: Have you been struggling with despair? Are you relying on feelings instead of fact? How can you affirm God’s truth in your life today?
Who Am I? What Am I Here For?
Where are you in this faith journey? Has life dealt you some cruel blows? Do you feel excluded from the in-crowd?
Never Give Up
The power of persistence accomplishes great things. Perhaps you’re tired and discouraged. Come to God in your weakness and tell Him, “I depend on you to see me through this.” God is with you…