Overcoming the Stronghold of Fear
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Four Grizzly Bears
Suddenly in the distance they spotted four adult grizzly bears charging down a ridge toward them. Fear gripped their hearts.
Why “Father” God?
not everyone has had bad experiences with their father. But those who do often transfer those negative mental pictures to God.
7 Good Things…to Know about God’s Love for You
No one knows you more thoroughly than God. O LORD, You have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up: (vs. 1)
Our True Identity
Believing what God says about our new self is a choice. Satan certainly conspires to convince believers that God’s Word doesn’t apply to them.
God Speaks in our Daily Routine
He can talk to you too near a cooker, a computer, a mop, a canvas, a keyboard, a microphone, an exercise machine or in any other place.
Today Is Your Best Day
“In God we boast all day long, And praise Your name forever.” Psalm 44:8 Here are four reasons why today is your best day.
The Greatest Words a Child Could Ever Hear
'You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased'" Luke 3:22 We are also “hidden with Christ in God” Colossians 3:3
A Dry Land
“If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink." ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’
Let Me Hear Your Word and Obey
Father, I pray today that I see the parts of my life where I am not being obedient to your word. Lord let me repent of this today, truly want to turn from these…
The Jesus Lens
Most of us try to live with one eye on Jesus and one eye on the world. The only thing that does is give us double vision.
A Singing Heart
The language of heaven is praise. Listen to music that causes your heart to sing praises to God. Also, saturate your mind with the Word of God. The psalms especially exalt and honor God…
What To Do With Fear
How do we deal with fear? By taking charge of our situation. By doing something instead of nothing
Will the Rope Hold?
Question: Do you believe your rope, God, will hold you during tough times? Are you willing to let go of the things that give you security?
Pat on the Back
Ever notice how difficult it is to give yourself a pat on the back? It takes someone else to do it for us. When we do it ourselves it becomes a self proclamation and…
THE NEXT VERSE
John 3:17 God's primary purpose for sending His Son, Jesus, into the world was not to pass judgment and condemn humanity, but to provide a way for the entire world to be saved through…
Finding Good in the Bad
Judas - Jesus looked at him and said, "Friend, do what you came to do" What Jesus saw in Judas as worthy of being called a friend, hard to imagine.
The Prayer You Almost Stopped Praying
Some prayers become heavy because we have carried them for so long. Before you give up, remember what Jesus taught about praying without losing heart.
No Pecking Order with Jesus
Jesus flip-flopped the pecking order. 1 Corinthians 13:4 Love does not boast, it is not proud. Jesus has no room for pecking orders. In a world of upward mobility, choose downward servility. “Regard one another…
Managing Our Thoughts
You’ve got to admit—anger shows up, and we let him in. Revenge needs a place to stay, so we have him pull up a chair.
Ask What You Will
Prayer has always been the breath, life, vitality, strength and power of the Christian. Beginning with our Lord, who spent much time in prayer, and continuing with the disciples and fruitful, Spirit-filled Christians through…