When I was young I thought a godly life meant avoiding things that others in town enjoyed freely. I was on the outside looking in as my youthful peers spoke of their first cigarette, drink, and engagements with girls. Their lives seemed carefree, and mine a burden.
Read more..“Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good
Read more..Worship is more than our heart, soul, and words offered to God. It's our posture. When we understand the grace he has given us to be called his children, what else can we do but bow down.
Read more..How do you handle your tough times? When you are tired of trying, tired of forgiving, tired of hard weeks or hard-headed people—how do you manage your dark days?
Read more..The "Golden Rule" is so straightforward, isn't it? Sometimes we make things, especially religious things, far too complicated and complex.
Read more..Man needs nothing so much as he needs something to bring life together into total meaning.—E. Stanley Jones
Read more..What's holding you back from being an active witness?
Read more..Have you met people who refuse to deal with sin in their life, who cross their arms and huff “I’ve done nothing wrong!”?
Read more..Little sins do mischief to the tender heart. . A great sin cannot destroy a Christian, but a little sin can make him or her miserable.
Read more..The message of God is the message of grace. Grace that is entirely God’s. God loving. God offering.
Read more..I want to be the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Christ in every place… How about you?
Read more..Have you substituted busyness for seeking God, and in doing so allowed something other than God to be your first priority?
Read more..The Holy Spirit has more than enough power to transform lives from the inside out, but working change within is usually a slow process. Spiritual fruit takes time to grow and mature. That’s why we need patience and faith to believe He is...
Read more..Dear God, it is so easy to think that life without you is free, fun, and easy. Help me see that in You I find significance.
Read more..“Come unto me all who are weary and burdened, I shall give you rest.” Matthew: 11:28
Read more..While I know that prayer is wonderful, and that prayer not only changes things but also changes you; while I know that the man of prayer can go right in, and take the blessing from God; yet I tell you that if we grasp the truth that we have before us, we shall find that faith is the greatest inheritance of all.
Read more..Jesus came so that the last could be first, the sick could be healed, the sinners could be saved, and the lost could be found.
Read more..God does not want us to be judgmental; He wants us prayer-mental. As instinctively as we have judged people, we should pray for them instead.
Read more..The odds of a planet like ours existing anywhere in the universe, let alone containing life like ours, is infinitesimally small. Science has merely reconfirmed God’s word: We are special.
Read more..Are you willing to be the same on the outside as in the inside? Are you looking for a new beginning?
Read more..Are you having difficulty trusting God because of an unfortunate early relationship with your father or mother? If so, I encourage you to do what Roger did.
Read more..if we believe in you, as the Scripture has said, "streams of living water will flow from within us... through the Spirit that you have given us. Thank you Jesus, amen." John 7:37-39
Read more..You learn things about God on the mountain top that are different from the things you learn in the valley —
Read more..There are some tough times in life! They're inescapable. That's when our confidence in the Lord's salvation and our relationship with him get tested!
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