God Uses People
Sinners, the ungodly, the imperfect, the fearful! Why does God choose such losers to change the world?
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When We Feel Burned Out
Burn Out. What emotions come to mind when you hear the words burden and burnout? These terms make us sigh, don’t they?
Living with Shadows
Do you experience anxiety? In today’s turbulent world, anxiety is a common and constant companion for many people – an unavoidable effect of living this side of heaven.
Overcoming Obstacles
The Lord has a beautiful plan for each believer’s life. But to thwart God’s purposes, Satan sprinkles obstacles in our path.
Living in God’s Presence
Living in God’s Presence: How do I live in God's presence? How do I detect his unseen hand on my shoulder and his inaudible voice in my ear?
What To Do
Facing a battle? Don’t try to—Figure your way through, Reason your way through, Guess your way through, Feel your way through, but rather....
You are Never Really Alone
Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for the promise of never leaving us and for the gift of the Holy Spirit. Fill me with your Spirit – my companion, comforter, and counsellor – my unwavering…
Jesus Identifies With Our Needs
Whatever your needs may be, you can follow Christ’s example and experience the Father’s provision.
Tears of Repentance and Forgiveness
To think that we have offended so kind and good a Lord is more than sufficient reason for being constant weeper
Pulling Down Strongholds
Make no mistake. The devil is a real devil! Every conflict is a contest with Satan and his forces. Prayer, worship, and Scripture are our weapons.
Tomorrow is a New Day
The Lord is saying....I want you to know that I am here for you in every way, in every situation
He’s Your God
"I will take you by the hand and will keep you." Isaiah 42:6 (AMP) He’s your God in the quiet, He’s your God in the test. ,He’s your God in the battle. ,He’s your…
Free at Last
"Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!" Becoming a Christian means we have been liberated from law keeping.
Overcoming Offenses
Jesus came to make us "unoffendable. "Those who love [God's] law have great peace, and nothing causes them to stumble" (Psalms 119:165).
How to Rejoice While the World Falls Apart
What hardships and stressors burden you today? Take a few moments to bring them before God in prayer and make a conscious choice to rejoice—in God’s redemptive work in their midst
God Hunger
Addiction has been defined as "God-hunger directed to the wrong source of soul satisfaction."
Our Strongholds
Does a stronghold have a strong hold on you? Do you feel nothing but despair? Do you think thoughts of defeat? A stronghold is a false premise that denies God’s promise.
God Our Refuge
God is not only our protector; he is also our helper. Even when our world seems to be crashing around us, he is there.
Kept by the Keeper
Only God can turn a life from...meaninglessness to purposefulness, barrenness to fruitfulness, heaviness to joyfulness, ugliness to loveliness, aimlessness to hopefulness, anxiousness to peacefulness.
The Source of Our Adversity
When we experience hardships, we usually wonder why God allows these painful situations to come our way. It just doesn't seem to fit with His role as our loving heavenly Father. We struggle to...
Forgiveness: A Space of Grace
When it comes to forgiveness, all of us are beginners. No one owns a secret formula. As long as you are trying to forgive, you are forgiving.
God of Peace
"do not be anxious about anything" Learn to be content with your present lot, with God's dealings
Leading in a Storm
How do you lead a business or family or church in times of hardship, conflict and crisis, so that everyone comes out the other side stronger, wiser, better?
Let God’s Light Through
“Jesus said "While I am in the world, I am the light of the world." John 9:5 "Jesus also said that "You are the light of the world." Matthew 5:14