The Obstacle of Discouragement
When life deals you a painful blow and your soul is in despair, turn your eyes away from your situation and place them on the Lord.
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Blessed are the Peacemakers
Anyone who seeks perfect blessedness (as far as it can be experienced here and now on Earth) must grasp this seventh benediction and become a peacemaker.
God Covers Your Faults with His Perfect Love
The reality is, God’s love is perfect, and he wants to cover our faults with Jesus Christ. The more we’re conscious of God’s love, the less self-conscious we become about ourselves.
God Answers the Mess of Life
Ezekiel 36:26 says, “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you!” Grace calls us to change and then gives us the power to pull it off!
Do Not Be Anxious
Anxiety is worry over things which we cannot control and which we do not remove from our thoughts. Anxiety dominates and controls a passive mind and a troubled heart, filling both with doubt, fear,…
A Passion to Obey
All the promised blessings in the world cannot make a believer follow God into some frightening places. But that’s where love for our Father comes in, as it compels us toward obedience no matter…
Remember the Promises in His Word
Whatever your specific need is, you will likely find a promise about it in the Bible.
Learning to Trust the Master
God's greatest blessings often come costumed as disasters. Some of you doubt it. How can God use cancer or death or divorce? Simple. He's smarter than we are.
Never Give Up
Galatians 6:9 “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”
He Holds You
He Holds You God never leaves you alone… He never forgets about you… He looks
Jesus Has What You Need
We can calmly take our concerns to God because he is as near as our next breath.
Finding Clear Guidance
So often when we’re faced with a critical choice, all we want from the Lord is a quick answer. But He delights to meet with us in order to deepen our relationship with Him.
Praising God
It isn’t optional whether we’ll praise God or not. God is most worthy of praise, and every Christian, as the recipient of His grace, has been given both the wonderful opportunity and the obligation…
Adopted By God
The Apostle Paul says that when we are led by the Spirit of God, we become His children, His offspring through adoption. We may be in body and He may be in Spirit, but…
A Big Picture Prayer Perspective
Do you struggle to experience a fulfilling prayer life? Admittedly, I know sometimes I do. Lately, the anguish of urgency and impatient expectation is an excruciating, burdensome ritual.
You are Not Alone
As long as the world is here and as long as you are in it, you can be absolutely, positively certain that He is with you. Jesus is with you!
Sole Provider, Sole Comforter
When there is truly no other name that you can call, then cast all your cares on him, for he is waiting in the midst of the storm.
The Beginning of Wisdom
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” Proverbs 9:10
Don’t Let Your Past Control Your Future
Release your hold on your life and throw the door open on the dynamic of God's will for your future.
The Kingdom of Heaven
Have you ever been persecuted because of your faith in Christ? If so, how did you respond?
I Will Be With You
Thank you, Almighty God, for always being near. I know that there are many times when I am not aware of your nearness or of your providence at work or of your miraculous moving…
God is Cheering for You
If your God is Mighty enough to ignite the sun, could it be that He is mighty enough to light your path?
God Requires Risky Obedience
God uses risks, large and small, to push us into a deeper faith. And so he wants us to step forward in faith, even if we don’t know where the second step will take…
Be Still and Know
"Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! The Lord of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is…