Developing Faith through Adversity
It doesn't seem fair, does it? Paul spent his life serving Christ, and yet he experienced continual suffering.
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Our Everlasting Consolation
“Consolation.” There is music in the word: like David’s harp, it charms away the evil spirit of depression.
Peace through Prayer
Max Lucado shares how prayer, gratitude, and faith in Christ replace worry with God’s peace that guards our hearts and minds.
Joyful Endurance
We, too, can endure hardship with joy in the Lord, who comforts and strengthens us through it and promises to bring us safely to glory.
Never Give Up
Many received help from God, and it is certain He won’t fail you— never give up!
Tests Are Temporary
Being Tested: 1 Peter 1:6 says, “In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.”
Engineer at Work
Divine Encounters. Are you available for them? Do you expect God to be at work in your own life?
Calm in the Storm
The mighty power which Jesus demonstrated when He walked this earth centuries ago still abides in Him, and He abides in me. Therefore, I shall claim supernatural miraculous power whenever the occasion demands.
Seeing Clearly
What do you see most clearly today? Is it what is seen or what is unseen? No matter our belief system, we ultimately have to trust what we can't see.
A God Who Never Deserts Us
What changing circumstances are you facing right now? How are you responding to those changes? Has fear gripped your heart?
Tearing Down or Building Up?
Building up your temple with character, integrity, trustworthiness & respect. Be careful to not stumble & in an instant erase what God took years to build.
God Will Help You
If Jesus was willing to use divine clout to solve a social faux pas, how much more would he be willing to intervene on the weightier matters of life?
A Prayer for Blessing
Father, I thank You for being the God of every blessing, the fount of every
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.
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.