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Thoughts By Phil Ware

March 27, 2021

Saved by Grace

It is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast.”  Ephesians 2:8-9

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March 24, 2021

Fear of Man

When we try to please others, when we fear what others may say or do to us, we place ourselves in a position of great vulnerability. Our lives no longer remain our own.

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March 20, 2021

Fruit of the Spirit

Where the Holy Spirit lives, human character is changed and spiritual fruit can be seen.

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March 17, 2021

I Am With You

Not only does God's blessing rest on us, his presence goes with us. We cannot ever be in a place where he is not with us.

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March 13, 2021

Perfect Love

Thoughts on today's verse: What is there to fear if God sent his Son to die to redeem us? What is there to fear if we cannot be separated from the love God has for us in Christ Jesus?

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February 27, 2021

Joyful in Hope

Choosing joy through hope rather than despair, choosing patient endurance in times of affliction, and choosing faithfulness in prayer are all decisions of the will.

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February 20, 2021

No Fear in Love

There are many kinds of fear. Some of these are legitimate. Others are imagined. Still others are irrational.

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February 14, 2021

Love

The Love Chapter: 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 ‘Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs’. Holy God, I know you loved me when I was not lovable, and redeemed me when I was not worthy.

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February 12, 2021

My Soul Yearns for You

When a young couple in love is apart, they long to be with each other again. When a parent is separated from his or her child, the parent misses the child intensely.

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January 31, 2021

When I Call to You

I believe three things are important: 1) honesty in our prayer life with God, 2) confidence that God hears and cares even when our prayers sizzle with pain and frustration, and 3) genuine praise for God included in our prayers even when things seem bleak.

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