The Position of Hope
God of hope is the essence of your Father. It is who He is, and you are in Him (Romans 15:13).
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Who’s Right vs. What’s Right
It is easy to get caught up in who's right instead of what's right. God will give us opportunities to choose what's right versus who's right, as He continues to mold us to be…
The Light of God’s Face
God lifts you up and holds you, everything you love, everybody you love, and your future. He is holding you near in his arms of love. He has invested gifts of love in you…
Praying On The Armor
The Word of God commands us be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power (Ephesians 6:10-18). We daily stand firm against the devil's schemes by putting on our spiritual armor.
Praying the Character of Your Father
Praying the Character of Your Father. From the 23rd Psalm
Fruit of Love
e blessed to love by character and by choice, not by emotion. Love must give, whatever the cost.
The Heart of Prayer
Prayer is keeping company with God, and we become like the One with whom we keep company.
Blessing Of The Resurrection
You are united with Christ in His resurrection. You live in the fullness of the risen and ascended Christ every day because God raised you up with Him. It is no longer you who…
Alignment of Your Times
Let God bring your spirit, soul, and body into alignment with his divine time. Be blessed in every part of your spirit to be in harmony with God's time.
Green Eggs and I AM
Have you ever wondered if Jesus had come at a different time how he would have communicated with His children.
Fountain of Life
God's compassion will lead you beside springs of water. Drink often of His thirst-quenching water.
Praying the Names of God
The many names of God present some aspect of God's inexhaustible, awesome glory. For every need and circumstance you are facing there is a name of God to meet that need.
Forgiveness
Ask your Father if you hold any bitterness or anger against Him about what He has allowed in your life. If painful events have distorted your image of God, receive His healing love and compassion. May your…
Designed for Fulfillment
When we fully grasp these 4 principles, it changes the lenses through which we see everything.
A Child is Born
Isaiah 9:6-7 NIV. For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Christmas: An Invitation to Reckless Abandon
This Christmas marvel at the outrageous and awesome lengths to which God the Father will go to give you the perfect gift. Give Him the gift of the same reckless abandon of Mary, Joseph,…
Be Enlarged by the Love of God
You are his precious one, and he takes pleasure in you. Be blessed to be enlarged with his deep love. Be blessed with knowing that you delight his heart.
Light in the Darkness
Christmas is often a time of joy filled with lights, decorations, and the warmth of family. But for some, this season also brings a sense of darkness from grief, uncertainty, or a feeling of…
Blessed is the Nation Whose God is The Lord
For the next week, bless the spirits of men and women of influence in the political and economic arena to fit the profile of those who are blessed of the Lord.
The Only Question We Need to Ask
Our circumstances can lead us to ask a lot of "Why?" "How?" and "What if?" questions.
You’re Alive, Be Strong
If Christ is in you...your spirit is ALIVE because of righteousness. ..., he ... will also GIVE LIFE to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, Romans 8:10-11
Be Still, My Daughter
Will you take the challenge to “Be still and know that I am God?” Be still and see the salvation of the Lord. Exodus 14:13-14
You Don’t Need an Apology…
You Need God. Each time we face a choice to nurse unforgiveness and bitterness or receive the offense as an opportunity to grow in God.
Enjoy God’s Purposes in Creation
God has plainly made himself known in creation. Be blessed with gratitude for beauty around you, for the strength it offers