Character Defect
Is there an area in your life in which you’ve grown self-sufficient, overly confident, or adamant about assuming that you couldn’t fall into temptation? If the Holy Spirit brings something to mind, ask the…
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Accepted in the Beloved
If we have fallen somewhere along the way, if we've not trusted him, if we've wanted our way more than his, let’s do as Jesus instructed Peter (John 21:15-23).
Pruned for Purpose
Dear Father, you promise in your word to prune branches that don’t bear fruit. I ask you to humbly search me and see if there are barren branches. I give you permission to do…
The Midnight Hour
April never woke up after that surgery. That began the most difficult journey of my life — learning to live without her. At times when I was drowning in grief, I’d praise God for…
Everyone Needs Jesus
Father, help me to be sensitive to the deep spiritual need of those I come in contact with. May I willingly share with them the one who is capable of releasing them from their…
Taste and See the Lord is Good
I’ve learned grief has many different faces. Among them are sorrow, misery, anguish, pain, distress, heartache, agony, torment, affliction, suffering, woe, dejection, and despair?
Unreciprocated Love
It's crucial for us to love like God loves if we are to be witnesses to the lost. A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you…
For the Benefit of the Body
Never underestimate your talent and how God can use it. He gave it to you uniquely — for a reason.
How to Know God’s Will
What’s your heart’s desire for the year 2020? As I drive my granddaughters to school in the mornings, we pray over our day and for other concerns or needs we have using memorized scripture…