Slave Thinking
We who walk with Christ often experience this tendency toward slave thinking. We grow discouraged in the tough battle of addictions or grief or abuse or self-doubt.
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Disappointed With God
Have you ever been disappointed with God. You trusted him to bless you with a job or to answer a fervent prayer for a loved one and nothing happened. It’s as though God doesn’t…
The Pursuer
God pursued us even before we began to pursue Him, and that He knows us even more than we know ourselves.
Will They See You in Me?
Poem by Kathy Cheek. Lord, When people look at me Will they see You? When people talk to me Will they hear You? When they come to me And need the strength That You…
What Do You Say?
What is there to say when tragedy strikes? Proverbs 2:1-5 gives us a clue: ...turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding—...
No Private Rooms
Could it be that the rooms of my life closed off to God are locked because I haven’t sufficiently developed that same love and trust with my Heavenly Father?
There is Room for You
Thought: If you have struggled with knowing where you fit in the Kingdom of God, ask God to show you through your everyday life what He has called you to.
Love Notes for You
God has written a letter to you. The Bible isn’t just a storybook about God, the people of Israel, and a man named Jesus. It is a love letter from God to you. When…
Words, Words, Words
Look for the reasons to praise your children. Do it often. Every day! Use words that encourage. Things like, “I love you sweetheart.” Or, “I couldn’t be more proud of you.”
When God Interrupts Our Plans
Pause and ponder over some disappointments you’ve encountered in life. Do you think they all happened by mistake?
Treasures in Heaven
Jesus emphasizes hearts directed to God and not centered on material things. We know to invest our money into the work of God to invest in heaven.
The Great Divide
Often, the divide is long and wide between who Jesus really is and who we want Him to be.
Saturated Heart
Is your heart fully saturated for the Lord? How can your heart “drip” love onto the relationships in your life today?
Time to Reflect
Father, help us to be wise. Amen. “Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding” Proverbs 4:7
You Make Me Happy
Be blessed as your God and Father creates new pathways of significance where none has consciously existed. Be blessed as you discover how the seven colors of God's covenant are displayed in you.
His Will – Exactly!
Jesus revealed that the Holy Spirit “will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. Jesus completely obeyed His Father all the time and modeled what a…
How Dare He?
How often does God detour me from danger and I complain because things are not happening "my way"? How often were those irritating moments that delayed me - actually work to my advantage without me knowing…
Silence is Golden
Are you searching for a place of escape from the noisy world around you? God is right there in the quiet places.
The Wound of Bitterness
THE WOUND OF BITTERNESS. Where there is bitterness, There is brokenness Where healing should be, Can be, Will be, When the bitterness is gone
Academics or Intimacy?
I think many of us approach prayer as if God is our great Santa Claus in the sky and we’re disillusioned when He doesn’t come through for us.
Run with Patience
Dear friend, as you wait upon the Lord, continue to live a holy life. Apply God's Word daily, live in the power of the Holy Spirit, and make yourself available to Him.