Top 10 Ways Not to Hear From God
1. Take no time for margins in your life. Fill your life with so much activity that there is no room to "Be still, cease striving, and know that I am God" (Psalm 46:10).…
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Let Your Light Shine
Think for a moment about the people you influence. The ones you meet at your local coffee shop, the grocery store, clothing store and online, as well as your neighbors, coworkers, church and family.…
A Place of Blessing
Wouldn’t you love to be like the tree that is firmly planted by the rivers of water and is fruitful and prospers? Isn’t this the life we want to live in the Lord? This…
Scripture Smorgasbord
I have a tendency to love God’s Word, like I love potluck dinners! Let me explain . . .
Lost Dreams
Have you ever had a dream die? Something you wanted to accomplish in life but “life” got in the way? it is God’s great pleasure to give us new dreams and fresh hopes. Jeremiah…
Compassion-ate
If you are feeling a bit lost today, seek the Compass-ion of God. Let Him direct your path. He won't steer you wrong.
Within Reach
Is God calling you to be a comfort to someone? Don’t shoo the thought away when their name enters your head. Pray for them. Then call them,
Hard Life Journey
Friend, God can use your pain-filled past to share the heavenly message of hope in Christ. Tell others how God loves you and by His grace gave you eternal comfort and a wonderful hope.
In Wisdom You Made Them All
How my heart soars with joy and delight when He opens my eyes to the variety of created things He gives us.
Looking for a Bumper Crop?
Thought: Does your spiritual growth feel slow or stymied lately? Ask God how you can bear more fruit for Him.
Just a Carton of Cream
Father, it is so easy to rationalize a wrong deed or attitude. Yet you desire truth and honesty. Thank you for your Holy Spirit who convicts us of sin. Help us to obedient. Amen.
The Root System
If you get bumped in life and find that a bitter root has been disturbed and springs up with in you, take action!
The Story of Your Heart
Three women became part of the genealogy of Jesus, in spite of the labels they might have carried within their own communities.
Serving Faithfully and Fully
Even as a slave, Joseph trusted God and remained faithful and served diligently, showing Potiphar that God was real.
Feeling or Fact: What Will You Stand On?
Questions: Have you been struggling with despair? Are you relying on feelings instead of fact? How can you affirm God’s truth in your life today?
His Weakest are Indispensable
Do you sometimes feel like you are not needed? You are. Paul explains that the body of Christ includes many parts — all needed and necessary.
Expectations
Expectations. We all have them. We may call them by a different name – hopes, dreams, visions for the future, a reason to set goals today.
A New Creature
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, behold, the new has come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17
Words of Blessing
here is so much power in our tongue. We can shape and build lives with words that strengthen and give life.
Rocky Place
If you are in the shifting sands of life right now, seek out Jesus. He will be your rock, your stronghold, your refuge.
Choose Carefully
Do you ever feel like God has not lived up to your expectation in some particular circumstance of your life? Perhaps you have believed… yet nothing has happened. When you feel confused and wondering…
SEEK MY FACE
Once a newborn infant starts to seek your face, the relationship journey begins. These precious bundle takes comfort in connecting with you and being in your loving arms,