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Thought — Is there perhaps an alternative to your desired outcome that could surprise you into realizing it’s better than your wildest dreams? Go to God to ask for guidance, pleading for contentment in…
“As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.” Psalm 103:12 (NIV)
Thought: Is there something you are clinging to, claiming it is rightfully yours? Will you give it to God
God uses failures! Miss this truth and you miss your Glory Days. God’s grace is greater than your failures.
Sometimes God really surprises us with the people he decides to save. Saul of Tarsus comes to mind.
Without Jesus’ words we would be witnesses with nothing to say; without Jesus’ authority we would be ambassadors with nothing to do; without Jesus’ love we would be servants with nothing to give.
Lord, thank you that your power is made perfect in my weakness. Thank you for the grace to persevere in my current reality. Help me to gladly accept all the grace that you want…
Are you someone who has suffered emotionally, and perhaps physically at the hands of others? Have emotions such as anger, resentment, hate, hostility, bitterness and revenge entered your heart and mind?
.... “Let the people shout from the mountaintops” … “Let them give glory to the Lord.” Isaiah 42 But how many of them, “how many of us” are willing to “tell it on the…
I will never forget my first Christmas as a follower of Christ. I was thousands of miles from home, grieving my mother’s passing, battling my addictions, flat broke, and almost out of hope.
Do you feel stuck in discouragement? Frustration that isn’t handled well may develop into depression. Living in discouragement will divide the mind.
“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.” Colossians 3:15
Whatever the causes, many and varied, that lead to broken down lives, God has one solution: his church and his people. When we live in Christ-like compassion, God names us and makes us Repairers…
Jesus tells us to believe he’s going to prepare a place for us, and he will come back again to take us to be with him (John 14:1-4). When Jesus made this promise a…
As believers in the living Christ we can flip griping on its head with an attitude of gratitude.
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28
Has God delivered you from trouble? Have you passed safely through rivers, supported by the divine presence? Have you walked through proverbial fires unharmed?
“He has put eternity in their hearts” Ecclesiastes 3:11b When my brother learned he had Lou Gehrig disease his plans changed.
Father, thank You for the hardships You lead us through. You use them to make us more compassionate, more loving and kind. More tender.
In a culture that thrives on how we look and what our status is, how can we be grounded in the truth of what God considers important and of value? I have a perfect…
Above all else make sure that you live each day with praise on your lips.