2020-08-19
Listening to God
I once heard someone say that if we have only ten minutes to pray, we should spend the first half listening and the second half petitioning.
Read more..I once heard someone say that if we have only ten minutes to pray, we should spend the first half listening and the second half petitioning.
Read more..How do you handle your tough times? When you’re tired of trying, tired of forgiving, tired of hard weeks or hard-headed people how do you manage your dark days?
Read more..God’s Word alerts us that in difficult times our hearts can go astray.
Read more..A gentle spirit is something we cannot produce in ourselves. But the Holy Spirit produces “love, joy, peace, kindness, gentleness” and much more. Why not ask the Holy Spirit to be in control of your life from now on?
Read more.."Lord God our Father, whether we eat or drink or whatever we do, we do it all for Your glory. Help us as we try not to cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God and help us try to please everyone in every way. For we are not seeking our own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved. In Jesus name amen."
Read more..The dark can be a scary place. I have never felt comfortable in the darkness. My imagination runs to places I’d never think of if I was in a lit room.
Read more.."If you have lost the joy of the Lord in your life," someone once observed, "who moved, you or God? For in His presence is fullness of joy."
Read more..Two hikers, bone weary from trudging toward the peak of a majestic mountain, pause when one says, “I think we’re on the wrong path; we’ve stopped making progress. Maybe it’s time to turn back.”
Read more..Why do we allow ourselves to live in confusion and even chaos when we can be equipped by the Holy Spirit of God. Do we miss the wisdom and revelation we can have from God because we drown out that quiet voice of the Spirit by our busy lives?
Read more..Many persons have lost their major sources of income and a whole lot are barely managing to stand on their feet as a result of the pandemic. If you are in any of these categories, God wants you to know that He is El-Shaddai – The All Sufficient God.
Read more..Then life doesn’t make sense, we can know that it’s all known to God. No matter what our circumstances, we can know that God is always in control and He is bigger than our circumstances.
Read more..Jesus said to seek peace in Him because He has overcome this troublesome world (John 16:33)). Let’s shift our focus from our vexing problem to God and ask for His peace to surround us today.
Read more..Just because we cannot touch each other doesn’t mean we can’t stay in touch.
Read more..Does God guarantee the absence of struggle? Not in this life.
Read more..We all remember pains from the past.But our pain is valuable to Him. So valuable, He uses the pain to frame the beautiful things He’s making out of the pain.
Read more..Belonging to God’s family can be a gentle rain on the desert of our loneliness. God, our Father, is ours because we are not the only believer left on earth. No matter how alone we may feel, we know that there are many others who worship Christ Jesus, our Lord.
Read more..Comparison. People sometimes become preoccupied with those who seem smarter, wealthier, nicer-looking, more successful, and so on. This makes individuals feel overshadowed and creates doubt in their own ability to achieve.
Read more..Most of us have probably spent that last couple of months during this pandemic sitting in front of our computers, tablets, or phones streaming a live sermon instead of attending church in person. Some might be tired of this way of church. Others might enjoy it.
Read more..Will you join me in thanking God for the "care-givers" in our churches who continually find ways to reach out to their flock and will not let the Word be silenced? Lord, I am grateful for our amazing shepherds who have found such unique ways of caring for and feeding your flock.
Read more..Then it hit her. She realized it wasn’t up to her to be the light. Jesus is the Light. Friend, be a Lighthouse! Let God’s love shine through you every day!
Read more..God gives beauty to the flowers and life to grass. In the grand scheme of things, these are transitory and insignificant. He sent his Son from Heaven to save us. So, he most definitely is going to give us what we need until we go home to live with him!
Read more..Sometimes even God’s greatest gifts go unused because in order to fully benefit from them, we need to admit we need help. We can all humbly use the amazing gift of the Holy Spirit in our daily lives, relying on him moment by moment.
Read more..How would you describe your crisis? Do you recite your woes more naturally than you do heaven’s strength?
Read more..In a flash, everything changed. Life as usual ceased and the world plunged into a time of fear and uncertainty.
Read more..