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Where is your place of refuge? Are you disturbed by the challenges in your daily life or by the uncertainties in the world we live in today?
Sadly, listening has become a lost art. We email and text on our cellular devices with little face-to-face communication. People listen with very little eye contact all the while looking around or checking their…
I’m learning that my obedience and desire for God’s will instead of my own is directly related to my love for God.
Let’s remember that the Lord Jesus is coming back to take us to a prepared place. Till then, His peace and grace will sustain us.
The Apostle Paul said in 2 Corinthians that we need to change our minds when our thoughts do not align with the truth. The process to change one thought is to replace the lie…
"for some, to love others as Christ has loved us remains an ideal too far to reach. Therefore let's start small and bring this task closer to home....love just one person"
Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest” Matthew 11:28
The more I worried, the worse things became. One night while tossing and turning in my bed, I remembered the verse Isaiah 40:31 about God renewing our strength
“I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:13 We’re not as strong as we think we are, but God is stronger than we think.
A prayer to Jesus, the way-maker. I will follow You as You go before me and prepare the way for what is ahead in Your plan.
Are you running around "changing light bulbs and turning on switches" and have neglected to plug yourself into the Power Source? Are you hoping to "fix" your life and then come to Jesus?
The 23rd Psalm. As you cultivate your personal communion with God in prayer, let him lead you to pray this psalm for others.
At the end of summer's scorching heat, where did you find your shadow of protection and refreshment?
It doesn't seem fair, does it? Paul spent his life serving Christ, and yet he experienced continual suffering.
Often we hide our true selves from people. We put on masks. We pretend. We people please. Why? We want to be liked. We want to belong.
Max Lucado shares how prayer, gratitude, and faith in Christ replace worry with God’s peace that guards our hearts and minds.
We, too, can endure hardship with joy in the Lord, who comforts and strengthens us through it and promises to bring us safely to glory.
2 years ago my husband was diagnosed with an extreme health condition, and instead of getting mad at God, I asked Him for help
"What must we do to do the work of God?" Jesus replied, "Trust..." God asks us to trust that He loves us. that He is with us this moment
Many received help from God, and it is certain He won’t fail you— never give up!
Being Tested: 1 Peter 1:6 says, “In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.”
Jesus, I want to learn from you. I want to think right. I want to hear the Spirit’s voice and obey.