2021-05-30
Learning through Adversity
As believers, we know God uses our troubles to accomplish His good purposes.
Read more..As believers, we know God uses our troubles to accomplish His good purposes.
Read more..Friend, God cares about you, but he also cares how you respond to your circumstances. Do you leave your worries with God in prayer? Or do you constantly chew on the problems you face?
Read more..There is only one person who qualifies to be the light of the world. That is Jesus. So how do we follow Him?
Read more..Precious Lord, I confess that it is much easier to make excuses for myself than to intentionally grow in faith. Help me face myself honestly,
Read more..It has been said that the three most difficult words in the English language are, “I am sorry.” It hurts to apologize and we want to put it off, temporarily or even permanently.
Read more..Father God, I invite you to show me any area of my life where I’m not fully trusting in your presence and power. Thank you that you can do immeasurably more than I can in any area of my life.
Read more..Are you a perfectionist? Do you find yourself needing to be perfect in everything, never allowing people or for that matter, God to see your flaws?
Read more.....go forth with a burdened heart sharing the precious seed of the Word of God, proclaiming that most joyful news ever announced
Read more..Let's keep this simple. First, we need to admit that with the complexities and perplexities of life, even the smartest of us is not all that brilliant.
Read more..“If you fear God you need fear nothing else,” the Bible says. These words were a great comfort to me during a very difficult time when fear threatened to overwhelm me.
Read more..Confession, while necessary, may not always bring the instant relief we desire but God is faithful to forgive and bring His healing.
Read more.."So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10
Read more..Hopelessness. Its flag has been flying at full mast for some time, whipped to and fro by life’s merciless winds. Many believe that God has ceased to care, left the building, stepped off his throne. Has our Sovereign Lord self-isolated?
Read more..Wouldn’t it be great if it were easy to do God’s will? But sometimes it seems as if a mountain stands between us and what we’ve been called to do. Read: Zechariah 4:1-9
Read more..When it comes to eternal matters, the consequences for being wrong are severe. We all share the same problem. “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death” (Proverbs 14:2).
Read more..This verse should prompt Christians to want to do good works for Christ (serving, teaching, and loving others), but also remind us that these works can be performed wherever we are.
Read more..A few nights ago, I had to comfort our cat, Raven, during a thunderstorm. She’s
Read more..What guards your heart? What protects your mind? Did you know that the peace of God can stand guard over our hearts and minds?
Read more..He will keep in perfect peace those whose eyes are fixed on Him, because you trust in Him (Isaiah 26:3).
Read more..Being known by and knowing the Shepherd implies that, not only do they know His voice, but they have an intimate understanding of the way He thinks
Read more..When tempted to react angrily to someone else, ask the Holy Spirit to help you exercise self-control and look at that person with compassion.
Read more..Who is responsible for the choices that we make? Is it fair to blame God or someone else when we make wrong decisions, even if we felt pressured or influenced by another?
Read more..A fit of anger. Uncontrolled debt. A guilty conscience. Icy relationships. Alarms in your life. When they go off, how do you respond?
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