How many of us have an hour to pray? Though it would be sweet, can we really find that much time in a day or even a week to commit solely to prayer? These words of Christ to His sleeping disciples come to mind like words cutting deep: “Could you not watch with me one hour?” (Matthew 26:40)
Read more..As Christians, we need to stay connected to our power source. Father, I thank you for the power and the strength that you provide us. I pray that we will not take lightly what you have made available to us.
Read more..If God did not lovingly and tenderly correct us, none of us could survive before his awesome perfection. God is love!
Read more..We have an adopted son and the pleasure he has brought us has been unequaled. And I thought I was doing him a favor.
Read more..Live full lives, full in the fullness of God. Mark it down: God loves you with an unearthly love.
Read more..Jeremiah 31:25 "For I satisfy the weary ones and refresh everyone who languishes." Carve out a time today when you can find replenishment. Don't allow the guilty thoughts about the “Have To’s” overshadow the “Need To’s” of today.
Read more..Know that in the midst of heartache and pain, God is molding and growing you. Be confident in the promise from God that He is perfecting you as you allow Him to do the work He desires to do in you.
Read more..Heavenly Father, help me to expect new things this year, and daily renew my spirit by reading the Bible and praying. Thank you for giving me a new heart and helping me to gain new understanding so that I may glorify you in all that I do! Amen.
Read more..What do others see in us? Do we show them how to answer grumpy people with kind words? How to bear loss and suffering with patience? How to be content when turmoil swirls all around us?
Read more..There is a God you can turn to and believe in. Trust God to be true to His word. Know that God is:God is the eternal God. Everything there is in the heavens and on the earth—every planet, every plant, every person, and every creature had a first moment, a first day, or a first breath—and that “first” came from God. There has never been an eternal moment without God…from everlasting to everlasting He is God.
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