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Life is like being on the potter’s wheel. God gives us the clay, but often we trip up and our life is marred. He has a beautiful plan and purpose for every life.
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Life is like being on the potter’s wheel. God gives us the clay, but often we trip up and our life is marred. He has a beautiful plan and purpose for every life.
What is your condition today? Unloved? Rejected? Feeling worthless? Does it seem like everything you touch turns to tears?
Just wanted to take a moment to encourage your hearts today. Many of you have been praying. Keep praying. Don't stop now.
Our circumstances can lead us to ask a lot of "Why?" "How?" and "What if?" questions.
The first question is a primary one: “Who do you say that He is?” The second question is one we grow into: “Who does Jesus say I am?”
If you were introducing yourself to a non-Christian what would you want your letter of introduction to say about you?
We are all prone to ask the complicated “what if” questions. But shouldn't we be dwelling on what we already know
My understanding of Jesus has changed since I was sixteen but I know He is still the Creator Spirit of God that moved across the water in the beginning. I believe He will still…
Thank you for the times of blooming but also for the colder days when I may not see results
"'For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’ declares the LORD” Isaiah 55:8
My prayer for you: "Heavenly Father we love you. You heard our voice; you heard our cry for mercy. Because you turned your ear to us, we will call on you as long as…
What a beautiful circle. As I choose to guard what lives in my heart, the Lord will respond and guard my heart and mind with His peace!
There will be times when I won't understand God’s ways, but that doesn't mean the Bible isn’t true. These times only reveal my limited understanding of God’s ways.
Our Lord never intended that we be His casual acquaintances. He wants us to be His disciples, fully dedicated to following and lifting up His Holy name
What will you thank God for this Thanksgiving? This week, all across America, families and groups will join to celebrate Thanksgiving. It is my most favorite holiday.
Are you drowning in a situation in which you need the clear words of a good friend? I am convinced I still need people in my life who will, with clarity and calmness, speak…
Singing on Sunday morning is far different from living on Monday in the classroom, office or field.
It is not always easy to understand the will of our Father, but it is imperative that we choose to follow His lead. I have come to understand that He knows best. We don't…
So, as we go through life, let us not follow the easiest way, but the way of highest calling…. God’s way. (a thought on life from John Grant )
The Lord surrounded me with such calmness that I knew it was a miracle. I remember thinking, "I think I'm supposed to be crying or something."
Letting go is an essential part of being a mother. “Let go to let grow” should be your motto as a mother too. A mother lets go of her baby’s hand so he can…
The fact that we have to wait in no way means that God has forsaken us. Through waiting on God, we learn to stop being the leader and to instead live as a follower…
When we focus on God and all He is, our perspective changes, our faith grows and peace begins to settle over our bankrupt souls as we look to Him. Thankfulness begins to flow in…