Sometimes people avoid Christ’s offer of salvation because they feel they’ve messed up so badly that their sins are unforgivable. Perhaps that’s how John Newton, a former slave trader, felt before he experienced God’s mercy and penned this line from his famous hymn: “Amazing grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me.”
Read more..“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, ....he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.”
Read more..The saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” could not be any more false. Actually, verbal abuse cuts to the core and wounds the spirit like piercing arrows.
Read more..When We Dare to Let God be For Us: Dare to let God be for you all He has said He will be. Faith that rests will watch God work. Every time.
Read more..While our prayers may not be answered in the way we want, God will respond to our cries. Instead of despairing that things are not turning out as we hoped, let’s keep our eyes open for the ways he begins to lift the weight from pressing on our lives and brings relief, stone by stone.
Read more..Discouragement is a powerful, destructive force. Before we can understand how to rid our life of this common temptation, we must recognize its harmful nature. Understand that discouragement...
Read more..“If we are faithless, God will remain faithful, for he cannot disown himself.” 2 Timothy 2:13 What steps can I take to get myself out of the pit of despair?
Read more..Lord God, Today I choose to guard my heart by turning my focus to You and rejoicing in all You are to me. Today I choose to be aware of Your constant presence with me and to allow that to impact my responses with a gentleness of spirit.
Read more.."Come away." We do need to withdraw ? not once-in-a-while, but often, daily! What is incredible is that Jesus invites his disciples (today that's us!) to withdraw with him to a quiet place and rest with him.
Read more..As we spend time in the Scriptures, we increasingly see from God’s perspective. Then our prayers will be focused on what He wills rather than on what we want. Through this kind of prayer, our spiritual needs are met, and we can set aside anxiety to live in complete trust in the Lord.
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