Don’t Waste Your Sorrow
Do you dwell on your past regrets? Don’t waste your sorrows dwelling on the past – especially past outcomes you often have no power to change.
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Do you dwell on your past regrets? Don’t waste your sorrows dwelling on the past – especially past outcomes you often have no power to change.
In 1 Thessalonians 5, Paul calls us to offer grateful thanks to our heavenly Father in all things, for he knows this is the will of God concerning each of us.
“It breaks my heart to see patients who pray every day for miracles, and still they suffer. What do I tell them?”
It is only by receiving our Father’s agape love that we can discover an agape love for others. Be loved, and then love. Just as hurt people hurt people, loved people love people. So…
"...spread the Gospel like a sweet perfume" 2 Corinthians 2:14 We can certainly learn a lesson from the apostle Paul. He frequently begins a chapter or a verse with a note of praise.
"...His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations
It is because of God's love in my heart that I am able to love my sons unconditionally, even as He loves me.
"Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me." Revelations 3:20
I had spent much of the week cleaning. It was very hot. We were having a group of people over for a barbecue. Because of the heat, it seemed better to serve the food…
"My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the Lord. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts…
Devotional: He Will Make a Way. "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
God of hope is the essence of your Father. It is who He is, and you are in Him (Romans 15:13).
love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” Matthew 22:37
Let's find our strength and protection in our holy God! Let's make God our hiding place, our source of security, and our hope in times of trouble.
Now I know why righteousness is so hard to find: there aren't many sowers! Heavenly wisdom is full of sacrificial earthly action.
We are truly fortunate to have a Father that disciplines and instructs us. It is our job to be teachable and make sure we are paying attention.
To preserve the quality of your love, you must forgive those who have caused you to stumble. Depending on the issue itself, it may be that you legitimately cannot trust them, but you do…
Your faith will grow stronger as you focus on your identity in Christ (Galatians 2). What this means is that you abandon any image of yourself that is not from God.
A devotional reflection on moving beyond lip service into active, committed obedience to the Lord.
In Psalm 145:1-6 David shows us 3 practical ways in which we can honor our Lord daily
I want to encourage those who are on the verge of giving up and throwing in the towel. Keep asking. Keep seeking. Keep knocking.
Prayer, Lord, I thank You that believers are receivers and that You are the giver of every good and perfect gift. I
“O Lord, may I always look to Christ as my true Treasure, and with Him, in Your presence, find “fullness of joy.”
We all like to be treated like someone special. I guess it’s a natural human trait.