If properly used, social media can help grow the Kingdom of God. But if we are not on guard, social media can easily become an idol worshiped in a real sense, distracting us from the only one deserving of worship, God.
Read more..Father, guide my thoughts before they become my words. Place a guard over my mouth and a watchman over the door of my lips. When I open my mouth, I ask You to fill it with right words, good words, true words, loving words—words that will point the way to Your heart. May my words be acceptable and pleasing to You as ...
Read more..“But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it." Matthew 13
Read more..I often think of faith as this great, huge thing but I’m learning that faith is more often the tiny steps that I take. It’s that moment when I stand up and say, “OK God, I’ll follow you there” --even when, especially when, it’s not where I wanted to go.
Read more..Our insufficiency drives us to God. When we realize a situation is bigger than we can handle, we're quick to open the Bible and diligently pray for guidance and power.
Read more..We can do much after we pray. But we should do nothing before we pray. Let’s start with prayer.
Read more..Do we hang in there when things get tough? Do our bad moods or our despair transfer onto others that we meet each day? Our promise to ourselves each morning should be that we will take joy with us and so our joy will overflow and touch all we meet. Now I do not mean to go around with a silly grin pasted to our faces, but just have that inner joy that Paul and others speak of and believe me it will embrace all those around.
Read more..for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.” Philippians 4:11
Read more..“Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” 1 John 4:8
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