Enemies of Christmas
Perhaps one of the most striking aspects of this dark side of Christmas is how God dealt with his enemies and their schemes to kill Jesus.
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How do you Define Happiness?
What is the difference between happiness and joy? Happiness comes from without; joy comes from within.
Overwhelmed by Problems
“God has not given us a spirit of timidity but of power and love and discipline” (2 Timothy 1:7). The path to spiritual revival is found in the very things we are sometimes reluctant…
Too Sinful to Save?
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…
Our Potential
Have you ever really messed up? Maybe it was a mistake or a poor choice, but it was something so big you didn’t see a way to come back from it. I imagine we…
What is the Advent Season About?
Advent means the coming of something extremely important and awaited! At Christmas time we traditionally celebrant the Advent season, the season where we remember the birth of the long awaited Christ child, the Savior…
He Never Fails nor Forsakes
With the certainty that God will never, never fail me nor forsake me, will I seek to find fulfillment and meaning in my life in Christ and not in materialism. Will I will encourage…
Never Alone
As a single woman, I have a lot of freedom. But with freedom comes occasional loneliness.
Blessed is the Nation Whose God is The Lord
For the next week, bless the spirits of men and women of influence in the political and economic arena to fit the profile of those who are blessed of the Lord.
Loving Like God Loves
Need more patience? Is generosity an elusive virtue? Having trouble putting up with ungrateful relatives or cranky neighbors? God puts up with you when you act the same. Luke 6:35 says, “But love your enemies, do…
Love’s Uncomfortable
We are to walk in love towards people, regardless of who we think they are. Whenever we choose not to walk in love towards those the Lord has placed on our path, we deny…
Wandering Desires
Is your heart prone to wandering? God says it’s better for us to hold on to what we have than to desire something we don’t or may never have.
Feeling Lost?
Are you feeling rather lost? Had you hoped for more of a sense of direction as fall approached? We all have times when uncertainty gets to us.
Moments of Weakness
Temptations can come at any time, but they are especially dangerous in periods of weakness because that’s when we’re more prone to yield.
Thirst for God’s Word
Oh dear one, just like a baby needs milk to grow, so does a believer in Christ. For daily faith-building nutrition, read God’s Word. It does a body good!
Touches of Tenderness
Moments of comfort from a parent. As a father, I can tell you they are the sweetest moments in my day. They come naturally. They come willingly. They come joyfully.
The Gift of Experience
In the fall I found myself in a very deep pit. I was over-committed, exhausted, stressed out, and severely depressed.
Are you Strapped to God?
Dearest Lord, let us strap ourselves to you. Anchor us in faith and help us to cling to your love, no matter what swirls around us.
A Prayer of Thanks
Father, thank You for the blessing of Your favor upon my life! Thank You that Your blessings come to me abundantly, unexpectedly, delightfully— like showers from heaven, like the dew upon dry ground, like…
The Lord is My Shepherd
I started a 40-day fast, abstaining from spending, acquiring and shopping. Thankfully my husband eagerly accepted the challenge to shop for groceries and necessities.
The Ugly Truth about Self-Reflection
The Ugly Truth about Self-reflection. The Lord longs to help us in our times of need, but we must first surrender ourselves to Him.
What’s Your Excuse?
Abba, we recognize our insufficiencies. Help us to focus on Your strength and not our own in our times of weakness.
Forsaken but not Alone
When we’re going through a difficult time, we look to friends and family to be there for us. But sometimes we’re bitterly disappointed. We don’t get the support we had hoped for.What helps me…
You Cannot Snow Blow Away Your Issues
The only way to break the ice and truly be set free from our sins and issues is to give them to Jesus and to ask Him to break the ice in our life.