Ask your Father if you hold any bitterness or anger against Him about what He has allowed in your life. If painful events have distorted your image of God, receive His healing love and compassion. May your spirit and soul see those things from God's point of view through His spiritual insight and understanding
Read more..“Love covers a multitude of sins,” the scripture says in 1 Peter 4:8. Love doesn’t expose. It doesn’t gossip. If love says anything, love speaks words of defense. Words of kindness. Words of protection.
Read more.."Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!" Becoming a Christian means we have been liberated from law keeping.
Read more..If we have fallen somewhere along the way, if we've not trusted him, if we've wanted our way more than his, let’s do as Jesus instructed Peter (John 21:15-23).
Read more..Disorder exists all around us. Perhaps it’s as simple as a disorderly home or papers that are in disarray.
Read more..We too are called to do ‘beautiful things’ for God so that the lonely and hurting could feel His love in a tangible way.
Read more..When your soul is depleted and parched from the incessant trials of life, when you long desire to hear the words of comfort and feel the Lord’s presence, do you know where to go to refill your bucket, to quench your spiritually shrivelled soul, to regain your strength?
Read more..How BIG? “Who has measured the [earth’s] water in the hollow of his hand?” Isaiah 40:12
Read more..Faithfulness is the one ongoing quality God asks of us.
Read more..We need to be careful what we pray for. If God’s bottom line is to make us more like Jesus, then we should start praying like it’s ours too. Dear God, make me more like Jesus no matter what it takes. Amen.
Read more..Philippians 4:6, “Be anxious for nothing.” The presence of anxiety is unavoidable, but the prison of anxiety is optional. Could you use some calm?
Read more..Psychologists and doctors say a sense of belonging is a basic human need, just like food and shelter. Feeling that we belong is important in seeing value in our lives.
Read more..“You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” 1 Peter 2:9
Read more..No one likes to be reminded of their mistakes; an insensitive word plus numerous other opportunities to take offense.
Read more..His grace erases guilt. His oversight removes fear. His direction removes confusion.
Read more..When we fully grasp these 4 principles, it changes the lenses through which we see everything.
Read more..The Long Life of Words. "The words I speak are not my own, but my Father who lives in me does his work through me." John 14:10
Read more..To “seek God’s face” is to meditate upon His sovereignty, His holiness, His power, His wisdom, His love – getting to know Him as He is.
Read more..Consider choosing “One Word” to give your attention to this year. I discovered my one word . . . Undivided. Undivided in my love for God
Read more..God's strength, given to us on a daily basis, is more powerful than any resolution we can determine in our own heart.
Read more..Protecting our relationship with God is possible, but it requires purposeful attention to our spiritual life. It requires more than daily quiet time, church attendance and the like. Here are some suggestions to protect against spiritual drift:
Read more..It was winter and the buses were on strike. I picked up a student who wanted a ride on this cold day. He was from Africa and this was his first experience with a Canadian winter. As we talked, I noticed he didn’t have gloves.
Read more..A New Creation: The old year is gone and the new has come. It’s a blank slate. Last year is history and this year is a mystery.
Read more..As you peer into the new year, focus on having being spiritually heart-healthy. To do that, resolve to spend more time in God’s Word and more time in prayer. Design your social life to spend more time with Christian people. Get more ...
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