Enthusiasm
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." I find God in the places where I am most enthusiastic.
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True Forgiveness
“He is my child and I love him.” That’s the kind of God I serve. God will forgive, cleanse and deliver us from our unrighteousness.
Offer What You Have and Watch
Lord God, Please help me not to shrink back and keep what I have to myself. Help me to have the courage to place my time, talents or resources in Your hands and watch…
Dad, I’m Back!
Father, thank you for your loving grace and welcoming arms. Help me turn back to you more quickly each time I stray. In Jesus name, amen.
Leaving a Legacy for Christ
Have you thought about the legacy you want to leave and the impact you want to make on the lives of others?
Inspired by Joy
It’s an un-ordinary challenge to consider trials pure joy! It seems unreasonable. “Consider it pure joy whenever you face trials of many kinds because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
A Love Too Heavy
Hatred will sour your outlook and break your back. The load of bitterness is simply too heavy. Your knees will buckle under the strain, and your heart will break beneath the weight.
Permission to be Honest
Being honest with God is good practice for being honest with others
Take it to the Lord in Prayer
'The problem with you two is that you never ask for my help"! said my seven year old son.
Blessed Are Those Who Love the Irritating
Love those who irritate you; it's loving God. Overlook offenses, guard your words, and let patience prevail. Following Christ's example leads to peace.
Faith and Hope
By faith I believed and salvation was my gift. By faith and hope I know what I believe. I believe in God, His love, His grace,His Son, His plan for my life.
Can We Talk?
Be of good courage today knowing that God is not surprised by anything that you are facing right now. In fact, He is with You to strengthen, settle, and establish you in the direction…
Break Out of Loneliness
Are you waiting for others to reach out to you? How about reaching out to them? Maybe you should take the first step. You are not the only one who is Lonely.
Is It Time for a Maintenance Check Up?
Just as regular maintenance keeps machines working, regular spiritual self-assessments would keep you aware of “loose bolts”.
Whatever You Do
Matthew 25:40 I believe these verses are talking about helping people in need — or refusing to help them.
God Accomplishes What Concerns You
God assumes responsibility for accomplishing what concerns you in times of trouble. Your job is to believe that the Lord will fulfill His purpose,
Pruned for Purpose
Dear Father, you promise in your word to prune branches that don’t bear fruit. I ask you to humbly search me and see if there are barren branches. I give you permission to do…
Book of Life
I am to be whom God has made me: fragile, fallible and dependent on Him in the mess and muck of life but not sucked in by it.
Unfolding Your Words
Sometimes the right path is not so difficult to find, we just need to know where to begin our search
God’s Promise
“Ma’am your son has been arrested for shoplifting.” My whole world came to a standstill. The pain was excruciating, the shame unbearable, the isolation overwhelming.
Just Being Nice
Our Father in heaven wants us to be images of his Son — because there is no limit to the kindness Jesus has shown each of us. How then can we put an arbitrary…
Am I Significant?
“Mommy, is I big?” asks my almost three-year-old son Jack. “Am I someone special, someone significant?”