July 19, 2024
Inject Hope
Father God, You know just what I need. And I need to proclaim your love and faithfulness every day.
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July 19, 2024
Prayer: The Hedge of Protection
In the case of children who are prodigals, we can pray a hedge of thorns around them to protect them from friends who influence them in the wrong way. The Bible says, “The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.” James 5:16b
Read more..July 18, 2024
Thump-Thud, Thump-Thud
There’s nothing like a good thump to reveal the nature of a heart. Jesus said that out of the nature of the heart a man speaks (Luke 6:45).
Read more..July 16, 2024
Are People Asking Questions?
In a recent conversation with a successful businessman, he described how he encourages his Christian colleagues to live and work in a secular environment where a verbal expression of faith may not be welcome or even allowed.
Read more..July 15, 2024
Deception of the Heart
Our God is so amazing. Majestic. Gracious. Loving. We may think, “I would never serve another.” But tragically, it happens all the time. “Take care lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them.” Deuteronomy 11:16
Read more..July 13, 2024
Spiritual Sunglasses
The psalmist prayed, “Open my eyes…” and the hymn writer penned, “Open my eyes, illumine me…” How different will be my viewpoint of the people and world around me when my prayer is the same.
Read more..July 11, 2024
Roller Coaster Journey
Sometimes, I feel like I’m just going AROUND and AROUND– trying to set up appointments and rescheduling cancellations.
Read more..July 9, 2024
Not the Walking Wounded
There was a time when I was the walking wounded, before I learned to forgive and let go. If I had waited until my offender was sorry, I would still be waiting. I knew I had to do it for my own emotional and spiritual health and it was the most freeing choice I ever made.
Read more..July 6, 2024
Where is Your Trust?
What object or person do you trust? Where is your security? The dictionary definition of trust is “firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something.”
Read more..July 6, 2024
Trusting God in Extreme Situations
Are you in a place today where you are ready to give up? Throw in the towel?
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