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Time with God
How about you, friend? God wants to spend time with you. But is God just ‘penciled in’ to your schedule and easily erased?
Help Me Believe
In life, we are faced with many challenges that test our faith. It is so easy to get bombarded by what we see. It becomes a constant battle, almost like a game of tug-of-…
God is Speaking
We read in God’s Word that He wants us to talk to Him, but also that He speaks.
Learning to Listen
If you want to be just like Jesus, let God have you. Spend time listening for him until you receive your lesson for the day—then apply it.
Is your Spiritual Battery Dead?
“Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.” Colossians 3:2
Helper of Mankind
One morning a few years ago, when going for a walk, I happened to notice a boy pulling a wagon. In the wagon was a smaller boy and a bunch of newspapers. As they…
Something New
Each time I dive into studying the scriptures I learn something new about God and/or myself.
The Beautiful Thing about Commitment
Living for Christ can seem hard, even impractical at times. We tend to focus on what we can do to earn our way to God, rather than accepting His free gift of salvation
Coming Back to God
Friend, when it comes to prayer, nothing is greater or more important! God wants to talk with you, if you just take the time.
Christ, Our Life
For many, Christianity is simply the religion into which they were born. For others, Christ is Savior and more: He is their very life (Colossians 3:4). When Jesus is your life you cannot go…
Seeking God
Do I desperately seek after God? Prayer: Father, Don’t let me be so easily satisfied; help me pant after you as a deer pants for water.
Negative Atmosphere
What do you do when you encounter a negative atmosphere? “But You are a shield around me, O LORD; You bestow glory on me and lift up my head.” Psalm 3:3
Heart’s Desires
You have found your delight in the Lord, and He has placed within you the desires that are from Him, for Him, and can only be fulfilled by Him.
Who God Is
What forms your idea of God? Childhood memories, personal experiences, and unmet expectations can create a skewed picture of God.
He Knows My Name
Do you If you feel unknown and overlooked? ‘Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine’” Isaiah 43:1
Loving as God Loves
Our friends need a flood of tears. Our children need to be covered in the oil of our love. But if we haven’t received these things ourselves,
Never too Old
The late Dr. Bill Bright was famous for saying, “God has something for us to do until our last breath.” Jesus said in Acts 1:8 (Amp), “But when you receive power (ability, efficiency, and…
One Reason God Doesn’t Give You the Full Picture
One reason God doesn’t give you the full picture of his plans for your life is that you may be overwhelmed by what you see.One reason God doesn’t give you the full picture of…
Just Beneath the Surface
What happened to Lot. He allowed little sins in his life to go unchecked. They weren’t major, shocking kinds of sins--just “little” sins. But they were steadily eroding his moral character, until finally the…
Small Sins; Dangerous Effects
How often do we ignore the “small sins” that seem to be of minimal importance?
Power for Living
"I pray that you would not be a prisoner to sin but rather have accepted that promise that was given through faith in Jesus Christ.