Sadly, listening has become a lost art. We email and text on our cellular devices with little face-to-face communication. People listen with very little eye contact all the while looking around or checking their mobile phones.
Read more..I don’t like myself when I mess up but I am reminded God’s grace is there for me and I can do better with His help. I want to do better. God is patient with me and He continues to work in me to make me more like Him. This gives me hope.
Read more..Be blessed with active goodness that does not think to repay evil with evil but considers how to leave a blessing from the goodness of Jesus in you. Be energized with your Father's kindness and goodness for others.
Read more..I’m learning that my obedience and desire for God’s will instead of my own is directly related to my love for God.
Read more..Let’s remember that the Lord Jesus is coming back to take us to a prepared place. Till then, His peace and grace will sustain us.
Read more..The Apostle Paul said in 2 Corinthians that we need to change our minds when our thoughts do not align with the truth. The process to change one thought is to replace the lie with truth.
Read more..If you find that you are crying a lot lately, here is a final encouragement from Psalms 30:5b: Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning!
Read more.."for some, to love others as Christ has loved us remains an ideal too far to reach. Therefore let's start small and bring this task closer to home....love just one person"
Read more..Children grow and thrive under the blessing of God. As you bless the children around you they will hear words of hope, encouragement and support.
Read more..Victory is God’s will for the believer’s life. But sometimes we can find ourselves falling repeatedly into the same sin. One reason is incomplete repentance. The second reason for failure is an inadequate view of our true identity in the Lord.
Read more..The more I worried, the worse things became. One night while tossing and turning in my bed, I remembered the verse Isaiah 40:31 about God renewing our strength
Read more..A prayer to Jesus, the way-maker. I will follow You as You go before me and prepare the way for what is ahead in Your plan.
Read more..Christ does not want us too occupied in activities that have little to do with following him. We should choose the most direct route to Christ and exclude all other unnecessary pathways.
Read more..Are you running around "changing light bulbs and turning on switches" and have neglected to plug yourself into the Power Source? Are you hoping to "fix" your life and then come to Jesus?
Read more..We aren’t to be oblivious to the overwhelming challenges that life brings. We are to counterbalance them with long looks at God’s accomplishments.
Read more..Whether you are in a storm, coming out of a storm, or going into one, consider that part of the purpose may be to make you stronger and to prepare you for something in the future.
Read more..The 23rd Psalm. As you cultivate your personal communion with God in prayer, let him lead you to pray this psalm for others.
Read more..At the end of summer's scorching heat, where did you find your shadow of protection and refreshment?
Read more..It doesn't seem fair, does it? Paul spent his life serving Christ, and yet he experienced continual suffering.
Read more..“Consolation.” There is music in the word: like David’s harp, it charms away the evil spirit of depression.
Read more..Anxiety splits us right down the middle, creating a double-minded thinker. “God’s peace ….. will keep your heart and minds in Christ Jesus” Philippians 4:7
Read more..We, too, can endure hardship with joy in the Lord, who comforts and strengthens us through it and promises to bring us safely to glory.
Read more..2 years ago my husband was diagnosed with an extreme health condition, and instead of getting mad at God, I asked Him for help
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