The preoccupation with self today is readily seen in slogans like, “Be all you can be.” Simply put, our modern day society (and this includes a great number of Christians) is focused on making satisfaction its goal.
Read more..Disarming Anxiety: How do we disarm anxiety? Stockpile our minds with God thoughts. If birds and flowers fall under the category of God’s care, won’t he care for us as well?
Read more..I don’t know about you, but the things that stress me out the most are often the little things. Things that, if you put them in the context of things you need to worry about, would be at the bottom of the list.
Read more..Do you ever get angry or frustrated because God isn’t giving you what you want? Are you mad because He isn’t giving you what you think you need?
Read more..Look to the Source of HELP: God—your rescuer, has the right vision. He also has the right direction. Maybe you need your hope restored.
Read more..The Difficult Road: As I tread this difficult road I feel it making me stronger. Deepening my faith. Teaching me dependence. Stripping away the peripheral. Narrowing my focus. Grounding me in truth. Forging a stalwart heart.
Read more..How would you describe the way you talk? Are your words positive, constructive, comforting, supportive, and uplifting? Or are the words that come out of your mouth most often cutting, negative, and hurtful?
Read more..A devastating event can certainly strain how we see our relationship with God. Yet there’s no need to spiral into shame about the struggle.
Read more..Let his love be the foundation of your life, and you will be filled again and again in all the promises he has spoken to you. He wants you to know that you are beloved.
Read more..I will ask the Holy Spirit to help me be more sensitive. Especially that I may be sensitive to what He would have me say to those around me who are in need of His love and forgiveness.
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