Be encouraged that even if you are facing hard times, God has a plan for your life. He can and will use your weakness and fragility for His glory. Whether your clay jar is being tested or retired to the back of cabinet like my old piece of pottery, spread the inner dwelling Good News right where you are today.
Read more..May God restore your soul, refresh your spirit, and remove every cloud of despair, release every care of anxiety, lift every burden of strife, heal every wound of unkindness, cleanse every stain of sin, take every weight of heaviness, and renew to the fullest, every joy, hope, and blessing that He has made available to you in the riches of Jesus Christ.
Read more..Whenever we make mistakes, we should always be looking for how to right our wrongs as best we can. Sometimes it is embarrassing. Sometimes it is expensive, but it is always the right thing to do.
Read more..In my work as a nurse with seniors, I’ve sometimes witnessed the power of a past sin that keeps robbing my patient of present blessings.
Read more..Let God be your flashlight of peace. Trust in his good and perfect plan, even in darkness where the reality of that plan seems fleeting.
Read more..Father so often we take for granted the tools you have given us to help us live a holy life that is pleasing to you. I pray that we will begin to examine our own ways, our motives, our thoughts and our desires.
Read more..Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him.” Psalm 62:5 As Christians, we are called to hope.
Read more..Trials and temptations come to all of us, often arriving without warning. Some can be extremely difficult and different than anything we could have imagined.
Read more.."In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us." Romans 8:37 Prayer: Give me eyes to see, O God, and a heart to believe that Jesus' victory over death is my victory, too!
Read more..Dee didn’t pick me because I was good. He called my name for one reason only. He was my big brother. And on that day he decided to be a good big brother.
Read more..Abandonment is a common issue in this world. Maybe you have experienced it yourself. But God says he will stick with you no matter how hard it gets.
Read more..I don't know about you, but it is hard for me to appreciate our need to go through trials. In fact, trials in life are just plain hard to tolerate!
Read more..None of us like to be “needy”. My need for God has led to my experiencing him on a new level.
Read more..Often we are impatient with the speed with which God works. Christ followers are taught that spiritual growth is a lifetime affair.
Read more..Overloaded people fail. Like an airplane, we can only carry a certain amount of weight. How else can we soar like the eagle?
Read more..I sit and I watch in awe, in wonder at the works of Your hands. It’s so majestic, yet so refreshing all in the same breath. Your power so quaint yet well-defined with each wave. You have taken me captive. I can’t seem to pull away.
Read more..Today, I fought discouragement because I looked at me - instead of God. I looked at my circumstances instead of looking at Him. But then, I fixed my gaze on Him and by the time evening fell - discouragement had also fallen away.
Read more..“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge him and he shall direct your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6
Read more..“Oh LORD God Almighty, who is like you? You are mighty, O LORD, and your faithfulness surrounds you” (Psalm 89:7).
Read more..Jesus came so that the last could be first, the sick could be healed, the sinners could be saved, and the lost could be found. That was his purpose: to fix that which was broken ? not just us, but our world, our humanity, and all that goes with it.
Read more..Lord Jesus, We, like the wise men, are looking for a star. This Christmas, we ask you, heal us, help us and be born anew in us. In a new hope, Your Children
Read more..As we enter this yuletide season amidst a fallen world of strife and conflict, we should be reminded about what Jesus said about peace. “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you."
Read more..Today's Thought: I will place my complete confidence in God's unchanging Word and will rest upon His faithful promises to all believers for supernatural living.
Read more..by Katherine Kehler “Every good and perfect gift is from above” James 1:17 How are
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