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Taking Our Thoughts Captive
When we begin the practice of thinking about our thoughts and where they go, we can change our lives.
Underneath: Everlasting Arms
Susan was broken-hearted. She had just lost her first child at birth. The trauma of that experience had affected her relationship with her husband and with everyone else around her. She had become cynical…
Rely Only on God
None of us like to be “needy”. My need for God has led to my experiencing him on a new level.
Reflections
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…
The Trouble with Circumstances
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…
One Breath
I’m reminded of how fragile life can be and how easily I forget that it is so. I get glimpses and reminders of my eternal destination but they are all too quickly swallowed in…
Jesus Became Like Us
John 1:14 says, “The Word became flesh and lived among us.” The God of the universe left the glory of heaven and moved into the neighborhood. Our neighborhood! Why? Because He loves to be with…
Seek and to Save
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…
A Christmas Prayer
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
The Sacrifice of Praise
Why is praise called a “sacrifice”? I believe it is because true praise given in the less-than-ideal situations of life indicates that I sacrifice my right to grumble about people, circumstances and God; I…
His Word Remains Forever
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.
Blue Taffeta Dress
by Katherine Kehler “Every good and perfect gift is from above” James 1:17 How are
God Is Present
‘My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest” (Exodus 33:14). In all of life’s challenges, God gives us the one thing we need the most:His Presence.
The Treasure Box
“. . . But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.” What were those things she stored in her “treasure box”?
Christmas Time. Family Time?
Christmas is about Hope. Hope is best shared with family even amidst broken family gatherings. Make the most of your Christmas gatherings.
Silent Adoration
‘I wait quietly before God …. I wait quietly before God, for my hope is in Him.’ Psalm 62:1, 5. When we in our littleness and God in His glory meet, we all understand…
Place of Rest
When I try to figure things out all on my own it seems like it becomes more complicated with each angle I attempt to analyze and fix. When I admit it’s not mine to…
Not My Agenda, but God’s Agenda
Mary lived an ordinary life in a small town in northern Israel. She lived her life in relative obscurity, yet the world has celebrated her obedience to God for over two thousand years.
Cast Your Cares on God
Father, teach us to rest in Your love for us. Too often we get sidetracked by the cares and the concerns of this world. Remind us of the need to keep our attention on…
He Bears and He Gives
Thought: Today I will take careful inventory of my burdens and my worries and be sure that I am casting them all on the Lord with the certain knowledge that He cares for me.…
Voices in Our Head
Jesus is in the presence of God at this very moment standing up for us.
Learning to Cast
Casting my anxiety on God will take practice. Instead of discouragement when we find ourselves worrying about the same thing we have given over to God, we simply do it again knowing that our…