We cannot earn Jesus Christ’s love and friendship. He takes the initiative, reaches out, and draws into fellowship those who are willing. None of us are worthy, but we are privileged to live in His love anyway. In the Lord, we find a friend who sticks closer than a brother
Read more..Bitterness is its own prison. The sides are slippery with resentment. The dungeon, deep and dark, is beckoning you to enter . . . You can, you know. You’ve experienced enough hurt .
Read more..Fighting to maintain a peaceful mindset has been a daily battle for me having dealt with the seeds of fear being planted at an early age; all I knew was fear. I didn’t know that peace belonged to me.
Read more..Perhaps, instead of focusing on how we should change, we need to shift our focus to the Cross. Not rely on our own strength, or even ask God to give us strength, but for Him to be our strength. May we choose to be other-orientated and open to being used to His glory.
Read more..Dear one, don’t give up. Pray! The Bible says, "This is the confidence which we have before Him: that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.” 1 John 5:14 God will hear you - And He will answer too.
Read more..When God the Father sent His son, He sent a gift to us. Jesus wasn't placed in a manger because He was itching to know what it was like to be a baby. He didn't beg His Father to let Him come to earth to go fishing or to build things in a carpenter shop. God gave His Son to us.
Read more..How might we find joy amidst this busy season or when pressures abound? Might we learn from Mary who submitted herself to God, aware that He had her best interests at heart?
Read more..To believe we are totally and eternally debt free is seldom easy. Even if we’ve stood before the throne and heard it from the King Himself, we still doubt. As a result, many are forgiven only a little, not because the grace of the King is limited
Read more..Humble people seem to be blessed with pervasively portioned patience, peace, perseverance and unpretentiousness. Humble people are strong, solid, steadfast, sincere, serving and unswerving.
Read more..“Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted” (John 6:12).With Christ as my mold, the pieces of my life have been transformed into something new.
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