Angels In Disguise
God uses flawed and fumbling folk on earth to be His hands and feet. Sometimes we are the ones He encourages to get out there in a ministry, and at other times He graces…
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Born To Swim
The Bible is filled with stories of people who depended on others for support and success. Encouragement is to a team what wind is to a sail - it moves people forward.
A Short Supply of Love
Is there someone who needs your patience or forgiveness today? Look for an opportunity to show God’s love to someone today.
Focus on Today
We are “culturalized” into worrying more because we want more. We seem to never be satisfied, never secure.
Time with God
How about you, friend? God wants to spend time with you. But is God just ‘penciled in’ to your schedule and easily erased?
Help Me Believe
In life, we are faced with many challenges that test our faith. It is so easy to get bombarded by what we see. It becomes a constant battle, almost like a game of tug-of-…
God is Speaking
We read in God’s Word that He wants us to talk to Him, but also that He speaks.
Learning to Listen
If you want to be just like Jesus, let God have you. Spend time listening for him until you receive your lesson for the day—then apply it.
Helper of Mankind
One morning a few years ago, when going for a walk, I happened to notice a boy pulling a wagon. In the wagon was a smaller boy and a bunch of newspapers. As they…
Something New
Each time I dive into studying the scriptures I learn something new about God and/or myself.
The Beautiful Thing about Commitment
Living for Christ can seem hard, even impractical at times. We tend to focus on what we can do to earn our way to God, rather than accepting His free gift of salvation
Welcoming Gently
Dear God, thank you for sending Jesus to show us a life worth imitating. May I bow in awe of His glory and from that place open my heart to people.
Coming Back to God
Friend, when it comes to prayer, nothing is greater or more important! God wants to talk with you, if you just take the time.
Christ, Our Life
For many, Christianity is simply the religion into which they were born. For others, Christ is Savior and more: He is their very life (Colossians 3:4). When Jesus is your life you cannot go…
Seeking God
Do I desperately seek after God? Prayer: Father, Don’t let me be so easily satisfied; help me pant after you as a deer pants for water.
Negative Atmosphere
What do you do when you encounter a negative atmosphere? “But You are a shield around me, O LORD; You bestow glory on me and lift up my head.” Psalm 3:3
God is My Delight
“Be delighted with the Lord.” Psalm 37:4a. Looking out the window of our friend’s boat while traveling up the inner passage of the west coast of British Columbia, I was completely awed by God’s…
Heart’s Desires
You have found your delight in the Lord, and He has placed within you the desires that are from Him, for Him, and can only be fulfilled by Him.
Hold my Hand
When the way gets hard, He grips our whole hand in His and leads us up the steep incline.
Who God Is
What forms your idea of God? Childhood memories, personal experiences, and unmet expectations can create a skewed picture of God.
Contentment
What if God’s only gift to you were his grace to save you? Would you be content?
Unoffendable
No one ever says, "Today, I think I'll try to develop a hardened heart of stone." Such things enter our souls through stealth.
The Stumbling Block of Unforgiveness
The forgiveness we do not give, the forgiveness we withhold— will hold us back in our relationship with the Lord and the plans He has for us. Unforgiveness will become a stumbling block in…