Not That Simple
How about you? Will you give up the simple ways to embrace the deeper, richer foolishness of God?
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How about you? Will you give up the simple ways to embrace the deeper, richer foolishness of God?
Lord, help me not give in to fear when speaking about you. Give me confidence in the Spirit’s ability to give me the right words to say at the right time. Amen.
Dear one, God can sustain you through your dark days. Trust Him for your life’s plan.
Father God, I thank you that You are willing and able to give me the Spirit of wisdom and revelation so that I may know you better right where I walk today. I ask…
We've all struggled with life’s adversities to some extent. In John 14:27 Jesus says “Peace I leave with you; my peace [shalom] I give you. Heavenly Father, protect my heart from trouble and help…
Abba Father, I will never fully understand how you could love me so much that you would allow your son to die for me as my sacrifice.
Question: What will your hands be busy with today? Do you feel grateful for the tasks at hand? Is there joy in doing what’s on your list today?
How can you freely give to others in the way that God has freely given you all that you need for his Kingdom work?
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…
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?
“Little children, let us stop just saying we love people; let us really love them, and show it by our actions” 1 John 3:18
How amazing is our awesome Father! Beloved, God knows you by name. He knows every strand of hair on your head. Let the peace of God come into your heart now, and be sure…
Isaiah 55:6 “Seek the Lord while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.” In truth, God is always close to those who genuinely seek after him. The real problem is…
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…
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?
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.
10 Reasons to Come to Jesus. Jesus is the Way, come to Him and follow to the heart of the Father;
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…
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…
God looks at people’s hearts. Isaiah 11:3 has this to say about Christ, “He will not judge by the way things look. He will not judge by what people say.”
Regardless of the climate of this world, our eyes are to stay fixed on the Master. It’s not easy unless we stand firm and lean on him.