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God Supports Your Every Need as You Follow Jesus
God will be your strength, your wisdom, and your guidance. He’ll open doors of support and close doors that will take you in the wrong direction. He created you to succeed, and he’s been…
I Want to Experience More of God’s Love
Most of us have sung, “Jesus loves me this I know,” and recited “For God so loved the world,” since we were children. Yet, we don’t experience God’s love.
A River that Flows From the Throne of God
Devotional: And, nourished by the river of life, the fruit we produce is “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” Galatians 5:22-23a. Continue reading...
Intimacy with God
God wants to walk with you and talk with you. Welcome Him to into your heart and fellowship with Him... no books, no Bible, no sermon, no ritual, no expectations, no agenda.
Extravagant Love
What does my worship look like? Does it spring out of a heart of gratitude? What have I brought to God that is most precious to me?
God, Our Defender
Here is a big question. What is God doing when you are in a bind? When the lifeboat springs a leak? When the rip cord snaps?
How to Turn Tangled Thoughts into Trust
How should every tangled thought respond to such a powerful God? Trust. “He is a shield to all those who trust in him.” (Psalm 18:30b)
Reacting to Change
Anger is a normal human emotion, but it can be consuming, and it can blind us to the positive possibilities God can bring about through change. I don’t want to miss those new opportunities.…
Do I Have To?
I didn’t want to forgive them. They’d emotionally abused me for a long time, and it felt like a bone bruise
Our Great Privilege
If one truth in the Word of God is made abundantly clear, it is this: Repent or perish. We must warn them.
Forgive or Forget?
Ask yourself, are refusing to forgive someone? If so, pray that God would soften your heart and empower you to forgive them just as Christ forgave you, and then thank him that the Holy…
The Lord Confides
“The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them.
Life’s Greatest Investment
Do you want a safe formula for success? Then recognize and practice the following: Read more....
Light of the Lord
Prayer: Thank You, Lord, that You are Light and in You there is no darkness, no shadows, no confusion, no lies, no deceit.
Give Him to God
“Trust the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” Proverbs 3:5 & 6
No Child Ever Leaves God’s Sight
“Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6
Dark Moments of the Soul
I have realized my view of God shapes every area of my life — my relationships, my attitudes, and even my sleep!Think with me for a moment — how loving is God? He sent…
Renewed Mind
O Lord, please guard my soul from pride, my heart from callousness, and my mind from too much focus on unimportant things and not enough on your things.
All That is Within Me?
Sure, I bless the Lord with my lips and, as much as I can, with my heart. But with all that is in me? Can I really bless Him when my lower back is…
Resting, Knowing, Waiting
Waiting can be hard. But dear one, walk by faith, not by sight. Peace is in resting, knowing, and depending upon the LORD and in God’s perfect timing.
Take Every Thought Captive
Change the thoughts, and you change the person. What happens when we fill our minds with thoughts of God’s love?