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Kept by the Keeper
Only God can turn a life from...meaninglessness to purposefulness, barrenness to fruitfulness, heaviness to joyfulness, ugliness to loveliness, aimlessness to hopefulness, anxiousness to peacefulness.
The Source of Our Adversity
When we experience hardships, we usually wonder why God allows these painful situations to come our way. It just doesn't seem to fit with His role as our loving heavenly Father. We struggle to...
Pursuing Peace in Relationships
Relationship help is one of the hottest topics searched on the Internet. Relationships can be messy. Love isn’t always easy.
Forgiveness: A Space of Grace
When it comes to forgiveness, all of us are beginners. No one owns a secret formula. As long as you are trying to forgive, you are forgiving.
God of Peace
"do not be anxious about anything" Learn to be content with your present lot, with God's dealings
Jesus in a Changing World
With change comes unknowns and what-ifs. What was normal no longer is, and a new normal has yet to settle in.v
Panic or Faith
...but I decided from then on to deal with things as they came from the point of view of faith, not panic. One step at a time is more than enough for me to…
Leading in a Storm
How do you lead a business or family or church in times of hardship, conflict and crisis, so that everyone comes out the other side stronger, wiser, better?
Be the Light
Are you a representation of God’s light in the world? Are you exposing the darkness through the truth and bearing fruit for his Kingdom?
Let God’s Light Through
“Jesus said "While I am in the world, I am the light of the world." John 9:5 "Jesus also said that "You are the light of the world." Matthew 5:14
Confident Trust
Your confidence level depends on how much you trust in God. When you put your confidence in God, you won’t choose to act solely on what you can see; you will also value what…
Give Me Eyes to See
Give me eyes to see, O God, all the many wonderful ways you are providing for me and graciously providing the abundance you have poured into my life.
Content with the Present
Sometimes when we’re wrestling with difficult and unexplainable circumstances such as the loss of family member, a diagnosis of cancer, or the loss of a job, it’s hard to be able to rest in…
Asking Specifically
The day I found Philippians 2:13 in the Bible I was very excited. I was beginning to understand that I didn’t have to change myself. God would change me and this verse confirmed it.
In His Hands
The best decision you ever made was to place your life into the hands of the One who made you—hands that worked with SKILL; hands that guided with WISDOM; hands that shaped with PURPOSE;…
He Orders Your Steps
Are you looking for direction, for purpose, for meaning to your life? Psalm 37:23 “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and He delighteth in his way" read on...
Accepting the Life You Didn’t Expect
PRAYER: Lord, I am struggling. I want to be okay with my present circumstances but I can’t get there. I admit I want something else. Show me how to be at peace. Amen.
Peace Place
Wherever your peace place is, go there. Take a few deep breaths. God will meet you. Just as He met His Son on the night before the most important day of His ministry. We…
Choosing What Rules Your Heart
Living in harmony doesn’t mean overlooking differences or living without boundaries. No, it means being willing to be a “peacemaker”, not simply a “peacekeeper”.