Tag: joy

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2023-10-10

On Parade

God has us on parade. Part of our mission is consciously telling people about Christ. Another part of it is unconsciously telling people about Christ.

2023-10-10

Story of Shining Your Light

Think for a moment about the people you influence. The ones you meet at your local coffee shop, the grocery store, clothing store and online, as well as your neighbors, coworkers, church and family.

2023-10-09

Whatever

O Lord, please give me Your wisdom as I do the “whatever” today. Would You help thanksgiving to rise up within me? Thank You that I do not need to be tossed about by the dramatic nor the mundane things going on around me.

2023-10-06

How to Get the Most Out of This Day

Helen Keller, who was blind, deaf and mute, asked a friend who’d just come in from a walk through the park, “What did you see?” “Nothing much,” she answered. How can that be? Helen wondered.

2023-10-03

Are We Meant to Be Happy?

“(Jesus said) Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you…I am coming to you now…so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them.” Dear friend, God has far deeper purposes in our lives than happiness. Jesus promised to leave us his peace and joy. Nothing less.

2023-09-28

You are God’s Chosen Servant

Always remember—God has chosen you! You are in God’s place at God’s perfect time. Your days are in His hands. He has gifted you and placed His hand upon you to bless you and make you a blessing.

2023-09-26

He Honors the Humble

It is part of God's plan to abase the proud and raise up the humble. Our goal should be committed service for the Savior. We should let Him take care of the honoring and the humbling.

2023-09-23

He Knows the Way I Take

“He knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold. My feet have closely followed his steps; I have kept to his way without turning aside.” Job 23:10-11

2023-09-19

Not of This World

Why is it that faith in the Holy Spirit is practiced so little by Christians? The world rules too much in the lives of Christians.

2023-09-13

Hard Life Journey

Friend, God can use your pain-filled past to share the heavenly message of hope in Christ. Tell others how God loves you and by His grace gave you eternal comfort and a wonderful hope.

2023-09-10

This Little Light

Heavenly Father, We thank you for Jesus who came as the light that we may have the 'Light of life' and that we can let Him shine through us, giving light to this dark world. In Jesus name, amen."

2023-09-07

The Story of Your Heart

Three women became part of the genealogy of Jesus, in spite of the labels they might have carried within their own communities.

2023-09-06

Serving Faithfully and Fully

Even as a slave, Joseph trusted God and remained faithful and served diligently, showing Potiphar that God was real.

2023-08-26

In Everything You Do

The "Golden Rule" is so straightforward, isn't it? Sometimes we make things, especially religious things, far too complicated and complex.

2023-08-25

Unshakable

Man needs nothing so much as he needs something to bring life together into total meaning.—E. Stanley Jones

2023-08-24

What’s Holding You Back?

What's holding you back from being an active witness?

2023-08-10

You are Special

The odds of a planet like ours existing anywhere in the universe, let alone containing life like ours, is infinitesimally small. Science has merely reconfirmed God’s word: We are special.

2023-08-09

A Life of Authenticity

Are you willing to be the same on the outside as in the inside? Are you looking for a new beginning?

2023-08-09

Who Am I? What Am I Here For?

Where are you in this faith journey? Has life dealt you some cruel blows? Do you feel excluded from the in-crowd?

2023-08-02

Eating Machine

My 13 year old son is an eating machine. He is 6 feet tall and wears a size fourteen shoe. He has been growing like a weed and doesn’t seem to be stopping anytime soon.

2023-08-02

Aim for Jesus

The reason so many of us get stuck, unable to move deeper into intimacy with God is because we don’t think it’s truly possible, at least for us. And so we don’t even try.

2023-07-28

Squawking or Singing

What is it that turns my melodies of worship into shrill complaint or depressed moaning? Is it the stress of an overfull calendar?

2023-07-26

You Don’t Know What You are Missing

What are non-believers missing out on? What do we have that they don't have?

2023-07-26

In Search of Wholeness

Take an honest look at your life. Do you feel whole and complete, or is there the sense that something’s missing? If you’re aware of an emptiness, what are you using to try and fill that void? Is it relationships with family and friends?

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