God’s Purpose
Prayer: O Sovereign God, help me discern today what my life is intended to fulfill in your plan. Thank you for loving me and promising to walk beside me every step of my life
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Called to Follow Him
“I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.” John 8:12
Let God See You Naked
Is it possible that we lack David’s bravery because we don’t fully trust God? We may ask: What will He ask me to change? What will it cost me? But there’s nothing to fear.…
A Grumbly Heart
It was a time in my life when I was not happy with the decisions that were being made around me. I had a grumbly heart!
Because of You
Thought for the day: Don't ever sell short what God can do "because of you."
Joy in Hard Times
If you are going through hardship, take heart. You are not alone my sister, my brother. There are faithful people around you that can relate and help you through it. All the while, God…
It Is Time
It is not about how gifted and Anointed you are. It is not about demons and warfare, It is about your obedience, to God!
The Dark and Lonely Closet of Regret
Regret is like a hot potato. Hold onto it for any period of time and it will burn you. Regret basically leaves God out of the picture.
Enthusiasm
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." I find God in the places where I am most enthusiastic.
What My Dad did Right
During my teen years, I tended to focus on what I thought my dad did wrong. Now adays I find myself reflecting more and more on what my dad did right,
Leaving a Legacy for Christ
Have you thought about the legacy you want to leave and the impact you want to make on the lives of others?
Inspired by Joy
It’s an un-ordinary challenge to consider trials pure joy! It seems unreasonable. “Consider it pure joy whenever you face trials of many kinds because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
Break Out of Loneliness
Are you waiting for others to reach out to you? How about reaching out to them? Maybe you should take the first step. You are not the only one who is Lonely.
Whatever You Do
Matthew 25:40 I believe these verses are talking about helping people in need — or refusing to help them.
Book of Life
I am to be whom God has made me: fragile, fallible and dependent on Him in the mess and muck of life but not sucked in by it.
I Have a Choice
Every choice we make takes us down a certain path. Either to a person that is in harmony with God...
Walking with Jesus
This journey of life was meant to be traveled with Jesus. He wants to direct our footsteps. He desires to share our journey and travel through each season with us. As life crowds in,…
Fix Your Eyes on the Future
In the future, the soul will be made perfect, and fit to partake in the inheritance promised to God’s saints.
Am I Significant?
“Mommy, is I big?” asks my almost three-year-old son Jack. “Am I someone special, someone significant?”
Yes, Lord, Yes!
I suspect that God is just as frustrated with me when I say “yes” to Him and then don't do what He wants me to do.
Perfect Love Casts Out Fear
God longs for me to draw near him. He has shown me his heart by sending Jesus. . If he loves me that much, then I can trust that his desire is to save…
God is Timeless
You have to be amazed at the speed of communications today. But even more amazing is the fact that God knows and hears our prayers even before we think about them or open our…
Handling Difficult Circumstances
Focusing on Christ is neither a natural reaction nor an easy one. Our instinct is to dwell on the situation at hand, searching for solutions or stewing over the pain and difficulty. As a…