August 17, 2025
Hope for Your Future
“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah29:11 (NLT)
Read more..“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah29:11 (NLT)
Read more..Distortion is subtle. It’s much the same with our hearts. Jagged edges pop up of resentment, anger, negativity, self-pity and any number of little things we rationalize away.
Read more..I finally believed my freedom of choice left me free not to sin. I did not have to sin; I could choose not to sin. I am free from sin, not free from temptation
Read more..Father, you are holy, perfect in every way. “Who else among the gods is like You, O Lord? Who is glorious in holiness like You---so awesome in splendor, performing such wonders.” Exodus 15:11
Read more..I was alone. It was night and I was in a hospital ward after a four-hour back surgery. Even though I was on pain killers and heavily sedated from the anesthetic, I couldn’t sleep. I felt afraid.
Read more..During a very difficult time in my life, people kept encouraging me, “Keep hanging onto God and his promises and you’ll make it.”
Read more..Jesus, You gave the spiritually hungry living Bread. Lord, I need to be fed like that. John 6:48-51
Read more..Have you ever run out of faith? Someone once said, "God's timing is always perfect." Let us not try to improve on that perfection. "Dear Lord, because You are always faithful despite my faithlessness at times, I will depend on You to fulfill your promises."
Read more..Lord God, You give amazing strength to keep me sure-footed in places and days that are difficult to navigate. Thank you for this promise of the strength of the Sovereign Lord enabling me to go to the heights.
Read more..Self-condemnation stunts a relationship with Jesus. Instead of enjoying the peace of God, people who are trapped by shame fear His rejection and feel driven to prove their worth.
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