The Rewards of Patience
The Lord has many rewards available to us when we abide patiently in His will.
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The Lord has many rewards available to us when we abide patiently in His will.
I keep a running list of love notes. God’s love notes. Because unless He keeps telling me He loves me, my human heart stops believing it.
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast.”
God Has a Problem with Grumblers. Paul warned, "Nor let us . . grumble, as [Israel] did, and were destroyed by the destroyer" (1 Corinthians 10:9-10).
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for saving me to serve. Create in me a servant’s heart. Help me to step outside the comfort and confines of my church and to reflect and serve You…
We all make choices every day. I choose to walk the Colossians 3 way. Colossians 3:12-15 As God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Becoming portraits of Jesus – involves God-Love cleaning the clutter we’ve hidden in the cupboards and corners of our being.
How much do you trust the Lord? Better yet, how much of yourself have you entrusted to the Lord?
“I can do everything through him (Christ) who gives me strength.” (Philippians 4:13). “… for
Jesus did not come to start a new religion; He came to bring us life—eternal life. Christianity is not a religion. It’s a new life.
As God’s child, you reflect your Father’s image as His light shines through your eyes, as His words are on your lips, as His peace is upon your countenance, as His grace is in…
Thank you, Jesus . . . for allowing me to know You! You have given me Your Word so that I may know You. This isn’t a casual relationship but an intimate, personal, all-consuming…
Can you forgive that which you cannot forget? Can you move on after someone sins or has an ought against you? Can you make peace with painful memories and create a life that is…
It is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9
In the Bible, crying out refers to speaking audibly with great emotion concerning an urgent need. God invites us to use this form of prayer to communicate that we desperately need His mercy.
“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” Proverbs 17:17
Whether in a train or wherever you are, God guards and rescues those people who reverence Him. Today, you can know for certain that God will send His guardian angels to guard you –…
Dear Lord, please help me to trust, to take the good and the bad, and to use negative experiences on the journey as ways to build my faith. Amen.
Forgiving the offender helps them heal. Also, forgiving the offender helps the forgiver heal.
What cuts you off from the Holy Spirit? Is there something in your life that dampens your experience of the Spirit’s power? Jesus desires to breath the Spirit into the lives of all his…
So what does the fruit of a Christian look like? When we allow the Holy Spirit to have power in our life it shows in specific ways.
I believe God has a plan and purpose for my life and that He is leading me in a path that will fulfill that plan and purpose.
Christian friend, let your soul take heart and be encouraged. He who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Christ Jesus.