The Right Word
Knowing the right word at the right time is a great gift. But even the best of speakers has to admit that the best of his or her words are not nearly as good…
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6 Verses for When You Feel Stuck
If you’re feeling stuck and can’t even get a glimpse of a different tomorrow, these verses are for you. 6 Scripture Verses for When You Feel Stuck
Justified Anger
Is there someone who has caused you great pain in your life? Do you find it impossible to pray for your enemy?
I Take Refuge
“O LORD my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me...” Psalm 7:1
Made for Heaven
Unhappiness on earth cultivates a hunger for heaven. By gracing us with a deep dissatisfaction, God holds our attention.
A Lost Art
To confess sin means 'to agree with God' about it, to have His view toward it. With that kind of honest confession and determination to turn from the sin comes the incredible flood of…
God’s Covenant
Whatever situations we are in, we need to be joyfully open to His rainbows so we may see the fulfilling of His Covenant in every part of creation.
The Enemy Within
"Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall" Proverbs 16:18 Pride... is the root of almost every sin. Why is pride so destructive?
Resting in the Faithfulness of God
Even when situations seem overwhelming, believers can trust that our sovereign Lord knows all, is in control, and lovingly works everything for His children's good.
Attitude Adjustment
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord," Colossians 3:23
Better Than You Know Yourself
An isolated feeling of loneliness crept into her soul. Did God even understand? Doubts of her belief in God’s love began to crowd her thinking.
How Christ Modeled Humility
How Christ Modeled Humility. Although humility is not highly valued in our society, it’s essential in the Christian life. And the one who set the pattern for it is Jesus Himself.
Don’t Go With the Flow
I just don't see God as doling out ease and contentment. His business lies more in the areas of refining and shaping us to conform more to the image of Christ, and none of…
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)
You Have a Choice
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
God Is Holy ……
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
God is Awesome
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.…
He’s Holding Me
During a very difficult time in my life, people kept encouraging me, “Keep hanging onto God and his promises and you’ll make it.”
Lord, We Are Needy
Jesus, You gave the spiritually hungry living Bread. Lord, I need to be fed like that. John 6:48-51
He Cannot Disown Us
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…