2022-11-23
Dry Bones Praying
You may be standing in a desperate situation in the battle of a lifetime. You may feel that you are in the darkest storm of your life.
Read more..You may be standing in a desperate situation in the battle of a lifetime. You may feel that you are in the darkest storm of your life.
Read more..Father, thank you for sweet times of solitude and prayer that help us prepare for a day of serving others! Help us to bring you all of our worship and concerns, as we head into whatever you have called us to do today. Amen.
Read more..What do you think God thinks about you? Psalm 139 depicts God’s intimate, articulate, and unflinching knowledge of the detailed expanse we call our lives.
Read more.."Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, to the only wise God our Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen." Jude 1:24-25
Read more..Psalm 40:2b “He set my feet upon a rock, steadying my footsteps and establishing my path.” Father, teach me to rest in your unfailing love. I admit I get lost trying to find my way through life’s ups and downs. I don’t always know where to go or what to think.
Read more..Loneliness. Could it be one of God’s finest gifts? Scripture says, “Perfect love casts out fear.”
Read more..Do you sometimes wonder why bad things happen to good people? Are you confused by what’s happening in your life? Do you wonder where is God in all this?
Read more..Are there anxious thoughts about life, your future, the future of someone you love? Take a trip to the cross. What is God saying to you?
Read more..I kept hearing about others in Christian ministry who were “burning out” because they took on too much. I kept wondering how this could happen
Read more..The Lord sprinkles encouragement throughout his holy pages to keep us going when life tries to strike against the hope we have in Jesus.
Read more..God will be your strength, your wisdom, and your guidance. He’ll open doors of support and close doors that will take you in the wrong direction. He created you to succeed, and he’s been using people and circumstances throughout your life to equip you for your journey.
Read more..Devotional: And, nourished by the river of life, the fruit we produce is “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” Galatians 5:22-23a. Continue reading...
Read more..Here is a big question. What is God doing when you are in a bind? When the lifeboat springs a leak? When the rip cord snaps?
Read more..In 1 Thessalonians 5, Paul calls us to offer grateful thanks to our heavenly Father in all things, for he knows this is the will of God concerning each of us.
Read more..I didn’t want to forgive them. They’d emotionally abused me for a long time, and it felt like a bone bruise
Read more..I recently read …Their ships were tossed to the heavens and plunged again to the depths; the sailors cringed in terror. They reeled and staggered like drunkards and were at their wits’ end. “LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and .... He calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves.
Read more..Ask yourself, are refusing to forgive someone? If so, pray that God would soften your heart and empower you to forgive them just as Christ forgave you, and then thank him that the Holy Spirit does just that.
Read more..“The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them.
Read more..I have realized my view of God shapes every area of my life — my relationships, my attitudes, and even my sleep!Think with me for a moment — how loving is God? He sent His Son to die for us
Read more..Prayer starts with transitioning our thoughts from the situation at hand to the Lord. What we need is His perspective on the difficulty we’re facing.
Read more..O Lord, please guard my soul from pride, my heart from callousness, and my mind from too much focus on unimportant things and not enough on your things.
Read more..Waiting can be hard. But dear one, walk by faith, not by sight. Peace is in resting, knowing, and depending upon the LORD and in God’s perfect timing.
Read more..Holy God, forgive me when I chase what is false and let my focus shift from Jesus as my ultimate hero. I want to honor and serve him, having his life come alive in me,
Read more..The Bible teaches that dependency upon God is the right and natural way to live.
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