2021-01-07
Speaking Without Words
We can speak—With the eyes of understanding; With the ears of alertness; With the smile of delight; With the tone of kindness; With the spirit of compassion; ...
Read more..We can speak—With the eyes of understanding; With the ears of alertness; With the smile of delight; With the tone of kindness; With the spirit of compassion; ...
Read more..When we recall all that God has done for us, our attitude can't help but shift towards the positive. Just like a gas tank, the recounting of His past mercies and favors pumps into our emptiness and makes us full again.
Read more..My resolutions for this year are quite simple: Live, Listen, Love, Laugh. I want to ‘live’ more for the Lord, I want to ‘listen’ more to the Lord, I want to ‘love’ more in the Lord and to ‘laugh’ in the freedom of the Lord.
Read more..Peace is not an emotion. Peace is a Person. Be blessed with peace, not as the world knows peace, but the peace that Jesus gives from his person and presence. He can never be taken away from you, and you can be blessed with peace of Jehovah-Shalom at all times.
Read more..Paul focused on eternal life, the love of God, and the forgiveness of sins. What he had in Christ was far greater than what he didn’t have in life!
Read more..In all our wanderings the watchful glance of the Eternal Watcher is always fixed on us, and we never roam beyond the Shepherd’s eye.
Read more..Jesus is God's greatest message. He not only proclaims and declares God's love, mercy, and grace, he has made it known. Only Jesus can display God to us fully, for he is one with the Father.
Read more..Can you see how God used circumstances to guide his Holy plan and how he uses circumstances to speak to us even now?
Read more..If we could feel the quiet joy that Mary felt that night, We'd celebrate Your coming in a new and different light. Breathe calm into our frantic rush, help us Your peace to know.
Read more..Recently I found myself talking with a friend on this very topic. She felt as if God was telling her that a new season was coming, but she didn’t know what to do in the meantime. Was she supposed to rest? To work? To wait?
Read more..How has God shown you kindness, and how can you through everyday actions show kindness to others?
Read more..“Whatever you did for the one of the least of these brothers and sisters of
Read more..Joy is true contentment that comes from internal factors like our faith in the Lord. True joy is everlasting and not dependent upon circumstances.
Read more..God reminds us to turn away from our own self-seeking ways. He calls us to turn to him with a willingness to obey his will. If we refuse, we must know that we are walking the road that leads to death.
Read more..Although we don't know all that God could do in our lives if we'd radically commit ourselves to Him, the thought of missing out on His plans should be enough to motivate us to obey.
Read more..What would happen if you approached a fork in the road and found two signs—one reading “Road of Comfort” and the other, “Road of Adversity”?
Read more..“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure,
Read more..Above all else, I know that God is there and He cares. The proof is in the ways He has purposed my plight in the past...and in yours.
Read more..I am going to ask a serious question. We have all faced it including myself,
Read more..“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You
Read more..The frenzied pace we sometimes choose to keep can take a toll on our homes and impact our relationships. When we live at a pace that continually drains us we end up taking it out on those closest to us.
Read more..How much faith do you need to plant a seed and to make it grow? Planting feels like a lot of work without seeing much results on the spot.
Read more..When I was young, most boys were told that a man doesn't cry. It showed emotional weakness and loss of control. A boy that cried was told he was acting like a girl! But in Psalm 86, David declared, “Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I cry to You all day long.”
Read more..Wickedness is like fire, it does not stay in one place, but burns out of control.
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