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Tag: peace

2019-08-11

God Knows Our Needs

A change of heart toward ongoing suffering is a huge challenge. On our own, it’s impossible, but the Lord promises to strengthen us through Christ.

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2019-08-09

Journey of Surrender

Lord, teach me to TRUST You, to EMBRACE all that you have for me, SURRENDER to Your perfect Way and FOLLOW where you lead.  Amen.

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2019-08-09

Every Reason to be Content

“Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content.” Philippians 4:11

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2019-08-08

Abundant, Supernatural Life

My friend Randy had given up on the Christian life. He said, "I have tried, but failed so many times; nothing seems to work. God doesn't hear my prayers, and I am tired of trying.

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2019-08-03

Remember Whose You Are

I don't know your story and you don't know mine, but we share a common theme. We are driven by the search for true identity,

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2019-08-02

You are Defined by God, and God Alone

Your faith will grow stronger as you focus on your identity in Christ (Galatians 2). What this means is that you abandon any image of yourself that is not from God.

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2019-07-31

Serve As Jesus Did

Thought - Think of a practical way that you can serve someone you know and make a plan to do it today. Next, ask God to provide you with an opportunity to serve a stranger today.

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2019-07-31

To Do Good

We are to be a people who do good deeds! When God gives us the opportunity, let's take it!

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2019-07-29

Like a Sweet Perfume

"...spread the Gospel like a sweet perfume" 2 Corinthians 2:14 We can certainly learn a lesson from the apostle Paul. He frequently begins a chapter or a verse with a note of praise.

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2019-07-28

Grace Can Heal Hurts

People bring pain.  Sometimes deliberately.  Sometimes randomly.  So where do you turn?

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2019-07-26

Walking Through Open Doors

God, help me pay attention to clear signs you provide regarding my future

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2019-07-24

One of Those Days

So the next time you have one of those days, try this. Instead of wondering “why”,  with Job you can say, “Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.” Not only when good comes your way ... but also when you have “one of those days.”

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2019-07-20

Sweet Comfort

Fear saps our will power and leaves us feeling depleted and hopeless. Yet very few of us have ever experienced a defeat so complete and bitter as the one God's people faced when Isaiah shared this message of hope.

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2019-07-19

Be Assured

I have experienced weakness and I have cried out for help in desperate situations. I have needed to be told over and over again by the Lord to not be afraid. I have needed his reassurance. He is our God. He is Sovereign. He has ultimate power and authority.

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2019-07-19

God is Our Guardian

God is your guardian, separating you from evil.  So, why do bad things happen to us?

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2019-07-18

Five Important Truths I Keep Forgetting

“The Christian life is a battle,” our pastor reminded us. “Don’t let anyone tell you

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2019-07-17

God and Comfort

Just close your eyes and imagine that God too has a message board in Heaven and on it each day He writes that His goal for the day is to make you and me as comfortable as possible.

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2019-07-11

God’s Unfailing Love

Believing and accepting that you are loved by the Father will in turn affect your feelings for Him. Commit to knowing Him more intimately and accurately through His Word, and your affection for Him will begin to grow.

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2019-07-01

Grace Upon Grace

Test this question: What if God's only gift to you were his grace to save you. Would you be content?

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2019-06-21

In Step with God

There will be hard times, but God gives Christians everything necessary for following Him. And His grace will always prove more than sufficient

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2019-06-20

The Bandit of Joy

The bandit of joy is Fear.  Fear of death, fear of failure, fear of God, and fear of tomorrow.  His arsenal is vast.  His goal?  To create cowardly, joyless souls.

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2019-06-12

Corrective Lenses

“God already sees you as perfect in him.” Based on my own ongoing and painfully slow transformation, I jokingly asked my friend if she ever wondered if God might need glasses.

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2019-06-10

Christian Civility

Jesus calls Christians to words and actions that go far beyond civility, even civility. His call is life altering, indeed it is death to self.

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2019-06-09

Comfort: God’s Holy Exchange

All of us will be walking in more of the Luke 4:18-19 (NKJV)  ministry of

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