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I Give You My Heart, Father
The Lord never gave up on me and in my weakest moment of my life, I really found Him.
A New Identity
2 Corinthians 5:17-18 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! .
Meditation for Spiritual Growth
"I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways." Psalm 119:15 There are times when solitude is better than community, and silence is wiser than speech. We will be better Christians if we take…
A Heavenly Affirmation
Each of us has a fantasy that our family will be like the Walton's, an expectation that our dearest friends will be our next of kin. Jesus didn't have that expectation.
Be Recharged
As Christians, we need to stay connected to our power source. Father, I thank you for the power and the strength that you provide us. I pray that we will not take lightly what…
We’re Adopted
Influences, people, events, even abuse from the past leave scars. But God stands ready to provide all that is necessary to transform us into “new creatures.”
An Unearthly Love
Live full lives, full in the fullness of God. Mark it down: God loves you with an unearthly love.
Never Regretted
Friend, God can, and will, use your past. Even the brokenness of an abusive childhood. Ask Him to use you in someone's life today.
Grace, Peace and Mercy
Our faith leads us to discover a love we don’t deserve. And yet God gives this love to us. This grace comes in the form of God himself taking on human form. This grace…
Love in Action
“Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.” 1 John 3:18
Walk Through the Fire
Through God’s unfailing love, endless mercy and compassion we can be victorious even when the smoke billows higher and higher.
Responding to Difficulty
The Lord controls and sets limits on our burdens so they don’t overwhelm us.
All Stressed Up and Nowhere to Go
In today's world it is virtually impossible to avoid stress. Almost everyone is carrying some amount of it, in varying degrees.
Increase Your Trust in God
Sometimes we can feel parked in our faith and not moving forward in trusting God. “COME unto me all you who are weary and heavy burdened and I will give you rest…for your…
The Gift of Love
Is there someone in your life you’re struggling to love? Someone, it just seems impossible to muster any affection?
The Lord is My Shepherd
The Lord is My Shepherd. There’s a fog upon the landscape. That has dimmed the sun’s bright ray, I don’t know what lies before me Oh, my Shepherd, show the way. There’s a voice…
What to Do with Worry
Next time you’re worried about your health or house or finances or flights, take a mental trip up the hill. Take your anxieties to the cross
God Lifts Our Burdens
What a difference I experienced when I stopped allowing the worry to consume me by choosing to let it go. I gave this burden to the Lord, and He lifted it from my shoulders.…
Does God Know What You’re Going Through?
Does God Know What You’re Going Through? In order to get through what you’re going through, focus on who God is — his unchanging nature. Regardless of circumstances and how you feel, hang on…
Unashamed to Live for God
“David, wearing a linen ephod, danced before the Lord with all his might, while he and the entire house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouts and the sound of…
Christ’s Love Compels Us
"What am I living for?" While that is an important question, the most important question of all is "Who am I living for?" Only one person can insure that I will never die because…
His Spirit Tells Us
"What is the greatest thing that has ever happened to you since you became a Christian?" The answer invariably has been: "To experience the reality, power, control and fruit of the Holy Spirit."