August 20, 2019
Struggles
Struggles: Yes we all go through them. Sometimes we know why and probably most often we don't. James tells us to...
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August 19, 2019
God is Jealous
Your Lord is jealous of your love. Did He choose you? Then He cannot bear that you would choose another.
Read more..August 18, 2019
Jewels from Junk
Too often we see ourselves only as ordinary junk. Perhaps we have not grown up with affirmation or, much worse, we have been abused and heard shouts that we are nothing but junk. We compare ourselves to those who possess more, who have attained more, who appear more beautiful or handsome. We s
Read more..August 17, 2019
Bruised Reeds and Smoldering Wicks
Are you a bruised reed? Were you bruised by harsh words, a friend’s anger, a spouse’s betrayal, religion’s rigidity, or your own failure.
Read more..August 15, 2019
How Temptations Lose Their Power
Temptations will lose their power when we keep ourselves in the love of Christ (Jude 21).
Read more..August 3, 2019
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,
Read more..August 2, 2019
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.
Read more..August 1, 2019
Hit and Run
God wants us to face our problem situations and work them out. With His personal presence in our lives, and His wonderful promises of help and encouragement, we will begin to see His hand at work in our lives,
Read more..July 29, 2019
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.
Read more..July 24, 2019
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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