Blessed Are Those Who Love the Irritating
Love those who irritate you; it's loving God. Overlook offenses, guard your words, and let patience prevail. Following Christ's example leads to peace.
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Love those who irritate you; it's loving God. Overlook offenses, guard your words, and let patience prevail. Following Christ's example leads to peace.
By faith I believed and salvation was my gift. By faith and hope I know what I believe. I believe in God, His love, His grace,His Son, His plan for my life.
“Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know." Jeremiah 33:3
Be of good courage today knowing that God is not surprised by anything that you are facing right now. In fact, He is with You to strengthen, settle, and establish you in the direction…
Are you waiting for others to reach out to you? How about reaching out to them? Maybe you should take the first step. You are not the only one who is Lonely.
“Ma’am your son has been arrested for shoplifting.” My whole world came to a standstill. The pain was excruciating, the shame unbearable, the isolation overwhelming.
“Mommy, is I big?” asks my almost three-year-old son Jack. “Am I someone special, someone significant?”
Do you ever reflect on the wrong decisions you’ve made? I do. In retrospect, I re-evaluate....
I cannot count the number of times I have worn myself out getting ready for a battle I knew was coming. I planned what I would say and how I would respond to the…
Question: What sort of sins do we often try to hide from God? "If we confess our sins to Him, He is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from every…
If we base our self-worth on a sad experience which happened in the past such as: I’m a divorcee; I’ve had cancer, I’ve suffered abuse…This leads to defeated thinking like I’m damaged goods, this…
I have always been a fearful person. I have even experienced panic attacks. When I am fearful, I tell myself this truth: God is with me and I can trust Him to keep me…
Psalm 135:5 “I know the greatness of the Lord -that our Lord is greater than any other god.” Prayer: Dear Father, I am devoted to You. May I center my day around You today,…
Love has become a universal term that can be many things to many people. Some love golf, some love family and some love Jesus.
Trusting God with our hearts so He can heal us takes courage. Being vulnerable with God and trusting Him with areas of our life that are difficult to face is exactly what He desires.
Are you heading into this week just flat out exhausted? Is there some great weight upon you that you just can’t seem to lift? Have no fear, for our God does not grow weary.
I can only do so much, but God can do So. Much. More. What do you choose? Hold on to the One Whose Promises will never be Empty.
How do you feel about the word surrender? It’s not a popular word in our culture. We are afraid that if we surrender we’ll be oppressed. Maybe a person in authority has abused us…
The inconvenient truth is that God is not at fault when we disregard his wisdom.
“Then you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Lord, open the door for us!’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know you’” Luke 13:25