March 26, 2023
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.
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March 25, 2023
When We Maximize our Problems, We Minimize God’s Power
When we maximize our problems, we minimize God’s greatness and we also minimize—in our minds—God’s ability to handle our problems.
Read more..March 24, 2023
Will You Make the Exchange?
When we have worry, doubt, and fear clutched tightly in our hands and our hearts are ruled by anxiety, God wants to say something to us of this effect, “Let go of your burdens and give them to me. I will put in your hands that are now empty and open...Joy, Peace, and Freedom.”
Read more..March 21, 2023
An Unearthly Love
Live full lives, full in the fullness of God. Mark it down: God loves you with an unearthly love.
Read more..March 17, 2023
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 and mercy comes in a form of Jesus taking our punishment for us by dying for us on the cross. By our faith we stand in God’s grace as free beings, free from sin, free from punishment.
Read more..March 13, 2023
Love in Action
“Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.” 1 John 3:18
Read more..March 12, 2023
Faith Through Trials
Untested faith may be real faith, but it is sure to be immature faith. It is likely to remain immature as long as it never faces difficulties. When all things seem against it, faith often prospers. Storms are faith's illuminators.
Read more..March 8, 2023
The Condition of Our Hearts
God wants us to make a conscious effort to control our words. But it will require us to dig deeper to find the root cause.
Read more..March 8, 2023
A Circle Effect
Proverbs 4:23 “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” There’s a cycle that happens in our lives as we choose to bring God into focus throughout our day. Here is one of my favorite examples of this beautiful circle effect.
Read more..March 7, 2023
Life in the Furnace
What 'furnaces experiences' have you had? How did you find strength within them? How does solitude prepare you for daily life?
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