2021-03-14
Peace Like a Bright Shining Light
Peace like a bright shining sun waits for me behind those clouds! Maybe I am the one doing the blocking as I begin to pile on fretting, stressing, and far too much worrying.
Read more..Peace like a bright shining sun waits for me behind those clouds! Maybe I am the one doing the blocking as I begin to pile on fretting, stressing, and far too much worrying.
Read more..Trusting God isn’t easy. Trust develops over time. Trusting God with my heart, soul, and mind gives me strength and peace that does not come from myself. He calms my fears in ways I can’t achieve on my own. ...
Read more..Sometimes I feel freaked out at the circumstances in my own life. I wonder where is the cure for my husband’s cancer? How will we make it through the next six months of therapy?
Read more..It’s so important to pay attention to God’s ways of doing things. As long as Earth and humanity exist, God will want our attention. That’s because he loves us.
Read more..I believe God has a plan and purpose for my life and that He is leading me in a path that will fulfill that plan and purpose.
Read more..We are all human, and we can get angry. But it is what we allow to happen next that makes all the difference.
Read more..God doesn’t want us to retreat from the world and focus on ourselves in times of crisis or instability. This is our opportunity to give hope to others through the message of salvation in Jesus Christ
Read more..Beneath the vitals of the heart, God’s Spirit whispers, “You’re mine. I bought you, and I sealed you, and no one can take you.”
Read more..When we leave Jesus to the side of the picture and focus on the things that swirl around us we often find our footing unsure and our clarity blurred. When we put Jesus in the center...
Read more..Bid farewell to the burden of religion. Gone is the fear that having done everything, you might not have done enough. You climb the stairs, not by your strength, but God's.
Read more..Prayer is the most powerful means of protecting your family. Pray for your family each evening. You might start with this prayer for your household.
Read more..What is God asking you to believe him for today? Will you sneer, hesitate, or full-heartedly trust in him?
Read more..When things end or don’t go our way, it’s easy for others to say that life still goes on. Yet, we know what we’re going through. It hurts.
Read more..In life there are many unexpected packages. Some I like and others I don’t. I have come to realize that no matter what comes, God is in control.
Read more..As we face our giants, as we face our fears and our concerns, as we face what life throws our way, let’s try to stand as David stood. Stand with strength and confidence in the Lord.
Read more..“And He has put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many shall see and fear (revere and worship) and put their trust and confident reliance in the Lord.” Psalm 40:3
Read more..Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.
Read more..Any time I think I can live the Christian life in my own strength, I’m in trouble. When I’m tempted to do it my way, to tough it out or go at it alone, I look to the cross. It wasn’t up to me then; it’s not up to me now. How do you view the cross?
Read more..When I try to do it on my own, I miss out on God’s strength and wisdom. Here is a prayer from the writer of Psalms 139 that helps to motivate me to move from self-reliance to God dependence.
Read more..The devil doesn’t limit his efforts to preventing faith. He also works diligently to deceive believers by feeding us discouraging thoughts: he insinuates God doesn’t care when we’re going through difficulties and suggests He’s unjust for allowing our suffering.
Read more..The pandemic has exposed a truth the comforts of the modern world so often conceal — our earthly lives are a wilderness wandering.
Read more..Romans 15:4 "For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope." He is with you when you are discouraged and not at peace. His presence never leaves nor forsakes you.
Read more..“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” Psalm 46:10 I woke up this morning with this verse going through my mind. I wonder if sometimes we breeze over this verse. Be still, and know that I am God.
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