Do you sometimes get irritated with the detours in your life? Do you realize that sometimes God has a purpose? Look at some prominent detours in the Bible. Detours, when we get off the main road, can be frustrating and time consuming. Yet in the spiritual life, God seems to allow us to be detoured.
Read more.."Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak." Matthew 26:41 Not one single temptation comes to any person more than he is able to bear; and with the temptation, God is always there to help you through.
Read more..Why does the average Christian not enter into a place of rest with God - that supernatural life which produces an abundance of fruit? Because he fails to mix the promises of God with faith. That is what this book, Promises, is all about - to remind us daily of our heritage as children of God
Read more..Could it be that growing up in my crazy family molded me in a way that would allow God to uniquely use my experiences to help others?
Read more..What is your favorite Christian worship songs, and why? What does it say to you about God?
Read more..Like clay, our lives need to be formed, molded and shaped into the image of the One who created us. Godly character is not a gift that we instantly receive, but is something that is formed within us by placing our lives in God hands
Read more..Ask! So often we're afraid to ask for help because we have to admit we don't have the answers. Seek! Effort and interest and perseverance are necessary and that's sometimes hard. Knock! But God wants us to use the A.S.K.
Read more..Say no to sin, and yes to God, trusting that he is enabling you to obey him step by step
Read more..We can all fall victim to our distractions and not realize that we are slipping from God’s presence.
Read more..Anxiety is a spiritual "terror attack" from hell that is silently killing tens of thousands every day.
Read more..Romans 12:2 Don't be molded by the world. Wow, isn't that a tough one to obey? “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed be...
Read more..“Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.” Psalm 90:14
Read more..God is with us in our battles. Let us therefore stand firm and be encouraged by the words in James 4:7 that says, “Submit yourselves, then to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you”.
Read more..Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.” 1 Peter 5:6-7
Read more..By Max Lucado - A Love That Never Fails. A love that never fails! Hard to imagine, isn’t it? Has human love ever failed you?
Read more..Nothing Can Separate Us - by Max Lucado. “Nothing above us, nothing below us, nor anything else in the whole world will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:39lo
Read more..Isaiah 40:31 “Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and will not be faint"
Read more..How many friends do you have? And I don’t mean the people you connect with on social media—I’m talking about the few who really know you and stick with you through thick and thin. Such mutual friendships are rare today.
Read more..God runs when he sees the son coming home from the pig trough. When the addict steps out of the alley. When the teen walks away from the party.
Read more..In our limited vision, we think we know best, and God is just trying to hold us back from having fun and enjoying life.
Read more..When I face grievous troubles, I too will look to the rock, Christ Jesus, and claim His wonderful promises for comfort and strength.
Read more.."Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him." Psalm 34:8
Read more..Out of God’s heart came love; out of His love came mercy; out of His mercy came grace.
Read more..James 1:2-3 “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.” "Hang in there!" There are few traits more important than perseverance. Most important accomplishments in life happen because of perseverance.
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