Devotional: THE LOOK OF JESUS. Often we cringe when we think God is looking on us. We transfer our own judgmental attitudes onto Him, finding it difficult or impossible to believe that His looks are full of grace and truth.
Read more..Forgiving Yourself: Is there something in your life for which you feel guilty? You don’t need to. Simply accept God’s love and forgiveness.
Read more..”You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.” Isaiah 26:3 What occupies your mind
Read more..Devotional: Jesus said, "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another”
Read more..2 Corinthians 7:6 “But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus.” Dear one, be comforted. We are part of the Body of Christ. And it’s through this Body that He ministers to us. Even in our darkest days.
Read more..“If I don’t think about everything that makes me anxious, what am I going to think about?” I asked my counselor. I had to laugh at hearing myself ask the question out loud.
Read more..When people see you reflect Jesus, they are drawn to His great love. They'll sense His unconditional acceptance.
Read more..Prayer is the great exchange—need replaced by peace even when the need still exists. Prayer places the trial in Another’s hands and knows His faithfulness will stand the test.
Read more..My prayer for you is that you recognize the greatness that is on the inside of you. Every one of us has been created with specific intent.
Read more..Pain brings us back to the basics of our faith. “Do you love Me?” Are you ready to say with me: “Father, you know that I love you.”
Read more..Most worry develops because we cannot fix our problems. We can’t make things happen and we can’t make things stop. When we choose to trust, worry loses its fierce grip from our nervous wringing hands.
Read more..I clung to this promise: “the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” In moments of panic or despair, I surrendered my feelings to God and pleaded for His peace. And in His great mercy, in the moments I felt I couldn’t go on, God filled my heart with overwhelming peace. He also led me to the right doctor, counselor, and friends who helped me get the support I needed.
Read more..Heavenly Father, thank you for the gift of your Holy Spirit! I don’t want Your Spirit on a shelf in my life. Your Holy Spirit, moving and breathing in me, is the most intimate part of my life, making me fit for you. I don't want to take your gift for granted. Amen.
Read more..One day I thought about the verse, “Keep yourselves in God’s love,” (Jude 21) and I wondered, “How do I keep myself in God’s love?”
Read more..We who walk with Christ often experience this tendency toward slave thinking. We grow discouraged in the tough battle of addictions or grief or abuse or self-doubt.
Read more..Have you ever been disappointed with God. You trusted him to bless you with a job or to answer a fervent prayer for a loved one and nothing happened. It’s as though God doesn’t care.
Read more..God pursued us even before we began to pursue Him, and that He knows us even more than we know ourselves.
Read more..Poem by Kathy Cheek. Lord, When people look at me Will they see You? When people talk to me Will they hear You? When they come to me And need the strength That You can give...
Read more..What is there to say when tragedy strikes? Proverbs 2:1-5 gives us a clue: ...turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding—...
Read more..Could it be that the rooms of my life closed off to God are locked because I haven’t sufficiently developed that same love and trust with my Heavenly Father?
Read more..Thought: If you have struggled with knowing where you fit in the Kingdom of God, ask God to show you through your everyday life what He has called you to.
Read more..God has written a letter to you. The Bible isn’t just a storybook about God, the people of Israel, and a man named Jesus. It is a love letter from God to you. When Jesus walked on earth He said, “As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. Now remain in my love.” (John 15:9)
Read more..The Light shone brightly in the splendor of Heaven.Then looking down upon His creation Abba Father ...
Read more..Look for the reasons to praise your children. Do it often. Every day! Use words that encourage. Things like, “I love you sweetheart.” Or, “I couldn’t be more proud of you.”
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