2022-05-15
Kept by the Keeper
Only God can turn a life from...meaninglessness to purposefulness, barrenness to fruitfulness, heaviness to joyfulness, ugliness to loveliness, aimlessness to hopefulness, anxiousness to peacefulness.
Read more..Only God can turn a life from...meaninglessness to purposefulness, barrenness to fruitfulness, heaviness to joyfulness, ugliness to loveliness, aimlessness to hopefulness, anxiousness to peacefulness.
Read more.."do not be anxious about anything" Learn to be content with your present lot, with God's dealings
Read more..With change comes unknowns and what-ifs. What was normal no longer is, and a new normal has yet to settle in.v
Read more.....but I decided from then on to deal with things as they came from the point of view of faith, not panic. One step at a time is more than enough for me to handle.
Read more..Your confidence level depends on how much you trust in God. When you put your confidence in God, you won’t choose to act solely on what you can see; you will also value what is unseen. That’s faith.
Read more..Sometimes when we’re wrestling with difficult and unexplainable circumstances such as the loss of family member, a diagnosis of cancer, or the loss of a job, it’s hard to be able to rest in God and trust Him.
Read more..The best decision you ever made was to place your life into the hands of the One who made you—hands that worked with SKILL; hands that guided with WISDOM; hands that shaped with PURPOSE; hands that formed with LOVE.
Read more..PRAYER: Lord, I am struggling. I want to be okay with my present circumstances but I can’t get there. I admit I want something else. Show me how to be at peace. Amen.
Read more..Devotional by Phil Ware: God is our Refuge and Strength
Read more..Wherever your peace place is, go there. Take a few deep breaths. God will meet you. Just as He met His Son on the night before the most important day of His ministry. We all need a break now and then.
Read more..Living in harmony doesn’t mean overlooking differences or living without boundaries. No, it means being willing to be a “peacemaker”, not simply a “peacekeeper”.
Read more..“I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten.” Joel 2:25 KJV
Read more..One of the greatest lessons I have ever learned about the Christian life is the importance of praise and thanksgiving.
Read more..You are not meant to be tumbling in the undertow; you are meant to soar. Because Christ lives in you, you can live triumphantly.
Read more..David worships a God who is intimately involved in life. He sits by our side, asking us to lean on Him.
Read more..Unhealed hurts can lead to various symptoms, such as feelings of inferiority, fear of failure or criticism, and oversensitivity.
Read more..How often do we beat ourselves up about some past sin or hurt that we have done in our lives? Why do we do this?
Read more..Forgiveness! What a sweet and precious gift. What we were powerless to fix, make up or pay for, God did for us in Jesus.
Read more..Have you ever had a spiritual high, only then to slide into the valley at lightning speed? You come home from a fabulous spirit-filled retreat and discover the water heater burst and flooded the house, or the entire family contracts the stomach virus, or you get an IRS audit notice in the mail. Why Lord? Couldn't You have let me feel great for just a while longer? Jesus understands. The same thing happened to Him:
Read more..Although we can’t always grasp what God is doing in our circumstances, we can rely on His promise to work all things together for good to those who belong to Him
Read more..Strength Amidst Anguish: A broken heart and crushed spirit is something we have all felt at one point or another. The ache can feel unbearable at times, leaving us to question whether or not we’ll be able to get through it.
Read more..Think about it…are we thanking God for all He has done and is doing for you? Or are we, like the lepers, rationalizing away God’s miracles?
Read more..“God has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God.” 2 Corinthians 5:19-20
Read more..“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message.” John 17:20 Jesus wants you with him. “Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory . . .” John 17:24
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