When troubles come our way, we can be stressed and upset, or we can trust God. Scripture says to set your minds and keep them set on what is above…the higher things (Colossians 3:2). When giants are in the land, when doubts swarm your mind, turn your thoughts to God. Your best thoughts are God-thoughts. He is above all this mess!
Read more..Prayer: O Sovereign God, help me discern today what my life is intended to fulfill in your plan. Thank you for loving me and promising to walk beside me every step of my life
Read more..In what ways is it most important to you to put feet to your faith? How have you been inspired by others putting their belief into action?
Read more..Prayer – Lord, my head hangs low with the burdens I am carrying. Be my shield, show me your glory and lift my head up now. In the mighty name of Jesus I pray. Amen!
Read more.."It's your breath in our lungs..."* We frequently sing those words in Sunday worship but they carry far greater impact since my husband's recent illness.
Read more..Practice - leads to and feeds the practice of stillness. Practice of what?
Read more..Sometimes our prayers seem to bounce off the ceiling and fall to the floor. Other times, we are overcome with emotion and the words of our prayers can't capture what's in our hearts.
Read more..It was a time in my life when I was not happy with the decisions that were being made around me. I had a grumbly heart!
Read more..When I find myself getting impatient, angry, or irritated at someone or a situation, the Holy Spirit brings this verse to mind.
Read more..God's divine power is ready to go to work on your behalf. Invite Him into your circumstance today. Name it specifically to Him.
Read more..Jesus lifts us from the things that drag us down, and helps us focus on His great love and compassion
Read more..Life is full of trouble. But in the hands of a loving God, our suffering is being used for eternal purposes.
Read more..If you are going through hardship, take heart. You are not alone my sister, my brother. There are faithful people around you that can relate and help you through it. All the while, God is working miracles in you and through you. From ashes to beauty is what He promises.
Read more..It is not about how gifted and Anointed you are. It is not about demons and warfare, It is about your obedience, to God!
Read more..A story of a cockroach on a piano keyboard. Some problems we may face are not so easily resolved as a cockroach on a keyboard.
Read more..Are you living as God desires—turning from sin and progressing in holiness. Does His Word fill your mind and shape your thoughts, behavior, and attitudes? Are you yielding to the Holy Spirit so He can produce His fruit in you?
Read more..Jesus did not come to make us escapists, but overcomers.
Read more..During my teen years, I tended to focus on what I thought my dad did wrong. Now adays I find myself reflecting more and more on what my dad did right,
Read more..Father, thank you for your loving grace and welcoming arms. Help me turn back to you more quickly each time I stray. In Jesus name, amen.
Read more.."Why are we so keen to have families and yet not give them the priorities given in scripture?" There is a danger, where parents are too busy for their children, that it can have effects on the family and on the society both present and future.
Read more..It’s an un-ordinary challenge to consider trials pure joy! It seems unreasonable. “Consider it pure joy whenever you face trials of many kinds because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
Read more..We are in the business of welcoming sons and daughters of the King, and that includes everyon - even those we'd rather not have in our family.
Read more..It can be challenging to live in a calm way when all around us things often feel unsettled. God knows every detail of our lives.
Read more..'The problem with you two is that you never ask for my help"! said my seven year old son.
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