In the case of children who are prodigals, we can pray a hedge of thorns around them to protect them from friends who influence them in the wrong way. The Bible says, “The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.” James 5:16b
Read more..“God shapes the world by prayer. The more praying there is in the world the better the world will be, the mightier the forces against evil….” - EM Bounds
Read more..She just keeps saying “yes” to Jesus. Simple, isn’t it? While Marti has lived with disappointments and sorrow,
Read more..Like many I live, bound up in life’s issues day-to-day, coping with the curve balls that speed my way.
Read more..Two types of thoughts continually vie for your attention. One proclaims God’s strengths; the other lists your failures.
Read more..In a recent conversation with a successful businessman, he described how he encourages his Christian colleagues to live and work in a secular environment where a verbal expression of faith may not be welcome or even allowed.
Read more..Our God is so amazing. Majestic. Gracious. Loving. We may think, “I would never serve another.” But tragically, it happens all the time. “Take care lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them.” Deuteronomy 11:16
Read more..In Isaiah, the Lord refers to himself as a store! A rich store filled with everything good, beautiful and necessary for abundant life.
Read more..Sometimes, I feel like I’m just going AROUND and AROUND– trying to set up appointments and rescheduling cancellations.
Read more..There was a time when I was the walking wounded, before I learned to forgive and let go. If I had waited until my offender was sorry, I would still be waiting. I knew I had to do it for my own emotional and spiritual health and it was the most freeing choice I ever made.
Read more..To be ignored feels like the person is saying, “You’re so unimportant to me that I can’t even be bothered to acknowledge your presence.” Except that they’re not saying anything at all. And...
Read more..What are the “bees” in our lives? The psalmist wrote that the enemy nations surrounded him like bees.
Read more..What object or person do you trust? Where is your security? The dictionary definition of trust is “firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something.”
Read more..Are you in a place today where you are ready to give up? Throw in the towel?
Read more..With all of my heart, I want to be more and more like Jesus Christ. To this end, I will avoid legalism and license and embrace the freedom I have in Him to live a holy life and to be a fruitful witness, and to reach out to the multitudes of unchurched men and women who are hungry to know the reality of the living God.
Read more..What can truly fulfill and sustain us? Only our relationship with God and his people last beyond the grave.
Read more..“If any man will do His will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it
Read more..Abba, thank you for sending a helper to direct my steps. You know everything and will guide me in your will.
Read more..His mercy will wipe away every affliction that comes against us. He calls us to come before Him as children;
Read more..When we call to the Lord ”when we cry out to Him” we can be confident of his support and His rescue. Because He delights in us.
Read more..Are you troubled, restless, sleepless? Then rejoice in the Lord’s Sovereignty. I dare you. I double-dog dare you--to expose your worries to an hour of worship. Your concerns will melt like ice on an August sidewalk!
Read more..When conflict occurs, the natural reaction is to blame someone else and defend yourself. But believers must respond differently.
Read more..Let me share with you some of the paradoxes we all are learning about prayer. Prayer is easy, even a child can do it.
Read more..Let me pose a few question. If God is able to place the stars in their sockets and suspend the sky like a curtain, do you think it is remotely possible that he is able to guide your life?
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