2022-11-05
Thankful for the Unexpected
In 1 Thessalonians 5, Paul calls us to offer grateful thanks to our heavenly Father in all things, for he knows this is the will of God concerning each of us.
Read more..In 1 Thessalonians 5, Paul calls us to offer grateful thanks to our heavenly Father in all things, for he knows this is the will of God concerning each of us.
Read more..Anger is a normal human emotion, but it can be consuming, and it can blind us to the positive possibilities God can bring about through change. I don’t want to miss those new opportunities. Do you?
Read more..I didn’t want to forgive them. They’d emotionally abused me for a long time, and it felt like a bone bruise
Read more..If one truth in the Word of God is made abundantly clear, it is this: Repent or perish. We must warn them.
Read more..Ask yourself, are refusing to forgive someone? If so, pray that God would soften your heart and empower you to forgive them just as Christ forgave you, and then thank him that the Holy Spirit does just that.
Read more..“The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them.
Read more..You may not feel recognized enough where you serve. But remember, the Lord himself will reward those who do good.
Read more..Prayer: Thank You, Lord, that You are Light and in You there is no darkness, no shadows, no confusion, no lies, no deceit.
Read more..“Trust the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” Proverbs 3:5 & 6
Read more..“Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6
Read more..I have realized my view of God shapes every area of my life — my relationships, my attitudes, and even my sleep!Think with me for a moment — how loving is God? He sent His Son to die for us
Read more..Prayer starts with transitioning our thoughts from the situation at hand to the Lord. What we need is His perspective on the difficulty we’re facing.
Read more..O Lord, please guard my soul from pride, my heart from callousness, and my mind from too much focus on unimportant things and not enough on your things.
Read more..Sure, I bless the Lord with my lips and, as much as I can, with my heart. But with all that is in me? Can I really bless Him when my lower back is kinked or my sinuses are blocked and filled with pain?
Read more..Waiting can be hard. But dear one, walk by faith, not by sight. Peace is in resting, knowing, and depending upon the LORD and in God’s perfect timing.
Read more..Change the thoughts, and you change the person. What happens when we fill our minds with thoughts of God’s love?
Read more..Holy God, forgive me when I chase what is false and let my focus shift from Jesus as my ultimate hero. I want to honor and serve him, having his life come alive in me,
Read more..The Bible teaches that dependency upon God is the right and natural way to live.
Read more..Even when we don’t know where we are going, God’s sovereign direction is taking place in our lives.
Read more..To live the life God wants you to live means that your life will be different. It will be different from the times when you lived independent of His lordship,
Read more..God’s heart toward those who do not know Him is the heart of a shepherd who looks for that one lost lamb. He calls the name of those who are lost and tangled ...
Read more..Even hardship and pain have a place in God’s plan for each believer. During a particularly painful time in my life, I decided that I should learn something from my distress, as Job did.
Read more..Since the first hour in which goodness came into conflict with evil, it has never ceased to be true in spiritual experience that Satan hinders us.
Read more..Questions: What is the lie that Satan tells you? What are the lies that you have believed in the past? Which verses combat those lies?
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