Sometimes our greatest strength can be our greatest weakness. Peter was tough and fearless, declaring to all his allegiance to his master. When he cut off the man’s ear in the garden, he proved it. But later the rooster crowed as Peter denied knowing him.
Read more..Delighting in God’s presence surpasses that of any human experience. In Him, the psalm says, we find “fullness of joy.”
Read more..No matter what we go through in life, God will cause it to work together for our good. Prayer: Lord, help me to always remember daily that all things are indeed working together for my good, because I love you. Amen.
Read more..Navigating your way in a dark room can be a bit daunting, even if you know the room well.
Read more..Are you so focused on what you don’t have that you’re blind to what you do?
Read more..Every day we choose our direction. Even when there are tasks that don’t particularly fulfill us or agenda items we might not have put on our top ten list … still, we choose our direction.
Read more..God uses flawed and fumbling folk on earth to be His hands and feet. Sometimes we are the ones He encourages to get out there in a ministry, and at other times He graces us with others to minister to us.
Read more..The Bible is filled with stories of people who depended on others for support and success. Encouragement is to a team what wind is to a sail - it moves people forward.
Read more..Is there someone who needs your patience or forgiveness today? Look for an opportunity to show God’s love to someone today.
Read more..We are “culturalized” into worrying more because we want more. We seem to never be satisfied, never secure.
Read more..How about you, friend? God wants to spend time with you. But is God just ‘penciled in’ to your schedule and easily erased?
Read more..In life, we are faced with many challenges that test our faith. It is so easy to get bombarded by what we see. It becomes a constant battle, almost like a game of tug-of- war, to keep the faith our faith intact.
Read more..We read in God’s Word that He wants us to talk to Him, but also that He speaks.
Read more..If you want to be just like Jesus, let God have you. Spend time listening for him until you receive your lesson for the day—then apply it.
Read more..One morning a few years ago, when going for a walk, I happened to notice a boy pulling a wagon. In the wagon was a smaller boy and a bunch of newspapers. As they went along they would stop in front of each house and the bigger boy would tell the smaller boy to take a paper up to the steps of the house. At times...
Read more..Each time I dive into studying the scriptures I learn something new about God and/or myself.
Read more..Living for Christ can seem hard, even impractical at times. We tend to focus on what we can do to earn our way to God, rather than accepting His free gift of salvation
Read more..Dear God, thank you for sending Jesus to show us a life worth imitating. May I bow in awe of His glory and from that place open my heart to people.
Read more..Friend, when it comes to prayer, nothing is greater or more important! God wants to talk with you, if you just take the time.
Read more..For many, Christianity is simply the religion into which they were born. For others, Christ is Savior and more: He is their very life (Colossians 3:4). When Jesus is your life you cannot go on without Him.
Read more..Do I desperately seek after God? Prayer: Father, Don’t let me be so easily satisfied; help me pant after you as a deer pants for water.
Read more..The way to walk a tightrope is to keep ones sight on the goal, never looking down to the ground nor over our shoulder at what is behind.
Read more..What do you do when you encounter a negative atmosphere? “But You are a shield around me, O LORD; You bestow glory on me and lift up my head.” Psalm 3:3
Read more..“Be delighted with the Lord.” Psalm 37:4a. Looking out the window of our friend’s boat while traveling up the inner passage of the west coast of British Columbia, I was completely awed by God’s creation. The acres of lush green forests, the rhythm of tides and currents, ...
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