What would it mean to “do good” to those whose religion or political views are so opposite my own that an uncross-able gulf exists? Jesus was no mere theorist. While He didn’t always give a clear how-to regarding the ways to express His love
Read more..Loving Father, help me as I wait for you to show me the way with my decisions, to meet my needs, and reveal your presence in my loneliness. I really do seek you with all my heart. Through Jesus I pray. Amen.
Read more..We know…There are so many things we do not know. We do not know if the economy will dip or if our team will win. We do not know what our spouse is thinking or how our kids will turn out.
Read more..Connecting with God is more than distracted reading. God’s Spirit waits to connect with your Spirit in a meaningful way.
Read more..Yes, life is unfair. Jesus hasn’t promised us a fair world but he has promised us victory. “Take heart!” He said. “I have overcome the world.”
Read more..“The Spirit of the LORD will come upon you in power and you will prophesy with them; and you will be changed into a different person.” (1 Samuel 10:6) Read on....
Read more..We must enter into an expectant spirit of prayer, knowing that, when we meet His conditions, God will hear and answer us.
Read more..Be blessed to live from that deep cry of seeking God in your innermost being, longing for more of him, digging in to know him more intimately. Your Father desires constant communion of your spirit with his Spirit. Be blessed with directing the thirst of your soul to communion with him. Be blessed with getting out of your head and into your spirit, meeting God personally and profoundly.
Read more..How do I approach God - Am I asking for the world? Am I stepping out in faith, asking for the miraculous?
Read more..God calls us to a violent form of intercession, where we take on the spiritual forces of darkness on behalf of our race, once invaded, now occupied by the prince of darkness.
Read more..So, how do we put off an aroma that is pleasing to God and others in our life?
Read more..Lord, remind me to regularly bathe in your Word and allow your Spirit to cleanse me so that any aroma that lingers long after I’ve left the premises, will not only draw people to you, but will also be a “sweet scent rising” to you.
Read more..If we are going to be true children of our Father, his values must become our own, his lost sheep must become our quest.
Read more..Bring Him your grief and pain as often as you need to and receive His crown of beauty and oil of gladness.
Read more..Lord God, it is a mystery why life is so hard at times and why there is so much suffering. May you increase my faith and trust in you.
Read more..We cannot go where God is not. Look over your shoulder; that’s God following you. Look into the storm; that’s Christ coming toward you.
Read more..What is the difference between wishing and hoping? Why can we hope in God all day long?
Read more..“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. “ Romans 12:2 There is a mighty battle going on for control of your mind.
Read more..Where is your place of refuge? Are you disturbed by the challenges in your daily life or by the uncertainties in the world we live in today?
Read more..Pray always and be comforted by God's kindness and compassion, hope and love, light and consolation — the perfect cure for a troubled heart and soul.
Read more..Sadly, listening has become a lost art. We email and text on our cellular devices with little face-to-face communication. People listen with very little eye contact all the while looking around or checking their mobile phones.
Read more..I don’t like myself when I mess up but I am reminded God’s grace is there for me and I can do better with His help. I want to do better. God is patient with me and He continues to work in me to make me more like Him. This gives me hope.
Read more..Be blessed with active goodness that does not think to repay evil with evil but considers how to leave a blessing from the goodness of Jesus in you. Be energized with your Father's kindness and goodness for others.
Read more..I’m learning that my obedience and desire for God’s will instead of my own is directly related to my love for God.
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