While many associate Thanksgiving Day with family, stretchy pants, football and shopping, let it propel us toward a heart of gratitude. It is a time to consider God’s goodness, grace, and provision for us. He is the Author of encouragement, help, and hope. I like to think of Thanksgiving as trust-giving and thanks-living. Thanksgiving should […]
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Choose Better not Bitter
Bitter or Better? It’s all about your perspective. A Romans 8:28 lifestyle challenges you to see your problems through the lens of God’s Word. Keeping a biblical perspective about the world around enables us to face life’s circumstances with hope and understanding. It is a choice between a bitter perspective or a better perspective… The […]
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Will not be Shaken!
Some days my life can be so full of challenges and demands. I seek the Lord for wisdom because He knows what to do and how to best handle them. I refuse to retreat or to be overwhelmed by the weight of it all. I turn to the Lord and ask Him to hold me […]
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Women and Jesus
Jesus not only knew Mary Magdalene’s name, he knew everthing about her. He remembered the day he had cast the demons out of her. He remembered her many practical kindnesses. He saw how she suffered with him as she watched him die on the cross. Just as Jesus knews the intimate details of Mary’s life, […]
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When God Seems Distant
WHEN LIFE IS TOUGH, it’s easy to think, Where is God in all this? Even the psalmists had ties when it seemed God was a million miles away, and they didn’t hesitate to tell Him so, as Psalm 22:1 reads: My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away […]
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Lean In
There are many ways to describe yourself. Many times we describe ourselves by what we have done, or who we know or by our occupation. But when you read the Gospel of John, John the author describes himself as someone who is loved by Jesus and he also says, I am the one who leaned […]
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Who Guides You?
Every day, millions of people around the world abandon their ususal scientific worldview and consult horoscopes, believing that somehow the positions of the planets can affect what happens to them. When you think about it, it’s crazy! It’s not only crazy (as well as fobidden in Scripture) but also completely unnecessary because God himself-our heavenly […]
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The Mouth
The mouth is the world’s smallest large problem, meaning that while it’s physically small, it does immense damage. But it doesn’t have to. We can use our words for good or evil, so let’s choose to use them for good. The way we choose to use our words can actually make us happier people. I […]
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God Doesn’t Answer Complaints
God answers prayer, but He doesn’t answer complaints. Have you ever woke up and just started focusing on your problems and you were full of complaints? When I do this, I realize I am wasting time that could have been used for prayer by murmuring about and focusing on everything I thought was wrong in […]
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THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
I believe having a grateful heart has more power than we can imagine. Being thankful is obviously important because God’s Word is filled with instructions and reminders to give thanks and be thankful. The words thanks and thanksgiving appear in approximately 100 verses in the Bible, and we are told to give thanks 73 times. […]
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