Sometimes we get so caught up in the cycle of toxic thoughts and emotions and words and choices that we forget who we are – our true selves – and we seem to operate like automatons, doing what we are supposed to do and barely surviving. God came to give us life and...
My eyes burned as the smoke blinded me. I knew I had to stay there and finish the job, but smelling like a chimney all day wasn’t what I had in mind. I closed the cover and stepped back. There were only a few more hours left, and I knew it would be perfect—if I had...
I was praying for a friend this past weekend, and as I did, I began to speak these words over her: Father, give her beauty for ashes, just as Your word promises. Immediately, the Lord spoke to me and said, "You can’t have beauty without ashes, and you can’t have...
Are you taking some time to slow down, rest, and get refreshed? It's always a good time to focus on your relationship with God and His purpose for your life. Think about, and even journal about, the things you’d like to do and the person you want to be. What has...
It makes me so angry when I hear people put themselves down and go through life with a negative self-image. I'm not mad at the people, but the one behind this evil strategy. One of the most effective ways Satan can absolutely stop the plan of God for your life...
The keys to praying for others can be found in the words of Jesus and Paul.1) Pray that God would send laborers into their lives who would transmit the gospel in a way that is relevant to them. It is the Word of God that opens the hearts and transforms them. "Then...
Now He which established us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God. (2 Cor. 1:21)We once found a building that had great potential to become the headquarters for our ministry in Russia. The size was perfect; the location was ideal; and the price was...
"'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'" (Jeremiah 29:11) Jeremiah 29:11 is many people’s favorite verse of Scripture. It’s always popular this time of year when...
Once you’ve prayed the prayer asking Jesus into your heart, you can count on God to provide you with all the help you need to walk out the good life He has called you to live. You cannot, however, expect Him to fulfill His plan for you all by Himself. Your new life...
"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy." (Matthew 5:7)It is not a good thing to need mercy when you have not been putting any in the bank. If we are going to see mercy when we need it, we are going to have to give others mercy when they don’t...
When John and I were first married, things proved far more difficult than either of us had imagined. In our youthful naiveté, we thought that because we were in love with each other, the transition into marriage would be a smooth one. Shortly into our married life,...
For much of my Christian life, I struggled to see God for who He really is.I thought of Him as my “Master.” That made me believe and feel like He only put up with me, but He didn’t really like me; He only tolerated me because of the fact that I had received Jesus....
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