I can’t change the way God has designed things. I might as well embrace that which I cannot fight. No use fighting it. I just need to embrace it and find joy amidst each stage of growing older.
Spiritual Growth
7 Longing For God Verses
In these last days, God is giving Satan a longer leash in which to do what he does best: corrupt God’s truth, deceive the minds of unbelievers, and do everything he can to upend God’s plans for redemption. Do you have your marching orders?
Pearly Problems
Can you think of someone with great faith? If you were to ask them what helped most in their walk with the Lord over the years, you would hear them tell you of the many hardships the Lord brought them through, and how they experienced His amazing grace in ways they otherwise would not!
God is calling us to love Jesus
God is calling us to love Jesus. In His Word, He tells us about people who learned to love Jesus. Little by little, they learned to live the Jesus life – less living for self and more living for Jesus. Peter is one such person we can learn from.
A Verse That Exposes My Weakness
Ultimately, how much do you really love Jesus? Do you love Him enough to die for Him? This should be one of your most fervent prayers. “Lord,” I pray, “please give me a love for You which would inspire me to gladly and willingly die for you should the circumstances arise.” How far are you from it in your walk?
A Heart Skipping, Jaw Dropping Invitation
The only joyful yokes come from union and abiding in Jesus. In Him, our vertical relationship with God is anchored and our sin debt is paid. There is peace with God and rest from guilt, shame, and hopelessness.
IT HASN’T HAPPENED . . . YET!
When God makes a promise, He is faithful to keep His promise. He doesn’t need our help. We only need to wait on “His” timing. He has a purpose behind any delay. Are you impatientyl asking why it hasn’t happened yet?
Following God: (Even when I don’t understand Him)
Philip was in Samaria, in the middle of this amazing work of the Holy Spirit. He’s bearing abundant fruit for Jesus. Many are giving their lives to Christ. Suddenly, God sends a message to Philip directing him leave and go to Gaza, a place in the desert. What? Do you think that made any sense to Philip?
THAT’S QADOSH
Isaiah 6:3 states that the whole earth is full of His Glory. “The handiwork of Adonai reveals His presence and bears His signature. For us, the image of God communicates the sense of His holiness and denotes that the essence of man — his spirit — is also to be set apart as sacred and uncommon. In God’s world, as His children, we are not “common or ordinary.”
FACE THE LION
As a boy, David faced this behemoth of a man with only a sling and five stones. Victory was achieved for no other reason than his courage and trust in God.
The “Nehemiah Two-Step”
The “Nehemiah Two-Step” is a great move to know when you find yourself dancing with the fires of opposition from any antagonistic force that might present itself. Find out how.
FINISH STRONG!
Paul knew he would have to give an account of His life to the Lord one day. That thought kept him faithful to the end, even when times were tough, he wanted to finish strong.
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