One thing I have learned is that when God brings us through a process of rebuilding or restoration, we can be confident that the end result will be better than what we started with. We can also guarantee that our “new” selves have been created for a purpose that, although it may not be revealed to us immediately, God has ordained for such a time as this.
Read MoreGrowth in our relationship with God is directly related to how much we are willing to surrender to Him.
Read MoreIf you find yourself unable to find any type of peace right now, perhaps that means you need to have a “Well Experience” to come face to face with the Lord. It may be that you have allowed the weights of life become burdens again, rather than allowing Him to carry them. Maybe those springing waters within you need to be stirred up again.
Read MoreHow do we sit in the mess, the calamity, and heart-wrenching events of this world while simultaneously declaring that the soul is untouched?
Read MoreWhen we trust in God’s sovereignty and control over all situations and circumstances, we find joy. When we are content that God is working all things together for our good, we possess joy.
Read MoreGod can create whatever storm He wants, naturally or spiritually, but it will never destroy, override, or alter His love for us.
Read Morethere’s nothing in this world that outweighs what God can offer us.
Read MoreSometimes, we are unable to package an immense hope in pretty wrapping paper with bows. In our darker times, hope can be more like a speck in the middle of some crumpled dirty newspapers. But, if that hope is in God, it doesn’t matter.
Read MoreIf we only focus on our most painful seasons, a good God won’t seem so good at all. But to look back over the sum of the ups and downs, the best and worst, is to see that He is good after all.
Read MoreWhat we do in our journeys with our illnesses makes the difference between thriving and just merely surviving.
Read MoreIt’s so important to scrutinize where, or in what, we place our confidence. It can mean the difference between limited and enduring peace, between passing or persistent joy. It is, in all seriousness, the difference between life and death, both spiritually and physically.
Read MoreDuring our Earthly lives, we have chance after chance to get the sleep our bodies need. Our spirits, however, receive only one opportunity to receive eternal rest. Let’s be diligent in becoming holy and upright, and careful of our hearts’ conditions. He loves us enough to make His rest available to us, let’s love Him enough to make the efforts to obtain it.
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