Heavenly Father, my desire is to have a clean heart before You without the sinful desires, wickedness, bitterness, or anger that keeps me from You. Forgive me for sinning against You with my spirit, my actions, and my words. Please help me to retain the joy, happiness, and peace that You offer us throughout …
Heavenly Father, You know my deep desire for a child. A little one to love, to hold, to cherish, and to care for, Please Lord, grant that my body may conceive and give birth to a beautiful, healthy baby in Your holy image. Guide me in all my choices so that this conception, my pregnancy and my baby’s birth are in line with …
We have an enemy who wants to steal away everything God wants us to have. Only it’s not a battle we can see. Our enemy is satan – and satan lives in the invisible world of the spirit. Even though we can’t see him, satan is very real. And he wants nothing more than to take us away from God. And satan is sneaky. He will use …
Please impart Your grace according to my particular needs this day. Enable me to see the task You will set before me in the daily routine of my life, and help me sense Your presence alongside. Show me how to patiently endure all the trials of suffering or failure that may come today. In 2 Corinthians 12:9, you tell us …
I need mountain-moving faith today because there are situations in my life that loom large like mountains and I can’t begin to move them. But I believe in You and Your power on my behalf. In Matthew 17:20, You tell us, “if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will …
An unsaved man is dying in a hospital bed. He has lived his entire adult life as a shrewd business man … year after year he has valued money and power over love, compassion and time with his family. He is lying there alone without family or friends. A pastor walks in, pulls up a chair with his bible in hand and …
The following are some common (biblical) answers to questions regarding Depression and Anxiety. Please add your comments or questions below … Question: “My life is filled with thoughts that I am just not good enough. How can I improve my self-esteem?” Answer: Recognize your true value. There is a …
When you have a bad day … and they are inevitable … are you taking the time to pause and pray for the Spirit’s help? I’ve noticed that when I don’t stop, catch my breath and ask for His help, things begin to snowball and my day feels ruined. The worst part? I begin feeling shamed. But God has shown me that shame …
Perhaps Jesus asked the question in this manner because He knew a fundamental truth about human nature … the presence of sickness and many other types of problems do not automatically bring a desire for healing, growth or change. We many long for something or someone to take the pains away …
Romans 10:9: “If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” If we do not fully surrender and confess that Jesus is LORD of our lives, what has changed? Are we unwilling to relinquish control in certain aspects …
Knowing that You love me gives me great peace. Help me to love You with a pure heart, so that no part of me loves something or someone else more than I love You. In 1 John 4:18, we are told “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made ..
God has continually opened my eyes to the pain of the dishonored and shamed women in our world and as a result, my spirit and conscious has become immensely overwhelmed by the weight of these transgressions and dishonor that men have shown women for generations. I cannot speak on behalf of all men, yet I believe …
The way we conceive the future sculpts the present, gives contour and tone to nearly every action and thought through the day. If our sense of future is weak, we live listlessly. The Christian faith has always been characterized by a strong and focused sense of future, with belief in the Second Coming of Jesus as …
As Christians, we often need a nudge or two to be encouraged to go faster and further with Christ. We have a responsibility to go faster and further but if we’re honest, we aren’t always inclined to do so. It’s too easy to become complacent and settle (even unknowingly) into a sort of spiritual cruise control. One way we can …
All of us have a history and all of us have our respective futures. We cannot change the past but we have the innate ability to create our futures. For most of us, our past contains some good memories and some painful memories. We have made some wise choices along the way and also some poor choices …
One of my favorite Scripture verses occurs in the opening chapter of the Bible: “God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.’” – Genesis 1:28 Does God want us to be fruitful? Absolutely. Does God bless people because they are fruitful? No!
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