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 …
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 …
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!
Paul shows us that complaining actually gives place to the enemy in our lives because he thrives in an atmosphere of complaining. The Bible also shows us that we as believers should focus and meditate on the “good” and “praiseworthy” (Phil. 4:8). Complaining, called murmuring in the King James, is …
If we know in our minds that it is against our core beliefs to entertain thoughts of lust and sexual immorality … yet we continue to allow access … we can begin to develop a “covered” relationship with God. We are instructed many, many times in the word that if we seek Him, He will be there and he will always provide …
Why does God seem to wait when we so desperately are begging Him to “do something?” When we think of God’s timing, it can be common to lapse into a mindset that God’s clock is unintelligible, wound by a Deity who is distant and aloof to our desires. The reality, however, is that God is omniscient. He knows …
Imagine you’re in a battle, surrounded by hatred, violence and every type of evil imaginable. You’ve been in this battle for years, you’re in it now and there’s no end in site. All the sudden (in the middle of the battlefield), 20′ tall angels appear to surround you along with a lavish banquet table and two chairs …
When my kids were small, they were enamored with Siberian huskies because … well, they’re sled dogs and they’re cool! They wanted a husky more than anything and mentioned it often (by often, I mean often). After caving in to my daughter (a common occurrence), we found a beautiful blue and brown-eyed husky …
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