Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. MARK 12:30 (NIV) God wants all of us. God doesn’t want a part of our life. He asks for all our heart, all our soul, all our mind, and all our
Our church April series “Habitudes”. It includes our worship, word of God, witness and walk with God. The habit that i will explain comes from the Latin “habitus” meaning “condition or appearance”. According to’ Webster dictionary a “habit” is: : a usual way of behaving :something that a person does often in a regular and
The power of choice is one of the greatest gifts God has given us as His image-bearers. People controlled by shame often feel that they don’t have that power—that their lives are limited by the circumstances of their past, or the control or scrutiny of others. Therefore, they often feel that their future is completely
The marathon runner perseveres in her training in order to someday finish a race. The hesitant child presses on through eating her vegetables because she knows there is chocolate ice cream sitting in the freezer. I have made many mistakes in life. Running a marathon without training is not a wise thing to do.
Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again–my Savior and my God! ( Psalm 42:5 ) Do we feel discouraged when we see our love one in pain but find it difficult to save them? Their pain can be an
Life is filled with challenges that test our determination and our faith in God. Whether we’re faced with the impending threat of evil or with everyday hassles, or with health problems, the quality of our character is sure to be tested on a regular basis. It would be a great mistake to overlook the fact
There are two large pots, both hung on the ends of a pole, which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. At the end of the long walk from the stream to the house,
Life is filled with challenges that test our determination and our faith in God. Whether we’re faced with the impending threat of evil or with everyday hassles, or with health problems, the quality of our character is sure to be tested on a regular basis. It would be a great mistake to overlook the fact
Just relax and let God be God.’ It is a great comfort to know that a loving God is ultimately in control of everything that happens. In the face of some tragedy or when things had gone badly wrong: ‘The Lord reigns.’ Let’s confidently trust in the sovereign Lord. God is in ultimate control of
I sometimes struggle to believe that God really loves me. I can be tempted to feel a sense of failure and self-condemnation. It is relatively easy to believe that God loves everybody else, but it is much harder to believe that God loves me. The love of God, Paul explains in Romans 8, starts with