There are struggles in life that can become emotional strongholds – things that hold us hostage and keep us from wholeheartedly serving and trusting God and experiencing the abundant life He has promised. One of the most damaging strongholds is worry. It is available for every age and is an obstacle to moving forward. When …
What’s our broken road? Life is a highway. He wants to bless our broken road. He stands ready to change us for the better. Just stop wherever we are, and raise our hands up to the Father. Before GPS and smartphones, it used to be a lot easier to start a road trip. If life …
Suffering is the reality of the world we live in. It seems that everywhere we look, we find more and more people truly living under suffering – millions through poverty, millions through slavery, millions through sickness and diseases and yet the beauty of Jesus is that He always brings hope, wherever we are, in whatever …
Run from anything that gives you the evil thoughts but stay close to anything that makes you want to do right. 2 TIMOTHY 2:22 Remember that the temptations that come into your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will keep the temptation from becoming so strong that you …
Because God is sovereignly in control, accidents are just incidents in God’s good plan for you. Because every day of your life was written on God’s calendar before you were born, everything that happens to you has spiritual significance. Everything! This is one of the most misquoted and misunderstood passages in the Bible. It …
Problems don’t automatically produce what God intends. Many people become bitter, rather than better, and never grow up. I am usually like that person, become bitter and never grow up. Remember that God’s plan is good. God knows what is best for you and has your best interests at heart. God told Jeremiah, “The plans …
For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:17 (NIV) God has a purpose behind every problem. He uses circumstances to develop our character.The reason is obvious: You face circumstances twenty-four hours a day. Jesus warned us that we would have problems in …
Maybe we have experienced some other loss in our life, something of value, something that is important to us, something that has meaning to us. If so, it is okay to grieve! It’s okay TO WEEP! God has wired us to be emotional beings. We are not robots. It is right for loss to affect …
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 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. …
