Big, obvious sin will slow and even stall us out completely, but steady, small betrayals will hinder all the same.
If only we could go through a heart as easily as a garage or attic. What would we uncover?
“But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence.” (Jeremiah 17:21 NLT) Blessing comes by position. When we’ve put ourselves under the banner of Christ, when we’ve intentionally placed our hope and confidence in Him, we…
“Two people are better than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.” (Ecclesiastes 4:9 NLT) You know what I genuinely love about being forty?…
“God is faithful. He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.” (1 Corinthians 10:13 NLT) Have you ever seen StarWars? What a silly…
“God sent a man, John the Baptist, to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony. John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light.” (John 1:6-8 NLT) John the Baptist somehow inherently…
“Awake, awake and put on thy strength, O Zion; put on beautiful garments, O Jerusalem,” (Isaiah 52:1-2 KJV) God was instructing Israel to clothe herself in the rightful strength that belonged to her because of her position as people of God. Doesn’t this also apply…
A very long time ago my husband and I had an only child. Our boy was two and we wanted him to have a sibling, we wanted to establish a big family. Back to back miscarriages made it difficult to hope. One Wednesday night, in…
“Do not stifle the Holy Spirit.” (1 Thessalonians 5:19 NLT) I’ve been thinking about the Holy Spirit and the dynamic nature of this God-gift in the life of the believer. Paul places this instruction amidst some other Spirit-fostering habits: be joyful, faithful in prayer, be…
“You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in Your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.” (Psalm 139:16 NLT) Yesterday I escaped my ordinary life, at least for a little while. As I…