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Life Can Be Hard, But Trust God When You Keep Facing Challenges!
Psalm 20 is a beautiful invocation of God’s blessing and protection. The psalmist, David, learned from personal experience he could trust God completely. On many occasions he called out to God in dire need and God never failed him. Here
Want To Improve Your Life and Heavy Burdens? Memorize Scripture!
I know of no other single practice in the Christian life that's more rewarding, practically speaking, than memorizing Scripture. That's right. No other single discipline is more useful and rewarding than this. No other single exercise pays greater spiritual dividends!
In Quietness And Trust, is Your Strength!
A farmer had been working all day in his barn pitching hay with a pitchfork. Feeling he had worked long enough, he reached into his pocket to pull out his pocket watch only to find it was missing. He knew he
Restarting Your Life is easy, If you Follow God!
No one achieves success overnight. Every successful person first has had to go through challenges. They have had to learn to wait and to develop the skill of patience. Patience isn’t a quality. It is a skill that we
Unanswered Prayers – The Act of a Loving Father!
Have you ever prayed to the Lord about a problem and felt your message didn't make it past His answering machine; that it remains there, unheard, until He picks up His messages at some future time? There are times when
Not Successful? Maybe it’s Not God’s Plan!
It’s no secret that the American dream is rooted and established on the idea of personal success. Our whole culture is centered upon personal achievement, and it’s become an obsession. We hear endless chatter of success in all different forms--
Ask Then Trust..
God does not mock us with the things He includes in His Word. He isn't in the business of making His people squirm under some unrealistic expectation that they can never attain—something that is totally unique to one person but
Your New is coming…..Got time For an Appointment?God wants to meet with You!
Imagine that you've been invited to meet with the President of the United States in the Oval Office. You'd likely look forward to your appointment with great excitement. Now imagine that someone much more exciting - the God of the
Can You Trust God Even Now?
Some Christians seem to be able to trust God no matter what happens. Perhaps you feel like, "I could never have that kind of faith." Are you sure about that? Don't be too quick to sell yourself short on matters
Experience Freshness in YOUR Prayer Life with God – Pray The Psalms!
Making the Psalms a consistent part of our time studying the Bible is enriching and important. The Psalms are meant to be sung and prayed, but so often we just read through them on our own for words of encouragement.
If You’re Asking God For Anything, Are You Using What He Gave You?
I was walking on the gravel road near our home this morning with our dog, Rhema, and I was praying Ephesians 1 and 3 as I do daily. First I pray it over myself; like an oxygen mask, I put
If You Feel Stuck, Here’s Help For you!
We've all been stuck in life, but here is what you need to do to become free. Feeling stuck is incredibly frustrating. You feel blah, depressed and out-of-sorts. We all go through this at times in our lives. You’re bored
Are Problems causing you to be Depressed?
Everyone on the planet feels worried or sad from time to time, it's perfectly normal and natural. If we weren't to feel these feelings we wouldn't be human, and for the most part these feelings are unavoidable especially because of
As Christmas approaches, let God restore your “joy”!
Barnabus was given the name Son of Encouragement. This man was a source of joy and courage to the early believers, and they needed it. Life was no picnic; their very lives were threatened on a regular basis. Barnabus kept