Life is a gift, albeit unassembled. It comes in pieces, and sometimes it falls to pieces. Part A doesn’t always fit with part B. The struggle is too great for ...
What are you thinking about and focusing on? Who or what captivates your attention? Where does your gaze fall? Is it mostly on you or on Jesus?This is an important ...
Surely God is good. – Psalm 73:1God is good! But is someone trying to convince you He isn’t? That He doesn’t have your best interest in mind? That He’s somehow ...
Come to Me when you are weak and weary. Rest snugly in My everlasting arms. I do not despise your weakness, My child. Actually, it draws Me closer to you, ...
What are the top five self-reported temptations in America? According to a Barna survey:1. Sixty percent of Americans are often or sometimes living in a state of noticeable and debilitating ...
Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. – 1 Corinthians 16:13In less than a week, I was exhausted from the chemotherapy. Sometimes I was ...
People often say that fear is the opposite of faith, but I respectfully disagree. The way I see it, fear actually relies on faith — it’s simply faith in the ...
I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. – John 11:25This one statement is among the most bold and ...
Today’s devotional is from Jesus Today by Sarah Young. After many years of writing in her prayer journal, missionary Sarah Young decided to listen to God with pen in hand, ...
This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, for all have sinned and fall short of the ...
He who walks with integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will become known. – Proverbs 10:9What is the single most important trait of a person who desires ...
I sit at the prayer bench before my bedroom window. Outside, our boys roll millions of flakes into a snow fort. I read the passage, one I remember from the ...
In Hawaii the word aloha means a lot more than just hello and good-bye. It also means love.Hawaii is called The Aloha State. Hawaiians show aloha to one another. Things ...
Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end. – John 13:1Chances are you know the claustrophobia that comes with commitment. Pets are only ...
She gave this name to the LORD who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me.” – Genesis 16:13Hagar, the pregnant maidservant of Sarah, had fled into the ...
“Hey Colton, I bet you asked if you could have a sword, didn’t you?” I said. At that, Colton’s scowl melted into a dejected frown, and his shoulders slumped toward ...