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Reliance on Me

Although self-sufficiency is acclaimed in the world, reliance on Me produces abundant living in My kingdom.Dear Jesus,Walking to the world’s tempo is tempting at times. The desire to blend in ...

Love that Lasts Forever

Love never fails. — 1 Corinthians 13:8 (NIV)“Love,” Paul says, “never fails.”The verb Paul uses for the word fail is used elsewhere to describe the demise of a flower as ...

Today I Will Walk Humbly and Gratefully with You, My Lord

When Jesus redeems your life, it is changed forever. Now understand something about that truth that I haven’t always known: a life redeemed by God doesn’t necessarily mean that all ...

You Can't Fake Passion

If we could just slow down enough to consider what’s true and real . . .Knowing yourself, finding your true purpose in life, is the essence of true and real. ...

Facing Rock Bottom

“And He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness. Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that ...

Today I Will Follow Jesus

If we say we’re willing to follow Jesus, what do we mean? I believe there is only one valid reason for following Jesus: because he is worth it. And he ...

The Surprising Benefits of Praying Alone

“After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray.” -Matthew 14:23 (NIV)Some people load their days with activities, clutter their calendars with appointments and ...

Bedside Blessings

Christ delivered us from slavery—slavery to a “futile way of life” – 1 Peter 1:18.Whether we knew it or not, we were trapped in a lifestyle that had only empty ...

Can God Take Your Honesty?

You are as close to God as you choose to be.Like any friendship, you must work at developing your friendship with God. It won’t happen by accident. It takes desire, ...

Discipline

“I’ve never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn’t appreciate the grind, the discipline.” –Vincent LombardiDiscipline can mean different things ...

The Dash

In the faint light of the attic, an old man, tall and stooped, bent his great frame and made his way to a stack of boxes that sat near one ...

There Are No Good Cover-Ups

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” –1 John 1:9A great lesson to be learned ...

God's Word for All Sorts of Moms

Maybe you have a blended family, and your kids are only with you some of the time. Then pray for the “other” mom to water the seeds you plant in ...

Today I Will Spend Quiet Time in Prayer

LITTLE STORIES OF HOPE AND HEALINGAt the age of forty-nine, Kathy still finds comfort in stroking something soft and fuzzy—a buttery soft stuffed animal—that was with her during a family ...

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