Adventure · Devotional · Inspiration
“holding fast the word of life.” Philippian 2:16 nkjv Hold on. “God, move this mountain and fill my bank account.” That is what many of our prayers sound like. We may not say those exact words, but we say similar things. The verse I quoted above about “holding on to […]
How much do we trust Christ? Do we know that God will take care of us? How are you treating others? Are you pushing people aside to get ahead, or are you laying your life down knowing that God will take care of you? Life is not about what you can take for yourself.
Trust the Lord’s, unfailing love. He will never leave nor forsake you. It’s a call to trust even in the difficulties of life.
There’s a better way. We know this, but that path is soon lost to the day’s demands. You get busy. You are pulled to care for things. It’s the morning, and you have a full day ahead. You sit for a moment, but then the demands of life start competing […]
Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Jesus, Matthew 6:30 NKJV Jesus came to give us abundant life. He came to save us. He sees us and knows us. […]
Not all situations are easy, and we fumble in the dark, trying to find a place or a purpose. We don’t always know how things will work out, and sometimes we think we made a wrong turn. Yet for me, Christ has been born in my heart, a light shining in the darkness. God knows my going and coming and is familiar with my ways.
“For you shall go out with joy, And be led out with peace; The mountains and the hills shall break forth into singing before you, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress tree, snd instead of the brier shall […]
This is what I want, what about you? A beautiful watered garden. It all started with a garden when God spoke, and it will end in a garden, or should I say of that day, it will be the beginning of all beginnings.
We may be left to fill in the blanks because the stories become our stories. We are the ones now to get up and tell the rest of the story. It’s our turn to get up against the odds. We can put aside our excuses, forgive that person who did us wrong, love that unloveable person, or be healed from raging anxiety. We can get up and go, just as Jesus said.
Are you looking to the interest of others? Even nature teaches us these principles. There is a rich, good life if we understand and practice this. A good life is not found by only looking out for number one and doing just what makes us happy, and nature teaches this. […]