So often, we pray for God to move in our lives and change things about ourselves that we don’t like. When we send up those prayers, we often don’t think to ourselves, “I wonder what he will use to make that change in me,” and if I’m honest, I picture him just taking that thing away from me and making me a better ve[...]
"For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you 'Fear not, I am the one who helps you.'" Isaiah 41:13 (ESV). God established the trustworthiness of His name. Like a loving father, he holds our dominant hand to remind us to trust Him, rely on Him, and in this position, we never have to fear: He is our hel[...]
Charles Spurgeon says, "The book of Psalms instructs us in the use of wings as well as words. It sets us both mounting and singing". During the study of Psalm 119, the HEARTstrong Morning Lifegroup were challenged to write a Psalm- their own song, Psalm 151. May you be blessed as we bring you these heartfelt songs over this mont[...]
Charles Spurgeon says, “The book of Psalms instructs us in the use of wings as well as words. It sets us both mounting and singing”. During the study of Psalm 119, the HEARTstrong Morning Lifegroup was challenged to write a Psalm- their own song, Psalm 151. May you be blessed as we bring you these heartfelt songs over this m[...]
This morning as you woke up, so did 'possibility.' It's constantly lingering in the air around you. What can I do today? Your 'possibility' is ready to enlarge your life. Possibility means you are aware of God, who is behind all things good and makes all things possible to those who believe. "And looking at them Jesus said to t[...]
Last month in one of my blog posts, I spoke of being challenged to hold onto my belief that God would provide. It was a very painful journey, filled with much anxiety and fear for what might happen. At the point of writing that blog, the final answers from Him had not yet made themselves apparent. In that moment, I recognized I[...]
“Go out and stand before me on the mountain,” the Lord told him. And as Elijah stood there, the Lord passed by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast that the rocks were torn loose, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind, there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the e[...]
"Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses." 1 Timothy 6:12 ESV. Fight the good fight of faith. We are in a fight; this walk of faith that we are in is a fight to the end—a fight we are invited into e[...]
Embarking on a new year offers the opportunity to look back, take stock and project ourselves into the immediate future with resolutions, expectations and wishes. Any survey of what shaped 2021 would easily highlight COVID-19 as number one. A more detailed questionnaire would zoom in on the many negative consequences of the pand[...]
This is a tricky question because three motivational thoughts usually guide the answer. I want it now, I want it my way, and I want it to be pleasurable. The idea that we have to wait or work for it is not pleasing to us and causes us to change our wants and adapt to easy, quick and satisfying things. The Bible is God's Word, a[...]