Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. 1 Thes 5:16-18. Our relationship with God must be active and not passive. As we keep God in the forefront of our life, His joy will flow from inside us and help us to […]
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life. Ps139:23-24. This is one of the most important prayers we can say as we desire to draw nearer to God. There may be areas […]
O LORD, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away. You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do. You know what I am going to say even before […]
Though the LORD is great, he cares for the humble, but he keeps his distance from the proud. Ps 138:6. Sometimes we may be the blocker to seeing God move in our life. It’s possible to become so focused on what you’re doing, that it would appear your way is the only way. We then […]
Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous- how well I know it. Ps 139:14. You have been wonderfully created, You are God’s masterpiece!!! Do you tell yourself that? If not, it’s time to reset what we listen to in our head from the negative to the positive. If we don’t […]
For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Is9:6. One of the most beautiful manes Jesus has is Prince of peace. True peace beyond words is one of the […]
Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Mat11:28. Jesus wants to take our burdens. He wants us to cast them to Him, throw them to Him, that means we have to let go of them. We need to give it […]
Now David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God. 1Sam 30:6. When everything looks bleak, you need to strengthen yourself in God. Your emotional stability should […]
The Sovereign LORD is my strength! He makes me as surefooted as a deer, able to tread upon the heights. Hab3:19. There will be times in our life when we”ll have to climb over the mountain. Sometimes God needs to take us to the top so we can see what He wants us to see. […]
Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty, yet I will rejoice in the LORD! I will be joyful in […]