Contentment
“I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned…
Read MoreGod Will Answer Your Prayers
“Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If…
Read MoreBe Persistent In Prayer
“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who…
Read MoreThree Seconds of Grace
“The heart of a man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.”(Proverbs 16:9) One night a couple of years ago, I was getting off work. It was about…
Read MorePower You Didn’t Know You Had
“If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection. For we know that our old self…
Read MoreBehold, the Power of the Cross
“When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the…
Read MoreKnow What You Are About
“For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel — not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.…
Read MoreThinking About My Next Step
“Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Give careful thought to your ways.” (Haggai 1:5) What a probing verse! It’s not a friend or a parent who challenges…
Read MoreWorrying Won’t Get You Anywhere
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding,…
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