When a disaster strikes, we need to stand firm. Are you prepared? As I watch the news about Hurricane Harvey, my heart is grieved. Many were most likely not prepared to weather the storm. The Bible warns Christians over and over again that we are going to suffer. It gives...
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How Big is Your God? The past few months I have experienced people asking for limited prayer. I wonder why they ask God to put band-aids on their requests instead of asking God for total healing of their situation. The only conclusion I can come to is the fact that...
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Who do you focus on when problems occur? People tend to focus on themselves during difficult times. I heard a quote that was spot on, “What consumes your mind controls your life.” “Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.” Col 3:2 “You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You,...
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Combating Mind Terror Praise all day and keep the devil away. When we praise God the enemy cannot stand and He flees. James 4:7,8a, tells us, “Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to...
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Losses such as divorce, death, and health may drive your friends away from you; creating a further loss. The culprit may be the lack of understanding and the ability to help. “You have put away my acquaintances far from me; You have made me an abomination to them; I am shut...
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Do You Have Fear? Today we hear so many things that can bring fear. There are threats of war, diseases and many things that trouble us. But, when we realize the safest place to be is in the presence of the Lord and doing His will in our lives,...
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Are You Trying to Make a Major Decision? I remember when our family had outgrown our home and we were looking to find more room. We found a home and put a contract on it. Then we put our house on the market and saw countless people drive by...
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A loss may make you doubt if anyone hears your prayers. Affliction of the soul seeks comfort, peace and a friend. God wants you to reach out to him for answers and hope. “But to You I have cried out, O’Lord, And in the morning my prayer comes before You.”...
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Can You Bless Others? Many of us have been in circumstances where a boss or someone did not like us for anything we have done wrong, but just didn’t like us to the point of slander and getting us fired from our job. Our heart requires healing after such...
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The school called the house and reported that one of my children had allowed someone to look at their paper during a test. I was shocked. My husband was gone, and I was left alone to handle the issue. I wanted to make sure that our discussion would leave a...
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