Where is my joy? I should be joyful. Why is my heart turned down? David asked this very question, “Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me?” Psalm 42:5a David refocused on God and was lifted up lifted, “Hope in God, for I shall yet praise...
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Feeling drained? At times in our life, we can feel consumed, used up. When you are going through a loss, the demands of family and friends add extra weight. You can ask the Lord to help you with establishing boundaries. After all, Jesus went away to restore himself from the...
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Lord, I am seeking You with all my heart. Yet I am still in pain. Why? In order to answer this question, we need to let the Holy Spirit show us what we can’t see, what is the underlying cause of the pain. “For the Spirit searches all things, yes,...
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You can overcome Pain. Who wants it. No one wants to suffer. However, it is God’s refinement tool in our lives. “Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.” Isaiah 48:10 NKJV As we walk through a time of suffering, we are...
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“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” Hebrews 13:8. God does not change his mind. “For I am the Lord, I change not;…” Mal 3:6 Many do not believe the Lord heals today. They seek everything and everyone else before they will humble themselves and believe. If you need...
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When a man becomes a father, he has taken on new responsibilities that may overwhelm. Emotions that most likely have been suppressed come to the surface, and his connection with his partner becomes second. Feelings of abandonment or rejection may surface. He is experiencing losses as he takes on this...
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“I won’t go back to that store. Last time I was there….” Have you heard these words before? A wound may lead to holding a grudge, hanging onto past offences. We need to be careful that hurts in life don’t turn into bitterness, resentment or unforgiveness. “And do not grieve the...
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“You are fettered (Chain used to restrain a prisoner)” said scrooge, trembling. “Tell me why?” “I wear the chain I forged in life.” Replied the Ghost. I made it link by link and yard by yard. I girded (Secured/put it on) it on of my own free will, and of my own free...
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Freedom Americans speak boldly of freedom. But are we free? Addictions to drugs, incurable diseases, homosexuality and the divorce rate continues to rise. What law are we living under? “For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.” Romans 8:2...
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“See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.”Isaiah 43:19 NIV Our LORD, the creator is not a recycler. God asks, “do you not perceive it?” When our focus is...
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