Tag Archives: Life
Make the Word come alive within you!
Have you ever read a portion of Scripture – perhaps even several pages or chapters – only to realize that you have no idea what you just read? Your eyes may be reading words but your mind is thinking about
Are You Spending Enough Time With Jesus?
As a follower of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, you should be spending lots of quality time with Jesus every day if you want to see results from your prayers, significant growth, deliverance and the power of Jesus at
When The World Overwhelms You, Jesus Beckons you to Come!
One of our Soul Shepherding ministries is to guide pastors, pastors’ wives, and other leaders and caregivers in the practice of solitude and silence with Jesus. Today it’s probably the most important discipline we could ever practice when the problems
Life off Course? Are you in “The Rhythm”?
Here’s a quick exercise to try. For the next minute, list all the things God calls us to do with our lives. “Have faith”, you might say. Or pray. Or go into the world, befriend the lonely, heal the sick,
Jesus wants You to Know that YOU Matter to God!
Here is a special story to help our hearts hear today’s message: A seven-year-old girl wrote a note to Dr. Michael DeBakey, a famous heart surgeon in Texas. Her note asked the following question, “Does a plastic heart have love
Following Jesus Is Easier When You Do This! 5 Ways to Get Started!
I’ve always been amazed by Jesus’ response to Satan’s first temptation: “if you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread” (Matthew 4:3). I picture Jesus there, looking at the stones. His ribs are poking
You’ve Read And You’ve Heard, But Who Is Jesus To You?
When asked who Peter thought Jesus was, he replied: You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. Jesus didn’t praise Peter for giving a smart answer. Yes, the Lord did bless Peter for sharing these words, but he
Jesus Keeps His Appointments, Got Time For An Appointment?
I got upset as I looked at my calendar. I’d missed my appointment with my child’s school principal. Again. Shrouded in shame, I reached for my phone and imagined the principal reaching for his, except he wasn’t calling me. “Department
Want tips on how to stay positive even during tough times? Look Here!
Well-known Christian speaker and author Joyce Meyer has found out that people’s minds, mouths, and attitudes are all intricately connected. First we think, then our thoughts become words when we speak. These two things affect our emotions, which then become
Want Divine Guidance in Choosing a Life Verse?
Your favorite Christian authors have one. Your friends at church do too. Even the pastor has one. A life verse. We hear about them all the time. Yet the idea of actually finding our own can seem overwhelming. For some
In A Spiritual Rut? Let Jesus Help!
There are times when, for whatever reason, our devotional life goes stale. Bible reading seems like a colossal chore, our prayers feel tepid and weak, and our love for God ebbs. We feel like we are stuck in a spiritual
A Fight is Going On, You’re A Target!
After my initial conversion to Christianity, it didn’t take long for me to realize that an inner war had been declared and that my mind was where the heaviest skirmishes were taking place. The ground force troops had been released
