Read Pride vs Humility: Part1 here Pride affects us in many ways and it isn’t always noticeable. God can help reveal and remove the pride in us. It may be painful to see, but God in His grace and goodness is working in us to produce and mold us in Christlikeness. He knows we can…
Pride vs Humility: Part 1
Pride can be difficult to see in ourselves. It hides behind things. We don’t like to face it, but God calls us to look at it. To call it by name. To let Him search our hearts for pride and expose it for what it really is. He wants to work in us and He can’t if…
Forgetting God?
Have we forgotten God? Have you forgotten God? As a society, as a nation, as people are we forgetting God? Everyday we make choices and decisions. We either follow God or ignore Him. God is always there. He is always nudging us, prompting us, convicting us, gently guiding us. Through His Spirit, through our conscious, God speaks. (Romans…
Blessings in Christ
In Christ we have many blessings. We are spiritually rich in our inheritance as His children. God bestows blessings upon us the moment we believe and all throughout our lives with Christ. We have much to be grateful and thankful for in Christ. Much for which to praise God. Even when we are in a…
Worry?
We all worry at times. We worry about our families, our health, our finances, our future, our circumstances and things that are completely outside our control. Sometimes we know we should trust God, but our minds keep going back to the problem. Sometimes we get consumed with our worries and our thoughts rage inside our…
Flawed but Usable
We are all flawed. We fall to temptation, have struggles, insecurities, weaknesses and brokenness within. We make mistakes. We make wrong choices. We sin. We sometimes say the wrong thing, do the wrong thing, or choose our own way instead of God’s way. We can look at our failures and wonder, “Can God really use…
Knowing vs Believing: Do You Believe God?
There is a difference between knowing and believing something. Do you just know in your head or do you believe in your heart? We can know what the Bible says. We can know God’s promises. We can know that God is good, that He loves us, that He is faithful, and that He is in…
Recognize God in Our Everyday Life
Have you ever stopped to think about how much God is doing in your everyday life? Do you recognize God as you go through your daily life? We often look for God in the big things. We look for the answered prayer, the miracle, the major change, or the moment when everything suddenly falls into place. But…
The Goodness Produced by the Holy Spirit in Our Lives
God’s Spirit lives inside us as children of God. His Spirit gives us strength, peace, wisdom and power. Through His Spirit we produce goodness in our lives. This only happens when we yield to His Spirit. When we let God guide us as we live each day we will experience the joy of our salvation. His peace…
The Lord & God You Are Part 3
Learning who God is makes a complete difference in our perspective in life and our everyday. He is both creator and our friend. He wants a relationship with His creation. Read Part 1 & Part 2. God is Patient with Us He patiently and gently works in us as we go through life. God’s loving kindness draws us to Him and renews…
The Lord & God You Are Part 2
We serve a great God who is Lord over all creation. He has many characteristics and it is a privilege to know Him as His children. Continued from Part 1. God Has a Plan & Purpose for Us From before we were born, before the beginning of time, God saw us and made a plan for our life.…
The Lord & God You Are Part 1
God is magnificent and everything we need. The Lord is our provider and protector. He is our rock and support. He holds everything together and is sovereign over all. He created us and loves us deeply. He sent His son. He died in our place so we could have life in Him through a personal relationship…