Lord, I want to pray but I don’t have the words
Have you ever thought I want to pray, I need to pray, but I just don’t have the words to say? As a young believer I was often in this place, and even as I have matured in God and faced difficult times, I have felt this way. Sometimes I have had words to pray […]
Faithfulness: The Non-Negotiable Requirement of Leadership
Scripture is clear that leadership in the Kingdom of God is not defined first by position, gifting, or influence, but by stewardship. The Apostle Paul writes: “Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.”— 1 […]
TRUSTING IN THE LORD- PART III
We are told in Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.”According to this passage, there should never be a time when we aren’t trusting in the Lord, acknowledging Him in all our ways so […]
Lord, Help My Unbelief
I was recently confronted with a question. Is it okay to question or doubt my faith? My first assurance in the face of this question is this…God is bigger than all our doubts, questions and lack of faith. God is big enough to address our doubts, lack of faith and questions; He is even faithful […]
Forgiveness: How to Forgive When It Feels Impossible
Forgiveness: How to Forgive When It Feels Impossible Forgiveness is one of the most commanded—and misunderstood—principles in Scripture. We often talk about forgiveness as something noble, healthy, or freeing, and while all of that is true, the Bible presents forgiveness as something even deeper:Forgiveness is an act of obedience that positions us to encounter the […]
Peace On Earth
For most, this is a busy time of year. So much to do. There are Christmas programs and parties, cards to send, things to decorate, presents to buy. All this while you struggle to maintain your sanity at work or at school. Life becomes so busy we often fail of the peace that Jesus came […]
Being Transformed into His Image
2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.What a stunning promise…to be transformed into the image of the Lord. This is God’s plan to return […]
‘TIS THE SEASON FOR GIVING
I’m quoting from Acts 3:1-8. “Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that […]
You Already Have Everything Needed
The Eight Steps of Spiritual Growth: A Breakdown of 2 Peter 1:5–82 Peter 1:5–8 gives us one of the clearest and most practical pictures of what spiritual maturity looks like. Peter doesn’t just tell us to grow — he shows us how to grow. This passage is often called the “Spiritual Growth Ladder,” and each […]
A Place For a Promise
The Apostle Paul wrote to the church at Corinth saying, “Let all things be done decently and in order.” (I Cor. 14:40)God is a God of order. He is very intentional in what He does, and He puts first things first. In this same letter to the church, Paul said that they were God’s building […]