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Daily 827

What God Has Been Seeing All Along

Mar 4, 2023 | Faith, Hope And Trust, God's Care, Gospel And Grace, Perseverance, Suffering And Sovereignty, The Providence Of God, Wisdom and Guidance

Like a thousand-piece puzzle, your life often looks like a jumble of disjointed and disconnected fragments that don’t seem to fit together very well. But God is putting everything into place exactly where He wants it so you can be who you were made to be and do what you were made to do. He has a good reason for and a good result from everything He allows to come into your life. Someday all will make sense, all will be made right, and all will be made new when He completes the good work He has started in you. Take heart! When the last puzzle piece is put into place, you will see what God has been seeing all along.

Daily 804

It Is Where Life Is Found

Feb 9, 2023 | Faith, Hope And Trust, Following Jesus, Knowing And Growing, Obedience And Repentance, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Growth, The Bible, The Promises Of God, Truth, Wisdom and Guidance

How much authority does the Bible have in your life? How is it shaping the way you see the world, the way you see polarizing issues, and the way you see yourself? How fully and frequently do you rely on it as the final say in how you live? The Bible isn’t an out-of-date, out-of-order, out-of-touch book with no real relevance for us today. It is God’s Word that still speaks today telling us what is good and bad, right and wrong, true and false, beautiful and ugly, necessary and frivolous, wise and foolish. God intends for us to seek it out and live it out as the ultimate authority for the Christian life. Indeed, it is where life is found.

Daily 769

God Wants Us To Be Happy

Jan 5, 2023 | Joy And Love, Obedience And Repentance, Satisfaction, The Bible, The Blessings Of God, The Promises Of God, Truth, Wisdom and Guidance

God wants us to be happy. When He tells us in the Bible to do, say, correct, believe, feel, think or share something, it is not to take away our happiness; it is to take away the things that are in the way of our full and lasting happiness. We must trust that God is after our happiness, that He knows best how to bring about our happiness, and that what He tells us in the Bible is designed to lead us into happiness. Doing what God tells us is not always easy, popular or instantly gratifying. But it is always for good, always better in the end than sin, and always the best option for making us truly, ultimately, and eternally happy.

Daily 768

When We Listen To Him

Jan 4, 2023 | Encouragement, Faith, Hope And Trust, God's Care, The Bible, The Holy Spirit, The Promises Of God, Truth, Wisdom and Guidance

You can talk yourself into just about anything. Other people will try to talk you into something. Only God will talk to you truthfully about everything. There are many voices that speak into our lives such as family and friends, news and social media, advertising and entertainment, and especially ourselves … but the loudest (most influential) should be God. We are being shaped by influences all around us which is why it is essential that each day we read God-breathed words in the Bible and listen to God-sent voices who speak His truth to us. When we listen to Him… He won’t just tickle our ears; He will delight our souls.

Daily 767

The Prayer That Never Fails

Jan 3, 2023 | Obedience And Repentance, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Power, The Providence Of God, Wisdom and Guidance

There are many things that are true about prayer. One of them is this: prayer involves seeking what we need to do what God wants. We don’t talk to God in order to secure what we need to build our own kingdoms; we talk to God to request what we need to live for His kingdom. Prayer is not a hotline to heaven we use to override His will so He will give us what we think will make us happy; it is a lifeline to heaven we use to ask Him to show us His will and make us happy with what He gives us. If we want to pray for what is best for us, this is the prayer that never fails: Your will be done in my life as it is in heaven.

Daily 733

The More We Think About Him

Nov 29, 2022 | Knowing And Growing, The Bible, Truth, Wisdom and Guidance

Our thoughts have the power to shape us, for better or for worse, so we must let our minds land most often on Jesus. His Good News message is full of life-changing truths and promises that will guide us into a right perspective on every life issue. It changes how we see our past so we can know real freedom from guilt and shame. It changes how we see our present so we can know real purpose and peace in the midst of busyness. It changes how we see our future so we can know real hope as we joyfully anticipate what lies ahead. The more we think about Jesus, the more it will rewire how we think about everything else.

Daily 689

Headed In The Right Direction

Oct 17, 2022 | Everyday Life, Faith, Hope And Trust, Following Jesus, Holiness And Righteousness, Obedience And Repentance, The Family Of God, Wisdom and Guidance

It may not be the easy way. It may not be the popular way. It may not be the crowded way. But following Jesus is always the right way. As it has been said, when the whole world is running towards the cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind. But he is actually the only one in his right mind headed the right way no matter how hard, unaccepted or lonely it may be. So, let us follow Jesus confident that He will always lead us to the right place at the right time. We’ll often be heading in the opposite direction of the crowd, but we’ll always be headed right to where we need to be.

Daily 687

God Is Working While We Wait

Oct 15, 2022 | Faith, Hope And Trust, God's Care, Gospel And Grace, Suffering And Sovereignty, The Love Of God, The Providence Of God, Wisdom and Guidance

We don’t know what it means. We don’t know what is coming. We don’t know what to do. In times when the diagnosis is unknown, the situation is unresolved, the path is unfamiliar or the outcome is uncertain, what should we do? Sometimes the thing we are to do is to do nothing. We wait. We wait on the Lord. We wait in hope on the Lord. We wait in hope on the Lord to guide us, help us and deliver us. While it’s not easy to wait, it’s comforting to know that grace is on its way and that God will make a way. As our lives are on hold, let us remember with joy this beautiful truth: God is working while we wait.

Daily 663

Help For Doing What Is Right

Sep 21, 2022 | Everyday Life, God's Care, Gospel And Grace, Obedience And Repentance, Spiritual Power, The Holy Spirit, Wisdom and Guidance

So often we don’t know what is right to do, haven’t got the desire to do what we know, and can’t do what we know and want to do that is right. We need a power from outside of us to come inside of us so we can live in such a way that God is honored and we are happy. That is exactly what God gives us: the powerful Holy Spirit living in each of us who trust in Jesus. He guides us on the way. He encourages us on the way. He helps us on the way. The Holy Spirit makes it possible for us to go to good places to do good things as we share good news about a good God. Ask Him to help you decide, desire and do what is right today.

Daily 656

When God Says No

Sep 14, 2022 | God's Care, Gospel And Grace, Obedience And Repentance, Praise And Worship, Satisfaction, The Blessings Of God, The Love Of God, The Providence Of God, Treasuring God, Wisdom and Guidance

There is much I love about my heavenly Father. One thing is this: He doesn’t just let me do anything I want to do. He knows that there are many things I want to do which are not good for me or for other people. So, instead of letting me live selfishly, He removes some things from me in order to replace them with better things. His plans for my plans. His ways for my ways. His outcomes for my outcomes. The result isn’t that I experience less, but that I experience more. More peace. More joy. More hope. More purpose. Remember, when God says “No,” to something, He is saying “Yes” to something better.

Daily 640

Surround Yourself With People Who

Aug 29, 2022 | Following Jesus, Relationships, The Family Of God, Wisdom and Guidance

There are a lot of important questions we should ask ourselves on a regular basis throughout our lives to make sure we don’t ruin our lives. These include: Who are you following? Where are you going? What will you be doing? There are consequences to who we allow to influence the direction of our lives. These can be positive or negative consequences, depending upon where we go and what we do. That’s why wisely picking your mentor, your tribe and your community is essential. Surround yourself with people who are following Jesus and join them. He will help you all go to the right places and do the right things.

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