Show Your marvelous loving-kindness, O You Who save by Your right hand those who trust and take refuge in You from those who rise up against them. Keep and guard me as the pupil of Your eye… – Psalm 17:7, 8 Amplified Bible (AMP) I’ve worn glasses since I was 16 years old. Twice in… Continue reading The difference between glasses and contacts.
Category: Doubt
What limiting beliefs are holding you back?
[What, what would have become of me] had I not believed that I would see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living! Wait and hope for and expect the Lord; be brave and of good courage and let your heart be stout and enduring. Yes, wait for and hope for and expect the… Continue reading What limiting beliefs are holding you back?
Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
Your servant killed both the lion and the bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God! – 1 Samuel 17:36, Amplified Bible (AMP) There is an old saying that goes like this: Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. There is an… Continue reading Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
How to transfer authority over your cares to God.
And [Hannah] was in distress of soul, praying to the Lord and weeping bitterly. – 1 Samuel 1:10, Amplified Bible (AMP) One my favorite Bible verses is 1 Peter 5:7, which states (AMP): Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for… Continue reading How to transfer authority over your cares to God.
Here’s the secret to overcoming your enemies.
…You can not stand before your enemies until you take away from among you the things devoted [to destruction]. – Joshua 7:13, Amplified Bible (AMP) Many, many Christians lead defeated lives. They often question their faith because rarely, if ever, do they see God actively working to help them overcome great obstacles. Rather than experience… Continue reading Here’s the secret to overcoming your enemies.
It’s natural to fear being the “go-to guy.”
Be strong (confident) and of good courage… – Joshua 1:6, Amplified Bible (AMP) A friend of mine’s mother passed away not long ago. As we were talking about her home-going to Heaven, he mentioned to me that his mother was the last, close connection he had to her generation. “With her passing,” he said, “it… Continue reading It’s natural to fear being the “go-to guy.”
Dig those roots deeply.
[Most] blessed is the man who believes in, trusts in, and relies on the Lord, and whose hope and confidence the Lord is. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters that spreads out its roots by the river; and it shall not see and fear when heat comes; but its leaf… Continue reading Dig those roots deeply.
There’s nothing like running to the “happy place.”
For I will [fully] satisfy the weary soul, and I will replenish every languishing and sorrowful person. – Jeremiah 31:25, Amplified Bible (AMP) Sometimes we get exhausted, and all of our energy is spent. The causes of such exhaustion are many, but the causes don’t really matter once the weariness is upon us. We are… Continue reading There’s nothing like running to the “happy place.”
Here’s the key to healthy living.
By means of these He has bestowed on us His precious and exceedingly great promises, so that through them you may escape [by flight] from the moral decay (rottenness and corruption) that is in the world because of covetousness (lust and greed), and become sharers (partakers) of the divine nature. – 2 Peter 1:4, Amplified… Continue reading Here’s the key to healthy living.
Patiently serve while you are waiting for the “whys.”
…and cast their crowns before the throne… – Revelation 4:10, KJV A seventeen year old young man, whom I will call Dale, was fighting AIDS. In the hospital, undergoing treatment to prolong his life, there were no doubt times when this born-again believer wondered, “Why?” Why would God allow him, a faithful servant, to contract… Continue reading Patiently serve while you are waiting for the “whys.”