We hope you enjoy this re-post from September 29, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident,… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: Is it well with your soul?
Category: Power for Living
Which spirit do you have?
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear, but He has given us a spirit of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control. – 2 Timothy 1:7, Amplified Bible (AMP) Have you ever heard someone say, “That… Continue reading Which spirit do you have?
Flat as a pancake.
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. – Philippians 2:8, KJV Andrew Murray, author of Humility: The Beauty of Holiness and Humility & Absolute Surrender, defined this elusive character trait as follows: Humility is perfect quietness of heart. It is… Continue reading Flat as a pancake.
It can be hard to sit still.
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. – Psalm 46:10, KJV Psalm 46 contains a lot of trouble. Distress (verses 1 and 6), catastrophe (verses 2-3), anger (verse 6), governmental upheaval (verse 6), and war (verse 9) are all mentioned,… Continue reading It can be hard to sit still.
It’s lonely at the top.
I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me. – Numbers 11:14, KJV If you love the Lord, He will someday place you in a position to lead others on His behalf. Maybe He’ll call you to be a pastor. Maybe He’ll call you to be a… Continue reading It’s lonely at the top.
BEST OF TQFG: Here’s a great lesson from the ‘Fifth Book of Ruth.’
We hope you enjoy this re-post from October 28, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ…; – Romans 8:17, KJV We often forget just what we inherit when God adopts us into His family. My friend Jack, who just finished an 8-week… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: Here’s a great lesson from the ‘Fifth Book of Ruth.’
Lessons from the Honey Badger: Part 2
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. – Galatians 6:9, KJV As mentioned in Lessons from the Honey Badger: Part 1, honey badgers have a reputation for being fearless. They also are remarkably, insanely, and stubbornly persistent. Take Stauffel, for instance. Stauffel… Continue reading Lessons from the Honey Badger: Part 2
Lessons from the Honey Badger: Part 1
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Proverbs 6:6, KJV Proverbs 6:6 challenges us to look to God’s creation for some of life’s lessons, which brings me to this question: Have you ever heard of a honey badger? Neither had I, until recently. Native to areas of Africa and Asia,… Continue reading Lessons from the Honey Badger: Part 1
BEST OF TQFG: When facing the giants, trust God to overcome.
We hope you enjoy this re-post from March 8, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team Then we saw the Nephilim [or giants]… – Numbers 13:33, Amplified Bible When I was in fifth grade my social studies teacher challenged me to enter the annual Optimist Club Oratorical Contest. I accepted the challenge, crafted a… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: When facing the giants, trust God to overcome.
BEST OF TQFG: Persist, persist, persist. Never quit, never quit, never quit. Get the idea?
We hope you enjoy this re-post from January 16, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might… – Ecclesiastes 9:10(a), Amplified Bible Recently our church was visited by a missionary to Canada. His entire testimony was fascinating, but there was one part of… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: Persist, persist, persist. Never quit, never quit, never quit. Get the idea?