And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? – Matthew 14:31, KJV Peter suffered a failure of faith while walking on the water towards Jesus (Matthew 14:30). He knew Jesus was real, and He knew Jesus could work miracles. Yet,… Continue reading God doesn’t mind proving Himself to you. He proves Himself to people all of the time.
Category: Victorious Living
Work on that memory of yours.
And the Lord said to Moses, Thus shall you say to the Israelites, You have seen for yourselves that I have talked with you from heaven. Exodus 20:22, Amplified Bible By the time we read Exodus Chapter 20, God had devastated Egypt with miraculous plagues, parted the Red Sea in a show of supernatural power,… Continue reading Work on that memory of yours.
Hey, why not try God’s plan for marriage? I promise you, it’ll work better than yours.
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; – Ephesians 5:22, 25, KJV It takes two to tango. If the tango is to be a work of art rather than a total wreck, both partners must… Continue reading Hey, why not try God’s plan for marriage? I promise you, it’ll work better than yours.
Beware the shackles of fear.
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. – 2 Timothy 1:7, KJV I was reading the paper the other day and ran across an article written by career consultant Andrea Kay titled, “You don’t have all the time in the world… Continue reading Beware the shackles of fear.
Did you wake up grumpy this morning?
Do all things without grumbling and faultfinding and complaining [against God] and questioning and doubting [among yourselves], That you may show yourselves to be blameless and guileless, innocent and uncontaminated, children of God without blemish (faultless, unrebukable) in the midst of a crooked and wicked generation [spiritually perverted and perverse], among whom you are seen… Continue reading Did you wake up grumpy this morning?
Let’s take a walk with God.
But I say, walk and live [habitually] in the [Holy] Spirit [responsive to and controlled and guided by the Spirit]; then you will certainly not gratify the cravings and desires of the flesh (of human nature without God). – Galatians 5:16, Amplified Bible In his book My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chambers wrote, “There… Continue reading Let’s take a walk with God.
Even from the depths of sin, God can restore you and use you.
But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. – Jonah 1:3, KJV Let’s… Continue reading Even from the depths of sin, God can restore you and use you.
Seize the moment; seize the day.
For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. 2 Corinthians 6:2, KJV Procrastination is of the Devil. It is a tool he uses expertly to tear down the body… Continue reading Seize the moment; seize the day.
(Ant University: Part 3) Teach others about God. Both you and they will benefit.
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Matthew 28:19, KJV According to Wikipedia, “…ants may be the only group apart from mammals where interactive teaching has been observed. A knowledgeable forager of Temnothorax albipennis leads a naive nest-mate… Continue reading (Ant University: Part 3) Teach others about God. Both you and they will benefit.
When things are tough, remember God.
“I will meditate upon all your works and consider all your mighty deeds.” Psalms 77:12, Amplified Bible Have you ever felt absolutely abandoned by God? Has it ever seemed as if He just didn’t care about you anymore, or that He just didn’t want to provide for you anymore? If you have, you’re not alone.… Continue reading When things are tough, remember God.