We live in a world that has been driven to the brink by natural disasters, political divisiveness, and a pandemic that threatened to crush the world's socioeconomic infrastructure, no less the health and welfare of every individual. Dr. Thurston draws on
You cannot tell if your actions are consistent with the Will of God, unless through them you are Glorifying Him!
"Without faith it is impossible to please God..." (Jonah 1:3) The Eric Liddell story.
We need to live life a little more like second graders.......
"The Lord is my light and my Salvation! Whom shall I fear?" (Psalm 27:1)
Showers of clean water should remind us that we need to be grateful for every good and perfect gift that comes from Above!
Boats are safe in the harbor, but that's not what boats were designed for! We may feel safe at home and in familiar territory with familiar family and friends, but the Great Commission calls us to something different!! It calls us not only to love our neighbor, as we love ourselves, but to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ!
New Normal for Believers is not a change in routine, but are-birth in the recognition of their own sinful selves, the desire to change direction, and the unshakable truth that they are forgiven and adopted into the very family of God!
We are designed to be touching creatures.
Christ's victory over sin and death are reasons to celebrate, indeed!! Christ's finished work on the cross means believers are forgiven past, present and future by a God who has given us the path to reconciliation with our Eternal Creator!
When we fear for our lives, we let hopelessness creep in....Believers are never hopeless and need never fear death! How's that for miraculous?
Ash Wednesday begins the Lenten season, where we "give up something" to remind us of what "Christ gave up for us!"
Our Lord's Power is made perfect through our weakness!!
Why not read the love letter from the Creator of the Universe? He might have something to tell you, who knows?
Resting in the Lord is different from sleep.
Compromise is appropriate for everything but your belief!
How can you tell if you are doing God's will?
Everytime you feel unimportant, god might just use you.
Needing and wanting are different things and comparisons lead to discontent.
God gave us our minds in His Image; to love Him and solve problems with our intellect
We are created in the image of God and have no reason to hide who we are.
Following Christ is the very definition of "change."
As a Believer, you are adopted into the family of the Creator of the Universe!
It's not about practicing to be good and better and better, but about submitting and letting the Holy Spirit work through us!
Two instructions to deepen your Spiritual Life: Slow Down and Let Go!
Courage has nothing to do with the absence of fear......
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up bones." (Proverbs 17:22)
To fight like a man you need to get down on your knees!!
You certainly won't walk on water if you won't even get out of the boat! the calmest place we can be is trusting in His Providential Will for us.
The Lord values a servant heart, not gifts and sacrifices. It is the Gospel that grants us "abundant life," and nothing else.
Allow the Holy Spirit free reign, and the Devil really will flee from you!
Never miss an opportunity to keep your mouth shut.
Christianity is NOT enslavement to rules, but freedom from guilt and shame.
Help us to remember our own value, and from where it came!
When navigating crises, just trust in the Lord, and keep swimming!
When we see the opportunity to step up: DO IT!!
Today you are you! That is truer than true. There isno one alive who is you-re than you!
Prejudice means not seeing another human being but only your concept of them
Do you ever feel like you're really just "faking it" with your faith? I mean can all this story really be true? Everyone doubts. Ask the Holy Spirit to help your unbelief! (Mark 9:23-24)
When we start to feel proud of ourselves for all the good we do, remind us that the Glory goes to God, not to us! Pride goeth before EVERY FALL, that's why our Lord taught us humility.Our lives should be the same in private as they are in public.
"Your whole self, ruled by the flesh, was put off when you were circumcised by Christ." Col 2:11It is the heart which is circumcised by faith. We testify to Christ as our Lord not through a sign of the flesh, but the actions that come from our hearts.
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart..." (Psalm 3:5)
"Show me the way I should go, for to You I entrust my life." (Psalm 143:8)
"Let us then be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; still achieving, still pursuing; Learn to labor and to wait." (H.W. Longfellow)
"The pessimist complains about the wind, the optimist expects it to change and the pragmatist adjusts his sails." (William Arthur Ward)
Let us be like Isaiah, when the opportunity arises, shout out "Pick me! I am here!"Fix opur eyes on the Source of the Light
Creation is truly marvelous and we need to take the time to observe and appreciate what God has wrought!
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