Does God hear us when we cry out to Him? Always! Does he answer? As soon as we pray. Sometimes He answers before we even voice our thoughts. Just because we can’t see His mighty hand at work doesn’t mean He isn’t intervening on our behalf. His ultimate purpose is not necessarily to give us what we ask but what we need: strength for each day and boldness to handle life’s pressures.
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Discipleship
Discipleship is more than just listening and following; discipleship is about fostering a teachable mind and spirit. It’s not just studying His Word but living it. Discipleship is a call to obedience, regardless of the lesson and the cost. Only then will we know the truth about God, the truth about ourselves, and the truth about life itself.
New Year, Same Love
His steadfast love endures forever – anchor your heart in that rock-solid truth every day of this new year.
* SNOWFLAKES *
Guest post by author Charlene Warren Delicately floating down from the heavens above; Each tiny flake sent from the Creator with love. Perfectly shaped & designed – making it one of a kind. How can it be that no two are alike? Viewed up close – what a beautiful sight. * Tiny little insignificant flakes, …
Poinsettia Hangs On – Why?
Those scarlet leaf points represent drops of blood my Savior shed for me. I will remember the scourges, the thorns, the nails and the sword – for they all drew blood. Blood drops were sown in soil that produced Easter lilies.
God in the Commonplace
Even today, He sets His throne among the common, the ordinary, the everyday places. He sets His throne among the humble, the nobodys, and the meek in spirit.
Elizabeth’s song
Perhaps you feel as though God has ‘withheld’ His favor from you, that He’s forgotten the silent cries of your soul. Take heart, my friend. God never forgets His children.
TRUSTING THE HAND OF OUR CREATOR
Life throws us cruel things. Life isn’t fair. But, if we are willing to submit to the Master Carpenter, He will make us a masterpiece.
Looking in the Rearview
Looking in the rearview stopped Lot’s wife in her tracks and she could not move forward anymore. The past she wanted so much robbed her of the future God had planned for her.
Chosen
Zechariah likely felt the same about his life– ordinary, run-of-the-mill, middling, mediocre – especially given that he and his wife were childless. Then all of that changed when Zechariah’s name was chosen to enter the sanctuary of the Lord. Life as he knew it would never be the same.