Sometimes changing the world means getting quiet enough for God to change me.
Lord, help me choose to make time with You a priority. Each and every day. I want Your Word and Your love to work wonders in my soul.
Calling on the name of Jesus shouldn’t be our last resort. It should be our first response.
Let's speak the name of Jesus over every need today. There is no other greater power or more assuring calm.
Only Jesus. Forever Jesus.
Everything broken doesn't have to be completely fixed for us to be completely fine. We can be scared & brave & frail & unbelievably strong all in the same leap of faith. We can be hurt but we don't have to live hurt.
Broken is what people are. Beautiful is what God makes them.
No human should have to carry the weight of being their own god, but so many of us do.
We say we trust God & then we work our fingers to the bone & our emotions into a tangled fray trying to control it all.
Lord, help us remember that You are good & You are good at being God.
"I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better." Eph.1:17
Yes, Lord.
We want to see You.
We want to hear You.
We want to know You.
We want to follow hard after You.
God is simply, love.
He loves you.
He loves your community.
And He E Q U I P S you to love others.
RT this message if you’re going to share a message of love with someone in your life today.
#P31OBS
We can’t stop or control the things that come our way. And all of the unknowns can sometimes seem so frightening.
But we can make the minute-by-minute choice to let our souls rest in God. We don't have to understand; we just have to trust.
We have an enemy, and it’s not each other.
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Ephesians 6:12
We see only what the human mind can imagine, but God is building something we cannot even fathom. We may see it in time, or not until eternity. But we can know that whatever He gives us truly is His good provision, whether that good is for today or part of a much bigger plan.
Too much revelation & we'd pridefully run ahead of God. Too little & we'd be paralyzed with fear. So thankful He sheds just enough light to see the very next step.
I believe our ability to fully experience the abundant life God wants for us hinges on us getting into His Word & letting His Word get into us.
We don’t have to get derailed by the darkness, dismantled by defeat, or drowned out by doubt. We can let His Word speak life into us.
The best way to stop fear when it tries to creep in & steal our focus away from faith? First, acknowledge it. Then overpower fear with prayer & God's Truth.
“When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise—
in God I trust and am not afraid.” Psalm 56:3-4
We tend to get very attached to outcomes of our own making. Meanwhile, God loves us enough to be working on a better plan.
With God there is always a meanwhile. You may be facing a hard reality. But never forget what our good God is doing in the unseen is also reality.
Those who are most easily angered are often those who refuse healing where they’re most deeply wounded.
If we can remember this, we can stop attending every drama to which we are invited.
We can be hurt but we don’t have to live hurt.
#ForgivingWhatYouCantForget
Whatever we chase, like it or not, gains our full attention.
Oh Lord, may You be our greatest pursuit. Today and every day.
"You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart." Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV)