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The Spiritual Realm vs The Soulish Realm
A common mistake made by many believers is that of giving the enemy, satan, far too much credit. The truth is that we are a greater enemy to ourselves than he is in many cases, because the greatest warfare takes place within our own minds. Many believers are going through it in the areas of…
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The Accelerated Pace of Blessings and Warfare
Ephesians 6:13(NLT) tells us, “Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm.” There was a time, and it wasn’t that long ago, that we…
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When Will It End?
When will it end? This is the question many of us are asking Heavenly Father. We are perplexed by the magnitude of spiritual warfare we’re facing, because it is beyond the level of anything we’ve encountered in the past. And not only are our problems complex, they are compounded by the agitation of not knowing…
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Single, Over 55, Desiring Marriage
A wonderful sister in Christ that’s in her early sixties wrote to me about the challenges of finding a good man. She’s looking for companionship that will ultimately lead to marriage, but she’s feeling very pessimistic about finding a compatible partner. Most women have a pretty good feel for the pool of eligible prospects in…
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He Will Not Fail You!
There have been times where my life felt like a washing machine. All the various components of my life were my laundry, and without my knowing it at the time, they were being cleaned. Every season of spiritual growth and promotion will take us through this washing-machine process, but it only takes one time for…
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You Did Your Best, It Didn’t Get Better
Through the Apostle Paul, God tells us in Ephesians 6:13(NIV), “Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.” When it comes to issues and morals that are important to us, most…
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He’s Allowing the Shake Up before the Take Down
The more mature we become physically, and most importantly, spiritually, the more we’ll realize how little we know and how little we are really able to do as human-beings. We will encounter situations and circumstances that exceed our capacity to understand or resolve them. I’m not talking about the run-of-the-mill issues that throw a monkey…
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Don’t Faint in Your Mind
I was encouraging a group of single sisters in the Word a few months ago, and I strongly encouraged them to resist the temptation to get weary in their minds from the wait. I’m pretty adamant about encouraging my beloved Sisters in Christ. It’s because I know from experience that once we allow our minds…
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Encouraging Others When You Don’t Feel Encouraged
Most believers will agree that the greatest battle takes place in our minds. We have an enemy, the devil, and he is after our minds and hearts, because he wants to destroy the Christian. Jesus Christ told us in John 10:10 that the devil is a thief who comes to steal, kill, and destroy. Not…
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Reaching Higher than the Miracle You Need
The Old Testament gives us the record and history of Joseph, Jacob’s son. He is one of my favorite people in the bible because he’s a dreamer. And since I’ve always fancied myself a bit of a dreamer too, I’m thrilled by the grandiosity of Joseph’s dreams. Even more impressive is his obedience and trust…
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A Course Correction
Very often, it’s a slight movement in the direction we’ve taken that will make a huge difference in our lives. A friend of mine was in between jobs a few years ago and said to me that the time-off was a gift, because it allowed a space for inner reflection and deep thought. A lot…
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Things NOT to Repeat in 2019
Don’t let negative people discourage you Starting right off the bat, the first thing that must go in 2019 is discouragement, and the biggest source of it is negative people. As believers, we sometimes underestimate the extent to which the devil will work through others to discourage us so that we lose hope in God.…
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Push Through, Sis!
Odds are that you probably know a believer that is having a very challenging time in their lives. You may have gone through tough times yourself, but you’re still pressing toward the mark. You still have peace of mind, and you’re very thankful to Heavenly Father for bringing you through. You look at others and…
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From Follower to Leader
In Malachi 3:6, God makes His sovereignty clear and tells us that He does not change. This is His self-defining truth, but some people use this scripture reference to suggest that transformation, reformation, and termination are not part of His plan. They use it as a whipping stick to try and slow the pace of…
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Being Your Truest, Highest Self
Proverbs 4:7(KJV) says, “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.” Wisdom is defined as truthful, right knowledge that aids correct and right believing, and God’s Word is the source of it. He tells us that wisdom is the principal thing, and we need to take a minute…
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Overcoming the Discomfort of Dissatisfaction
Discomfort is often a calling card for change. This is a truism that we need to be reminded of constantly. We’re creatures of habit, and we like being able to count on the familiar. Even individuals we consider to be spontaneous and impulsive have made a habit of not adhering to plans and schedules. Inevitably,…
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Love to the Very End
It is believed that the Gospel of John, chapters 13 through 17 cover a short period of about 36 hours of the life of Jesus Christ, prior to the Garden of Gethsemane experience. It is a short period, but boy is it an important one for us to keep in our minds and hearts. Heavenly…
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The Lord’s Purpose Will Prevail
Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Solomon wrote in Proverbs 19:21(NLT), “You can make many plans, but the LORD’s purpose will prevail.” Making plans is what we humans do. We have plans to get married, have children, land our dream jobs, pursue goals, and live happy lives. We…
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What God Requires from Us Today
In Acts 2:17(NLT), God made a promise to born-again believers living after the ascension of Christ. He said, “In the last days…I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.” We are in truth living in…
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The Difference Between Faith and Hope
Our Heavenly Father begins His Word, the Holy Bible, with the Book of Genesis. Most of us think of this book as His Creation Story, and while this is true, Genesis is also designed by God to lay the first layer, if you will, of the foundation of our faith. God teaches us by His…
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Uprooted from Her Hilarious Unbelief
Sarah, also known as Sarai, is the wife of Abraham, who is known as the Father of our believing. He is named in the Great Cloud of Witnesses in Hebrews 12:1, because he was fully persuaded that whatever God said, He is able and willing to perform. During the period in which Abraham and Sarah…
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What Do You Hunger For?
The dictionary defines the word ‘hunger’ as a craving or urgent need that is caused by a lack of food or a certain nutrient. It is certainly fitting that this definition of hunger relates to food specifically, because food is necessary for survival. It also causes us to develop cravings towards one type of food…
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Prosperous and Pleasing God
John 10:10 tells us that Jesus Christ came that you and I would have access to a more than abundant life. This is good news indeed! For many years, hundreds of years in fact, religious thinking has taught us that poverty equals piety. The thinking that equates poverty with pleasing God has been burned in…
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The ABCs of Prayer
When we become born-again through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, our spiritual journey in him begins. 2Corinthians 5:17(NLT) tells us, “This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!” With this new life, we are told to read and study…
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Evidence Your Faith Requires
Problems and tribulations make many of us act impetuously and do things that could potentially worsen the situation. Psalm 46:10(NLT) tells us, “Be still, and know that I am God!”, Psalm 37:7 also says, “Be still in the presence of the LORD, and wait patiently for him to act.” These verses do not mean that…
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Avoid A LOVE Breakdown
In Genesis 1:26(NKJV), God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” God is having a conversation…
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Three Things that Build Your Faith – Part 1
Part 1 – Understanding the Power of Your Words In Mark 11:23(NLT), our precious and powerful Lord and Savior said, “I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen and have…
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Seeking God’s Will for My Life
It was a hot Sunday in the middle of summer and the church was packed, unusually so. It was 1977, and services had typically been well attended, but for months our choir was missing the best soprano probably in the entire state. The closest thing to a celebrity in our book, Deborah had a voice…
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The Demolition of the Word ‘IF’
In Mark 9, we can read the record of a child possessed with a demon and was brought to the disciples. They were perplexed because they could not cast out the demon. This account, also in Matthew 17 and Luke 9, is the subject of many sermons and teachings, and there is little doubt in…
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The Time for Weeping is Over!
Many of you are waiting on something phenomenal. You have a strong sense that God is going to deliver the mega-load of blessings in your life, and it’s going to make all the struggle, suffering, confusion, and heartache make sense. It’s been a rough road, and you’ve seen some times that you never want to…