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Good Behavior Isn’t Enough
Romans 6:23 (NLT) tells us, “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.” This verse pulls the curtain back on something many people don’t fully understand—the true cost of sin. I’ve heard both believers and unbelievers say they think getting into heaven…
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Triumphing over A Whirlwind of Crazy
Life has a way of throwing curveballs that leave us reeling. You know the drill—one minute you’re cruising along, and the next, everything feels like it’s spiraling out of control. For Ida, a 57-year-old Christian woman whose life has been a testament to duty and kindness, this reality has become all too familiar. She’s built…
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It’s All About the Relationship
The Greatness of God Our Heavenly Father, Yahweh, the Great I Am, is brilliant beyond what we could ever attempt to define with human words. He is magnificent beyond magnificence, perfect beyond perfection, and majestic beyond majesty. God is glorious, righteous, and holy, deserving of all glory, honor, and praise. In truth, He is worthy…
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Complete in Christ
As believers in the Lord Jesus Christ who want God to do big things in our lives, we have to be incredibly interested in what it means to be complete in Christ. God’s Word is packed with promises that not only affirm His plans for each of us individually but for the entire world. There’s…
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Accepting What You Can’t Change
As believers who love and honor our Heavenly Father, embracing flexibility to His Will is essential for demonstrating obedience and reverence toward Him. We must recognize that we are not in control; He is. He holds our future in His hands, a truth we need to constantly remember. Life frequently confronts us with situations beyond…
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The Danger of Not Protecting Your Thought-life
Disappointment and Impatience: A Lethal Combination Disappointment and impatience can be a lethal combination on your thought-life. In God’s Word, He tells us to guard against these two. Proverbs 13:12 (NLT) reminds us that “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.” This means that letting our hopes…
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My Container Was Empty, Now It’s Full!
King Solomon inherited the throne from his father, David, a man who pleased and loved God. Solomon assumed the role of king over Israel at a young age and recognized the enormity of the responsibility. One night, he had a dream in which God appeared to him and offered to give him anything he wanted.…
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Righting the Wrongs of Our Pasts
Dealing with the mistakes and regrets of our past is something that’s on a lot of our minds. We all carry memories of moments we wish we could relive differently—whether it’s relationships that didn’t turn out as we hoped, opportunities we let slip through our fingers, or decisions we look back on with regret. These…
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The Key to Expansion and Increase
Ever feel like you’re slogging through quicksand when trying to make changes in your life, inching forward at a snail’s pace despite your best efforts? It’s frustrating when progress seems slow and the finish line feels out of reach. But what if the key to unlocking the kind of growth and expansion you want to…
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You Will Have Abundant Joy!
You know the feeling—when you hear an epic prophecy that something amazing is coming your way, and you’re buzzing with excitement. You can barely contain yourself, right? But then, fast forward a week or two, and that hype seems to have fizzled out. It’s like the initial rush of joy has gone flat. We often…
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Thriving Emotionally While Holding Fast to Your Faith
Isaiah 40:31 (NLT) offers a powerful message of hope and renewal: “But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.” This verse is rich in metaphor as well as promise. It illustrates…
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Embracing God’s Purpose-the Path to Fulfillment and Joy
Ephesians 2:10 (NLT) tells us, “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” This verse emphasizes our Heavenly Father’s purpose for our lives—to reflect the likeness of Jesus Christ in every possible way. Each encounter, experience, and…
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The Joy of Worshiping God
Psalm 100:1-2 (NLT) is a powerful exhortation to engage in joyful worship and praise towards God. It states: “1 A psalm of thanksgiving. Shout with joy to the LORD, all the earth! 2 Worship the LORD with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy.” This is a call to all the earth to shout with…
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Faith in Action
Faith Brings Down Walls Hebrews 11:30 (NLT) tells us, “It was by faith that the people of Israel marched around Jericho for seven days, and the walls came crashing down.” Jericho’s gates were locked tight, its walls built thick to keep out intruders, but God had already promised His people a land flowing with milk…
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Adjusting Your Expectations
Free-Will is a gift of God that we must intimately understand in our significant relationships. Many women pray for God to change a man for them, hoping He will alter a man’s thought patterns and behaviors without the man’s consent. However, this is an unrealistic expectation. Some women also wait for a man who meets…
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Lord, Search My Heart
Where We Store Our Treasures In Matthew 6:19–21 (NLT), Jesus teaches us to discern the condition of the soul’s heart by looking at what it treasures. He says, “Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven,…
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Hold Firm to Your Conviction
When Kaia finished college six years ago, she promised herself that she would work a few years in the corporate arena, and then go back to school for her masters. She wanted to enter grad school immediately after graduating college, but life kept getting in the way, despite her convictions. Student loans, car payments, and…
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Your Will vs God’s Will
When our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, walked the earth and carried out God’s mission, he always spoke, taught, and lived the truth. Not once did he ever deviate from God’s truth, and he made his absolute allegiance to God’s truth plain to us in John 6:38(NKJV), when he declared, “For I have come down…
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We Must Walk in the Victory Christ Won for Us!
God’s Word tells us in Hebrew 11:6 that faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. It’s the title deed that we have the thing we’ve prayed to receive before that thing arrives. Over the last hundred years, God’s people have received more revelation about the dynamic of walking…
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The Pain of Divorce
Margie looked very worried when her friend, Doreen, didn’t show up for the lunch date they had planned. It was at their favorite Mexican spot, and Doreen was late. She’s never late. Margie picked up her phone and looked at it one more time. While still in her hand, a text came through. Doreen wasn’t…
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Never Take Your Eyes off God
Whether it’s the loss of a dear person in our lives that has passed away or the heartbreak of a relationship that has fallen apart, these hurtful experiences can be devastating, and it might feel as though we’ll never get over them. In a relationship that has ended, sometimes we replay things in our minds…
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Going Higher in Blessings and Spiritual Growth
As we journey deeper into the truths of God’s Word, we begin to see our Heavenly Father’s order for the universe in amazing ways. He tells us in 1Corinthians 14:33 that He is not the author of disorder and chaos; He is a God of order and peace, and these attributes are found throughout His…
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The Hope of Marriage
Ms. Mattie was quite fond of Deanna because she was so sweet and always took time to chat some mornings in their break room at work. On one of those mornings, they talked about Deanna’s desire to find the right man and how challenging it had been in the past. Ms. Mattie told her, “Sweet…
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Renew Your Mind to God’s Word
God’s Goodness Toward Us One of the greatest commitments we can make is to never think small or downcast about ourselves, but to see our lives through the potential God has placed in us through Christ. Jesus said in Matthew 7:11 (NLT), “So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your…
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When It Seems Like Life Is Standing Still
Happily married with a close-knit family, Linda has so much to be thankful for. She’s been on the same job for the last 15 years, everyone loves her, and she and her husband are what most would consider a quintessential couple that is “living comfortably.” They don’t overspend, but take a vacation once or twice…
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Increasing Your Fulfillment in Life
Pessimism is a tendency or habit of seeing the worst in situations, things, and people. It’s one of the many threats to our contentment and fulfillment in life. People who feel this way are generally unhappy with their lives, and they have little to no confidence about the future. So, for them, pessimism, rather than…
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Thankful and Blessed
The airport had lost Vanessa’s luggage. It was a mad house, and she was exhausted. Headed home to Atlanta for Thanksgiving, nothing about her trip had gone as planned. She murmured to herself in utter disgust, “Why does this always happen to me.” Seven hours delayed, frustrated, and still waiting with others for more information…