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Embracing the Companionship of Pure Hearts
Through the words of the Apostle Paul in 2 Timothy 2:22 (NLT), God provides us with clear guidance: “Run from anything that stimulates youthful lusts. Instead, pursue righteous living, faithfulness, love, and peace. Enjoy the companionship of those who call on the Lord with pure hearts.” Our social circles can either help or hinder our…
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The Blessing of Kingdom Citizenship
Philippians 2:15 (NLT) “Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people.” Even for seasoned believers, this scripture can be challenging. It reminds us that striving to live in accordance…
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Reverence Is More Important than Understanding
Exodus 3:13-14 (NLT) “13 But Moses protested, “If I go to the people of Israel and tell them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ they will ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what should I tell them?” 14 God replied to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. Say this to…
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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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I’ve Been Single Long Enough
“It’s still too early to tell, but I really like this guy I’m seeing…” Vanessa, a good friend I’ve known for many years, confided in me. Despite her hopefulness, she harbors a hint of pessimism, fearing that any man she meets might ultimately disappoint her, leaving her single and unmarried for yet another year. Matthew…
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You Are Mine
Meeting someone you feel compatible with has become increasingly challenging for many people. It appears that individuals, both believers and non-believers alike, are postponing marriage. Some assert that prolonged wait intensifies the desire for marriage, while others abandon the idea of marriage altogether, embracing a “try it and see” attitude. They opt to cohabit with…
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The Prayers of the Righteous Accomplishes Much
Genesis 19:29 (NLT) “Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.” We are truly blessed to have individuals in our lives who serve as vessels through which God’s blessings flow. These people…
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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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When Love Turns Sour
One of the lessons that we quickly learn as adults is that relationships require work, and sometimes lots of it. Most of us conclude that we grossly underestimated just how much work it takes to make a relationship last. When we’re dating, we might find ourselves being the one that makes an ample investment into…
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If You Thought You Didn’t Need God, Think Again
Hosea 13:4-6(The Message) “I’m still your God, the God who saved you out of Egypt. I’m the only real God you’ve ever known. I’m the one and only God who delivers. I took care of you during the wilderness hard times, those years when you had nothing. I took care of you, took care of…
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Don’t Wander Away from The Father
Jeremiah 3:12 (NLT) “Therefore, go and give this message to Israel. This is what the Lord says: “O Israel, my faithless people, come home to me again, for I am merciful. I will not be angry with you forever.” As children of our great and wonderful God, we are blessed with the opportunity to establish…
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The Harvest is Great, but the Workers Are Few
Matthew 9:37-38(NLT) “He said to his disciples, “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.”” The word, “harvest” is a very good one, and a good harvest is a very beautiful thing. Harvest…
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Move Them out of Your Way
After getting to know someone for a certain amount of time, their true colors begin to show. The person you met six months ago isn’t presenting themselves as that person anymore. You start noticing they’re not as kind, humble, or loving as they once were. These things are disappointing, and they hurt, especially when it…
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Handsome, Talented, and Brave
1 Samuel 16:18 (NLT) “One of the servants said to Saul, “One of Jesse’s sons from Bethlehem is a talented harp player. Not only that—he is a brave warrior, a man of war, and has good judgment. He is also a fine-looking young man, and the LORD is with him.” Thousands of years ago, a…
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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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I Can’t Wait to Get Married!
Many of God’s promises inspire hope and excitement in us, but there are two simply written and powerful scriptures that will help to build our faith in marriage. The first is John 10:10(NKJV). In this verse, Jesus Christ declared, “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have…
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Don’t Get Sidetracked
Proverbs 4:25-27 (NLT) “25 Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you. 26 Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path. 27 Don’t get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil.” A dear friend has been on and off again with the man in her life…
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He Will Send His Angels
Hebrews 1:6-7 (NLT) “6 And when he brought his supreme Son into the world, God said, “Let all of God’s angels worship him.” 7 Regarding the angels, he says, “He sends his angels like the winds, his servants like flames of fire.” Have you ever experienced being in a situation where you desperately needed help…
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Why Your Current Approach Isn’t Leading You to Marriage
As modern Christians, we’ve received more revelation about God’s Word than perhaps any other time in human history. We’ve become sophisticated in formulating our thoughts and expressing our opinions about some aspects of His truth. It’s important we know that this can potentially cause more damage than good. Many of us have refused to allow…
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The Impact of Your Actions-You Harvest What You Plant
Galatians 6:7-8(NLT) “7 Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. 8 Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit.” God’s…
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Get Unstuck!
Our powerful Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, declared in John 10:10(NKJV), “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have [it] more abundantly.” The thief that he is referring to in this verse is the devil. Jesus…
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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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God Knows What’s Happening to You
Jeremiah 15:15 (NLT) “Lord, you know what’s happening to me. Please step in and help me…” Most of us can relate to the words of Jeremiah. We are aware that God is watching our every move. We know that He sees everything we’re going through, and that He knows our pain. We’re asking Him to…
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Are You a Slave to Money?
1Timothy 6:10 (NLT) “For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.” God looks at our hearts, and our hearts will always reveal to Him exactly what our true love really is. For millions…
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This Is Good and Pleases God
1 Timothy 2:1-6(NLT) “1 I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. 2 Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity.…
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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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Your Face Mirrors Your Heart
Proverbs 27:19 (MSG) “Just as water mirrors your face, so your face mirrors your heart.” A while ago, I met up with two friends and both were having issues in their relationships. One was struggling with whether to remain in his marriage, and the other was frustrated because her significant other was reluctant to get…
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Don’t Renew Your Expired Subscription
Proverbs 15:24 (NLT) “The path of life leads upward for the wise; they leave the grave behind.” The Old Testament teaches us that God chose the children of Israel to be His own people for a special purpose. Our Heavenly Father chose Moses to be His servant, and to lead the children of Israel out…
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Creating a Space for Change
Nothing in life stays the same, and most of us understand this, but when you’re single and haven’t seen movement in your desire for marriage, you might become a little concerned about the delay. You’ve been praying about a change in your status from single to married, and you’re wondering when the Lord is going…