We’re never alone because we serve a God who sees us. We can rest knowing God is never unaware of what we are going through. El Roi saw Hagar, but He didn’t promise a quick fix to all her problems. He sees us, but He also sees the larger picture outside of the constraints of … Continue reading El Roi: The God Who Sees Me
Category: word of God
The Blessings of Studying God’s Word
"The key to being blessed is to read, study, and remember God’s Word, and then you do what it says. The more you obey, the more you will be blessed." Rick Warren.Joshua 1:8 NLTStudy this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in … Continue reading The Blessings of Studying God’s Word
The Danger of Complaining
An unthankful and complaining spirit is an abiding sin against God, and a cause of almost continual unhappiness; and yet how common such a spirit is. How prone we seem to be to forget the good that life knows, and remember and brood over its evil – to forget its joys, and think only of … Continue reading The Danger of Complaining
Lifestyle of Contentment
He is much happier that is always content, though he has ever so little, than he that is always coveting, though he has ever so much. -Matthew Henry Hebrews 13:5 NLTDon’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.”1 Timothy 6:6 … Continue reading Lifestyle of Contentment
Lifestyle of Generosity: Showing Kindness through Love
"Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile." Mother Teresa.Colossians 3:12 NLTSince God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, … Continue reading Lifestyle of Generosity: Showing Kindness through Love
Living Generously
“Many of us are being held hostage by bitterness because we are not willing to give to others what we have been given.” Dr. Tony Evans.Philippians 2:3 TPTBe free from pride-filled opinions, for they will only harm your cherished unity. Don’t allow self-promotion to hide in your hearts, but in authentic humility put others first … Continue reading Living Generously
Free to Forgive
"To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you". Lewis B. Smedes Proverbs 28:13 GW Whoever covers over his sins does not prosper. Whoever confesses and abandons them receives compassion. Matthew 18:15 TPT “If your fellow believer sins against you, you must go to that one privately and attempt … Continue reading Free to Forgive
Living in Harmony
"Harmony makes small things grow. Lack of it makes big things decay." Sallust. Romans 12:16 NLTLive in harmony with each other. Don’t be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don’t think you know it all!1 Peter 3:8 NLTFinally, all of you should be of one mind. Sympathize with each other. Love … Continue reading Living in Harmony
The Power of Humility
"It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels." Saint AugustineMicah 6:8 NLTNo, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. Proverbs 18:12 … Continue reading The Power of Humility
God’s Promises: Certain!
“Hope is called the anchor of the soul (Hebrews 6:19) because it gives stability to the Christian life. But hope is not simply a ‘wish’ (I wish that such-and-such would take place); rather, it is that which latches on to the certainty of the promises of the future that God has made.” -RC Sproul Zephaniah … Continue reading God’s Promises: Certain!
