Mark 11:25, “But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too.” Colossians 3:13, “Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.” How do you react …
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What I Am Not Seeing
Romans 8:24-25, “For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.” Romans 15:4, “For everything that was written in the past was written to …
So What Do I Do Now?
Romans 8:26, “And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Siprit is saying, for the Spirit pleads …
The Most Excellent Way
1 Corinthians 13:13, “And now these three remain: faith, hope, love. But the greatest of these is love.” Paul defines real love in 1 Corinthians 13. He teaches that love is patient and kind. In comparison, it is not jealous, boastful, proud, rude, and does not demand its own way. It is not being irritable …
How To Stop the Habit of Fear
Psalm 7:10, “God is my shield, saving those whose hearts are true and right.” The word “shield” is found 51 times in the King James Version of the Bible and 71 times in other translations. We have various types of human shields for protection, such as Webroot on our computers or other antivirus software. Then …
The Most Important Morning Routine
Psalm 5:3, “Listen to my voice in the morning, LORD. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait patiently.” The morning is the best time to pour out one’s heart to God, before our minds get bombarded with jumbled problems, as David prayed in Ps. 5:3. He did so to receive the strength …
Chicken Pot Pie
Deuteronomy 6:4-5, “Listen, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD alone. And you must love the LORD your God will all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.” Matthew 22:36-37, “Jesus replied, “You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. This …
Praying For What Pleases God
1 John 5:14-15, “And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him. And since we know he hears us when we make requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for.” NLT Have you had a predicament recently that caused you some stress and …
Every Thought, Opinion, Transformed
2 Corinthians 10:5, “We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.” ESV So how has your week gone? Would you categorize it as smooth sailing, or in a time of rowing, or simply drifting in a boat on calm water, or maybe …
How Are You? I Am Fine
Psalm 1:2-3, “But They delight in the law of the LORD, meditating on it day and night. They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.” When someone asks you, “How are you?” and you reply, “I am fine,” but you’re …