It is not what you do that impresses God; He is concerned with the why behind what you do. Ask God to reveal your motives to you and to change any that are not pure.
It was a great day of victory for me when I finally realized that God only wanted me to be me, that He had created me with His own hand in my mother’s womb, that I was not a mistake, and that I could...
The mind should be kept peaceful. As the prophet Isaiah tells us, when the mind is stayed on the right things, it will be at rest.
The person who forgives is always greater than the one who is jealous and angry.
The Bible says in Romans 12:21 that we overcome evil with good.
You are probably familiar with the statement, To thine own heart be true. One of the ways we make our lives so complex is when we veer off course and ignore what is really important to us. If we put a...
Therefore encourage (admonish, exhort) one another and edify (strengthen and build up) one another, just as you are doing. 1 Thessalonians 5:11
JULY 1 Be of Good Cheer In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted]! For I have overcome the world....
Worry and anxiety do, however, change us. It can make us sick and grouchy. A medical researcher recently told me that 87 percent of all illness is connected to wrong thought patterns.
Therefore I do not run uncertainly (without definite aim). I do not box like one beating the air and striking without an adversary. But [like a boxer] I buffet my body [handle it roughly, discipline i...
It is unwise to refuse to face reality; however if our reality is negative we can still have a positive attitude toward it.
The Lord is not just our problem solver; He is our everything, and we need to relate to Him that way. Now,
I’d rather believe for a whole lot and get half of it than believe for a little bit and get all of it.
Love Yourself Today: Lord, I pray that I will continue to grow to love and accept myself in godly ways so the criticism and judgment of others will not hurt me or affect me negatively.
Any day that we don’t give up puts us one day closer to success.
Live. If you don’t expect God to do anything great in your life, He won’t.
It’s All in Your Mind Whatever you hold in your mind will tend to occur in your life. If you continue to believe as you have always believed, you will continue to act as you have always acted. If you...
No day needs to be ordinary if we realize the gift God is giving us when He gives us another day to live and enjoy. An extraordinary attitude can quickly turn an ordinary day into an amazing adventure...
Trust in Him Start your day by turning on your GPS through prayer. You’ll find God’s guidance, protection, and strength, which will help you trust Him and experience His presence all throughout the da...
No matter what other people may have told you that you are not, God delights in telling you in His Word who you are in Him—loved, valuable, precious, talented, gifted, capable, powerful, wise, and red...
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