Our job is to stand up for our beliefs, cling to them no matter what, and wait for our redemption. Jesus will not let us down. I
For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for a lifetime; weeping may last for the night, but joy comes in the morning.
Is quick relief worth it? No, it isn’t. I’d rather take the pain myself so they won’t have to.
There were benefits to working with addicts. They didn’t even realize they were slaves.
This life is not about our comfort. We have an eternity for that. I really think this is about training and testing. We will have work to do in Heaven, work that is fulfilling and perfect for us. God...
She had always asked him what, exactly, he was training for. Now she knew.
With the practice of intentional gratitude, there is no time for regrets about the past, or worries about the future. There is only thankfulness for the here and now.
I’ve said this before, Lord, but I’m so sorry for all the stupid choices I’ve made. I want to start over, with your guidance. I can’t afford to make mistakes now. Will you turn up the volume on your v...
You can’t just check out and think it will all be over. It won’t be over for anyone who loves you. You’ll only leave them to run after the pieces that scatter in the angry wind. You’ll leave them desp...
What about you, Ian? Why don't you come too? Can't. I'm Jewish. You are not Jewish! You're Italian. I was thinking of converting.
You know, son, God will give you what you choose. And if you think about that real hard, it’ll scare you to death. I don’t think you’re ready to suffer the consequences of those choices.
Every expression of gratitude is a prayer, which means the practice of intentional gratitude leads directly to a life lived in continual worship. He
One of her friends who posts from the moment she wakes up until she goes to bed at night. I don’t know her, but I have friends like her, friends who miss their lives as they stay glued to their phones...
Every time you make a decision to be less than what God wants for you, you're denying yourself some of God's blessings. It's up to you. You can live a life with God's blessings, or just exist with all...
Thank goodness God is still faithful even when we’re faithless.
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Maybe we all need a glimpse of life without someone we love once in a while, just to teach us not to take them for granted.
But living in fear is no kind of life. We have to trust God. That doesn't mean bad things won't happen. But we know He's in charge.
See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.
Someone really wise once told me that even Christians aren’t immune to tragedy. That we can’t use this fallen world to gauge our value to God.
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