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The Pharisees had drifted into hundreds of laws which were not from God. Jesus arrived on the scene and simply requested, “follow me.” When we live our lives within the love of Christ, the change in us is promised to be remarkable. Slowly, day by...

The power of the Holy Spirit in the lives of Christ followers is a supernatural ability to notice and do things we would never notice or do outside of life within the love of Jesus. When we yield to the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives, really...

When we remember the way He cares for the sparrows, we can conclude He cares about our pets, too. We can pray for our dogs, trust that God cares for them infinitely more than we do, and exponentially more for us than our dogs!

There’s a lot to be said about our time, and how we are willing to spend it. God is purposeful, layering opportunities into each day of our lives for us to seize and embrace — things which He knows will bring joy to our hearts and peace to our...

God is our ultimate Healer. We can run freely to Him with all of our needs and know He hears our prayers and understands our pain.

When we are searching for the words and ways in which to pray to God, we can look to Jesus Christ. He is our living example, in all things, as we walk through our lives on this earth. As we faithfully look to Him, these verses Luke recorded in His...

“He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him. Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing” (1 Thessalonians 5:10-11).Life within the love of Christ is filled with...

"A voice came from the cloud, saying, ‘This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him’” (Luke 9:35).The human ear is exposed to 20-30,000 words in a day. We may not be able to control everything we hear, but we do get to decide what we listen...

“Our Father in heaven,hallowed be your name.Your kingdom come,your will be done,on earth as it is in heaven.Give us this day our daily bread,and forgive us our debts,as we also have forgiven our debtors.And lead us not into temptation,but deliver...

Re-starting can be a fresh start, but sometimes starting over isn’t the path we choose for ourselves. There are times in life when God redirects our attention in a direction we did not plan to, and might not want to, obediently go. In those...

“Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in Him” (Psalm 62:5).Quiet moments are worth fighting for. Cutting across the water at sunset, the lake like glass and the sky bursting into its finale of color, brings the sovereignty of...

Each day, we wake with a schedule, a calendar, and a plan. But only God knows what each day will bring. When the bottom falls out of our day, our plan, our schedule, and our calendar …who do we run to? How do we react? The way we daily prepare and...

“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” (Matthew...

If we are searching for deep faith, our answer lies on the fringes of belonging. In serving them, we fill our own souls with the depth of what it means to follow Christ. To know Him is to pursue the people who do not belong. The rejected, the...

God’s love is constant, though it may feel different to us in different seasons.

“Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” Advent is a traditional season celebrated the four weeks leading up to Christmas Day, in recognition and anticipation of the coming of Jesus. The Latin word for Advent means coming. Jesus...

Our holiday how-to is found in the pages of Scripture, which connect Jesus to the entirety of the Bible, not just the New Testament. We can learn from the reality of His birth on earth, how to walk out God’s will for our lives. 

Loneliness likes to lie to us in these situations, but Jesus is always with us. In today’s Scripture from the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus shows us five major ways He not only is with us in every storm, but has the authority to calm each dark cumulous...

Jesus is asking us to completely forgive without receiving an apology. He’s suggesting it’s better to humbly accept the situation instead of arguing for our side. Jesus is telling us to be nice to the people who are mean to us. 

Divorce can rub emotions raw. Keep moving towards Him, and he will strengthen your motions, one day at a time.