Jesus was compassionate – but He was not passive, enabling, or self- abandoning. He was focused and dedicated to His purposes. Boundaries are biblical. Distance can be holy. Walking away from harm is wisdom that protects our hearts from being…
What exactly is a spiritual stronghold? A spiritual stronghold is a habitual pattern of thoughts, introduced into one’s thought life, which can lead to ungodly actions. Satan and his minions want to capture the minds of people God created The…
Beloved, as believers in Christ, there are times in our lives when our situation renders us weak. Our weaknesses are not surprises to God. In fact, it is in our weakness that we are strong in the Lord. See 2…
Beloved, some believers in Christ have a checklist of “to dos” that they check off on a daily basis which they believe satisfies their duties as followers of Jesus Christ. I would like to encourage everyone of us that Jesus…
I am glad you asked. Beloved, I believe that our loving God knew ahead of time that we will be faced with life situations (especially in a sin-sick world) where we find ourselves overwhelmed with issues that need to be…
𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝, 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝. 𝐀𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐢𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐲. The psalmist in Psalms 119:33-36 AMP cried out to the Lord ”Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes, And…
Beloved, because of His intense love for us, there are things that God wants us to let go of in our lives, knowing they may cause us to stumble. God wants us to TRUST Him with these things. Jesus Christ…
Some will respond with, “What a nonsensical question is that?” As a Christian, of course, God is guiding me. But is He? Consider that question and be honest with yourself. You may think, I’m a Christian, so I guess Jesus…
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐥 – 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 (𝟐 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝟐:𝟕) The Holy Spirit restrains evil through supernatural limits on Satan’s power and by working through human institutions. The Spirit curbs sin through the human conscience, the law of…
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐬 – 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐝 The Holy Spirit sanctifies us believers—setting us apart from sin and making us more like Jesus Christ—through an ongoing, lifelong process. He achieves this internally by renewing our minds, convicting…