While most focus on the beautiful depiction of Easter, the stone beckons you to search deeper. Biblically, stones are symbolic of God’s solid strength of character, His steadfast nature, and a permanence that stands against the rages of time. The stone speaks truth to the salvation of humanity through Jesus rising from the tomb. The […]
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Everything went from fine to wrong in short order for Jesus. It happened quickly. No time to prepare. No time to think through, make a plan escape death. The master of the universe always has a reason things in life go the way they do. We have to know God deeply to trust His Way.
Jesus loves me this I know and challenges us every day to overcome the fears, emotions, obstacles, hard situations, and setbacks to carry that love out into the world to each other in His name. If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a
It is comforting to realize that God goes with us in the hard times. One of my love languages with God is birds. He will orchestrate the craziest scenario with birds to seek me out, point out, clarify, calm, warn, even scold, or send a painted wall with birds in a hospital room to assure
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When we first believe we have this euphoric sense of ‘no more troubles for me’ or ‘it’s going to be easy living from now on’. As long time believers, we know the prosperity based theme of entertainment ends and hard core reality sets in. We know we are not abandoned in our faithfulness to God
Rough days seem to pile up on us until the dam breaks us into a million pieces. My day yesterday was that kind of accumulation. Numerous doctor appointments, unexpected hospital tests, driving all over town, and non-stop coughing…… Yet, within all of that Jesus was there. He placed in my heart to remember and proceeded
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Trust me. Easy words to say. Comforting words to hear. To have someone so close to your small inner circle betray you hurts deeply. Jesus knows it firsthand. Let him help you move away from the bitterness, angry words, hurt, and all that goes along amid betrayal. Don’t stay where satan can gain strongholds over
There are days that hearing someone say they prayed for you becomes the catalyst that dispels fear. Those simple words can innately encourage you and make others you pray for to lean in and look for the word from God and comfort of Jesus. More importantly, when you pray for others instead of always for
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Life is like a tulip in the spring. We are born helplessly into a world that is not always full of love. There is a time of darkness and growth before our true beauty opens up. We look different, our souls seeking the light provided by our creator God even when we do not know
Do you still trust God after medical emergencies, family hardships, cancer, an addicted child, personal struggles? Trust is much easier when life is smooth sailing, but that is not how life in satans world goes on earth. The enemy tries to take us out. God intervenes IN HIS TIMING, all while He is working miracles
