“Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts.” 1John 5:21 If someone asked you do you have idols or do you worship other gods other than the true living God? The immediate answer would probably be absolutely not. However, sometimes we do it without realizing it. Let me ask […]

“May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.” 1Thessalonians 3:12-13

This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 It’s not a suggestion. It’s a command. God says to be strong and courageous. Don’t allow the world to tell you otherwise. When you are in a relationship with

“Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down.” Proverbs 26:20 The more we talk about something or someone that bothers us the more irritated we become. If we will stop rehashing it, the irritation will go away. Don’t give someone that much control of your emotions. Stop talking about it

“Teach me, Lord, the way of your decrees, that I may follow it to the end. Give me understanding, so that I may keep your law and obey it with all my heart. for there I find delight. Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.Turn my eyes away from worthless things;

“Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end.” Ecclesiastes 3:11 Do you ever feel dissatisfied or feel like there’s got to be more? I have. That ache of dissatisfaction

“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:18-19 It’s easy to be distracted by the “shoud have”, “would have”, “could haves”. It’s

“Sing for joy, O heavens! Rejoice, O earth! Burst into song, O mountains! For the Lord has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on them in their suffering.” Isaiah 49:13 Praise God He comforts us in times of suffering, trouble, disappointment, etc. In all things, He is compassionate and loving. He holds us

“You have been wandering around in this hill country long enough; turn to the north. Deuteronomy 2:3 What mountain have you been circling? What do you keep talking about and can’t seem to get past? God says, it’s time to let go and move on. You cannot move forward if you keep looking back. It’s

“My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth!” Psalm 121:2 “The Lord is my strength and my song; he has given me victory.” Psalm 118:14 “I thank you for answering my prayer and giving me victory!” Psalm 118:21 We turn to God for help. We lay everything at His feet and He