Faith, Family, and the Beauty of Everyday Life
“Everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord” (Philippians 3:8 NLT). Have you noticed how easily you can lose your joy over some little thing? It’s usually the small irritations that cause you to lose your happiness. Somebody cuts you off in the middle of the road when... Continue Reading →
“I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God’s way of making us right with himself depends on faith” (Philippians 3:9 NLT). Legalism will rob you of happiness. It’s the attitude that you have to prove your love to God, which means you... Continue Reading →
“Put your heart right, Job. Reach out to God . . . Then face the world again, firm and courageous. Then all your troubles will fade from your memory, like floods that are past and remembered no more” (Job 11:13, 15-16 GNT). You can’t heal the most pervasive, costly wounds in your life by focusing on... Continue Reading →
God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work” (2 Corinthians 9:8 NIV). If you are doing things God’s way—giving generously and with the right motivation—then you can expect God to meet your needs.In today’s verse, notice how... Continue Reading →
Put your trust in the LORD your God, and you will stand your ground. Believe what his prophets tell you, and you will succeed” (2 Chronicles 20:20 GNT). When you focus on your problems instead of trusting God, you’re going to end up exhausted. And you’re going to be defeated because God didn’t design you to... Continue Reading →
“When the Son of Man returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith?” (Luke 18:8 NLT). We live in an increasingly faithless world. It is a secular world of shifting values and growing egocentrism. If Jesus came back today, how many people of faith would he find? And would you be one... Continue Reading →
“That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. For our present troubles are quite small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! So we don’t look at the troubles we can... Continue Reading →
“Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!” (Matthew 25:21 NIV). We never really own anything during our brief time on earth. God just loans it to us while we’re here. The Bible says, “The world... Continue Reading →
We know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them” (Romans 8:28 NLT). Life often brings moments that are difficult to swallow, like a sickness, a job loss, or the death of a friend or family member. Those pills are... Continue Reading →
“May God, the source of hope, fill you with joy and peace through your faith in him. Then you will overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit” (Romans 15:13 GW). In 1927 an American submarine collided with a Coast Guard vessel off the coast of Provincetown, Mass., and began to sink. The Coast... Continue Reading →
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