Too often we fall into the trap of believing every thought that comes into our minds. We believe these thoughts are our own thoughts. They seem true when quite often they are neither ours, nor are they true. The enemy uses this trap to build strongholds. What are the weapons we can use against strongholds? […]
Exercising Faith-What You Take Takes You
I’ve have been thinking lately how we allow our negative thoughts and attitudes to control our lives. It’s so easy to do. And, it is the opposite of faith–the opposite of trusting God. These negative leanings are automatic and they don’t go away very easily. We struggle wondering if they are true or false, God […]
Faith–Getting to Know “The Ice”
After talking this morning with a friend who has been out of work for almost a year, I was thinking about faith. Through the years, I’ve asked myself many questions about faith, such as “What is faith? Why does it matter? What makes it so important?” Hebrews, chapter eleven, verse one gives us a definition: […]
Musings on the Son of God Movie
Maybe you don’t like movies, but seeing visuals about Biblical times stirs me. I like watching what it might have been like to see and touch Jesus, while at the same time remembering that what I have today is even better–He is always present and lives in me and I am never alone. Still it’s […]
God’s Love is Like the Wind (from the new devotional)
“And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is.” Ephesians 3:18 New Living Translation “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 “These things have I […]
Excerpt from: Intimacy through Love, Joy, and Bonding
“Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” Proverbs 27:17 When we are growing love bonds with others, their love for us will bring up things we need to look at in ourselves, and vice versa. We need to see this as a good thing and not run away from building a love bond for […]