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It’s important to discern and appreciate the wide variety of expressions of faith that exist within the Church. We are not all the same. To require that all believers express their faith in lockstep is a very limited understanding of the diversity God intended for His...
In the near future the words of Paul regarding unfounded gossip will enter a new stage of interpretation, “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses” (II Corinthians 13:1). Imagine if a friend or a leader you love was accused of an...
Some of you have been given an assignment by the Lord that will take you outside the perimeter of your comfort zone. You are out of contact with what has been familiar. What you have relied on in the past is no longer available. This kind of assignment is not for the...
You are about to walk between two opinions. The demand that has been placed upon you to come into agreement with either side of this issue is a work of division and compromise. As you walk farther down this path the opposing parties will assume you are walking in line...
Lately, you have been afraid of death. This fear has lingered unattended in the recesses of your mind. As a promise-laden follower of Christ this fear is a contradiction to your reality. It is time to deal with this fear because unchallenged it will cause you to...
You are looking at the stale piece of bread in your hand and you believe this is your only portion. This bread was once fresh and warm. Fear has caused you to hold on too long and it has become stale. What motivated you to hold on was a fear of lack – a fear...
God knew you would find yourself in this situation. He knew what you would be facing. Do you think any of this took Him by surprise? Your surprise and feelings of abandonment are what should surprise you. You have chosen to live like an...
Blank sheets of paper are beginning to fall from heaven into your life. These empty pages are for you to write upon. God wants you to write out in detail the desires of your heart. What is written on these pages will become your destiny. In this process your...
You are looking at your spiritual fruit tree in its winter season and you are disappointed. You are disappointed because you see no visible fruit. The tree is not dead it is only resting before the next season of growth. God used the metaphor of seasons to describe...
You are about to deal with a difficult person - again. You feel exhausted and wish this situation would go away. The investment you have made of time and energy has brought no visible return of their love and respect. This has brought you to the brink...
As you look ahead into your future you see no pathway. This has caused you concern. You want a detailed way and a defined path to place your feet upon. A predetermined path is not the way of faith. A life of faith is a journey paved with the...
You have caught the scent of something new - a fragrance of coming change. God is the one who has awakened this sensitivity in you. Like a person experiencing an exquisite perfume for the first time this unfamiliar fragrance has turned your head in a new...
Some of your life is out of alignment with the purpose of God. Like two gears out of synch with each other there has been a missing alignment between the gear of heaven and your life. Your forward motion has stalled. You need to stop trying to make this alignment work...
Recently, you have felt the weight of something pressing down upon your life. It has become like emotional gravity. This constant pressure is having a cumulative effect on your ability to see the goodness of God in this season. The effect of this gravity...
That challenging experience in the last season of your life has left you feeling exposed. You are experiencing an uncomfortable nakedness in the presence of those who know what took place. But you have a different reality than this feeling of exposure. You are not...