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The hands of God have been at work touching our lives for the good even when our disbelief questioned whether He was present and at work in our most painful experiences. One of the greatest breakthroughs in our faith comes when we realize He was always there for us...
There is a growing awareness of the spiritual realities of what we see transpiring in our world. The Lord is waking up the spiritual senses of His Church allowing them to see with increasing clarity the spiritual entities behind the actors used to implement change...
Last night something happened in our home that was a mix of both fear and humor. In the middle of the night, I woke up. For some reason, my right hand itched. To relieve the itch, I extended my arm out into the darkness and began scratching. What I didn't realize was...
When you don’t know the next step, declare the heart of God into the unknown. Declarations of God’s heart will make a way when no way forward is visible. Declarations uttered in faith are like spiritual bulldozers; they have the power to push aside walls of...
In a series of less than perfect life-decisions you ended up taking the wrong road. You made a fateful turn and now you are miles into a regretful decision. The reality of your mistake is hitting you in the face with the full force of its implications. At...
This offense that has so visibly dishonored you will continue to be powerful if you allow it to remain and have a place of influence in your life. There is something you can do. You can remove the power of this offense by blessing the person who hurt you. If you bless...
You fell and this failure hurts. Contact with the hard concrete of personal failure is both bruising and painful. At the moment of your failure you were stunned by the impact and a spiritual concussion took place. Like a physical brain in trauma your capacity to...
You see her weep and you call her “an emotional woman.” You may not say those words out loud, but they are in your heart and guiding your response. You have forgotten that when God created us, and all that surrounds us, He performed that act of creation as both...
The turnaround you are about to experience will be like one of those children’s games where you are blindfolded spun around and then the blindfold is removed. It will take a moment or two for you to get your bearings because the experience has made you dizzy. ...
You are planning for your coming life-transition around dates, timetables and available resources. These are wise things to consider, but they should not be your first consideration. The psalmist said, “Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you your hearts...
A new day is about to break, but you are looking at the approaching dawn as something to fear. As the first light of this new day breaks over the horizon, where you used to have joy and expectancy, you now have dread and fear. There is only one thing that will...
You want to weep at what has taken place, but you can’t – not yet. You have been called to protect those you love and your early weeping will hinder your ability to protect yourself and those you love. You cannot let your tears blur your vision right now. You...
There are times when the least informed voices speak the loudest. These dishonoring shouts of ignorance are designed to get your attention, divert your energy and occupy your time in personal defense. These uninformed voices – voices that do not know your heart – will...
In this last season you have felt like the rug has been pulled out from under your feet. Your life resembles one of those slow motion camera shots where a person is thrown up into the air and suspended in time awaiting the eventual crash back to earth. These...
You are wondering how long everything will take. You wonder how long you will live - how long before love comes your way - how long before someone walks into his or her destiny - how long before your faithfulness is rewarded? You are asking how long for so many...