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Despair is a thief of our joy. It robs us of hope while we are waiting for God to fulfill what He has promised. Our battle in these times is not the resolution of the issues used to create our despair. The battle is against a spirit that needs to be addressed and...
As the nations of the world and the streets of some cities in America are exhibiting increasing levels of turmoil, Psalm 46 becomes very tangible, “The nations are in chaos and their kingdoms crumble” (vs. 6). While the chaos is increasing and governments appear to be...
In 1903, Henry Ford’s lawyer was given some bad advice. He was advised not to buy stock in the Ford Motor Company. A local bank president told Ford’s lawyer, “The horse is here to stay.” The lawyer wisely ignored that advice and bought $5,000 worth of stock selling it...
You have painted yourself into a corner. Mistakes and misjudgments have brought you to this place. As you look out from this isolated corner you feel like you want to break free and run, but you are afraid of ruining the paint job. The natural mind says, “Wait...
For a while you have felt stuck in the revolving doors of your circumstance. There have been brief moments when you thought your timing would allow you to step off, but it hasn’t worked out. You feel trapped. You long for freedom and a sense of...
There are two kinds of sorrow. One sorrow will lead us away from the source of our pain into a place of isolation. The other sorrow will lead us toward the source of our pain to embrace its presence in a fellowship of suffering with Christ. The sorrow that leads us...
You are planning your coming life-transition around dates, plans and schedules. These are good, but they should not be your first consideration. God said, “Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.” Delight and desire...
As the Day of Pentecost approaches each year I am always stirred by the Spirit to watch for significant events that might take place. Many of these events happen very visibly. We can forget that something else may have taken place out of sight that set...
The Honor is Coming There is honor coming to your life. What will make this honor so unique is that it will be released into that place where you had previously been dishonored. You will be surprised at its arrival because you have made your life work...
Your past cannot be changed. Some linger in their past living in the sorrow of what cannot be changed. Don’t be one of these unfortunate ones. The failure of your past is part of the dead life – something that has been swallowed up by the new life God has...
You have been told to walk through this new doorway, but you are hesitating. You are hesitating because crossing its threshold means you will need to trust again and trust carries with it a familiar and uncomfortable vulnerability. Stepping in faith will only make you...
God has created you as a unique person. There is only one of you. The very breath of God fills your lungs. There have been many attempts to blind you from seeing this reality. Some of your life has been built around unchallenged lies that have whispered to you that...
You carry far more than you realize. The moment you invited God to live within you He deposited His eternal and all-powerful Spirit inside your flesh and bones. You have become a carrier of Presence. You carry all the gifts of the Spirit needed to build...
This Dullness This dullness in your soul will soon pass. It feels like all the unique edges that defined you in the past have been rubbed away. You feel like your life has become stalled. This sense of dullness has a purpose. God will use this time to redesign your...
The answer is coming. It will come because God always answers His children. You are not like someone who takes a number in an office and waits your turn. Your request has gained the attention of your Heavenly Father. All the power and resources of His...