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One of the greatest decisions you will will probably ever make in your life is whether to sit there, relax and daydream about it or stand up for something you’re not even sure of and take the risk. At some point in your life, you’ve probably had one of those days and maybe you’re still having them. A time when it was really hard for you to surrender a life that’s been familiar to you, something which has eventually become a routine. Maybe you’re being nudged to start a ministry, start a business, write a book, or maybe you’re finally ready to…
Giving yourself fully to Christ means serving others. No amount of money or even anyone can ever return the joy and sense of fulfillment in serving others. It makes your existence worthwhile having a cause bigger than yourself. But for some of us, why is it really hard to serve others? Upon reading the bible, I found a single verse that can greatly help us in serving others. And here are the 3 keys: Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil. Cling to what is good – Romans 12:9 1. Love must be sincere As the saying goes, you can give without…
When problems come your way, press on a little further … and when you start to lose hope, hold
on a little longer!
5 Truths I’ve Learned and 5 Scriptures To Embrace When Hurting
Raised in an Italian home, the rules were simple. Sunday morning, everyone was up and at ’em and off to Church, whether you liked it or not. Before the age of 13, I didn’t really mind. Most of my friends were there anyway. Once I became a teenager, it was a whole different story. I was dragged, kicking, screaming and pouting all the way. I swore that when I became an adult I was never going to Church. Ever again. And I didn’t. For a very long time. Fast forward to 2008 when mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Even in…
Are there times when we you have let past hurts and failures interfere with who you really are and causes you to take on a different role? If there was any invalidation thrown at you in the form of ‘you’re not doing it right’ or ‘you’re wrong’ or ‘you’re not good enough’ it makes sense that you would try to be somebody else. When you identify with invalidation and accept it as truth you may spend a good deal of time and effort trying to fix it by becoming someone you are not and never were meant to be. Others…
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” – Philippians 4:13 Within my journey of serving Christ, here are 5 things I’ve learned that I hope will help you on your journey as well: 1. You are no longer living for yourself. You may have tried some things you are not so proud of. You have the choice to do anything you want. However, as you are reminded of God’s calling on your life, your conscience and the Holy Spirit will stir you up not to engage in such things especially now that you are now the ambassador of Christ to people around you. You are the representative…
The good thing about hard times is that they don’t last forever. Don’t give up! Here are five things to remember When Life Hits You Hard…
Whatever situation you’re dealing with today, Not only can God fix it, He can make it better than it was before.
Sometimes we get off track. The good news is… If you’re reading this, it’s not too late to bounce back.
As we approach the month of April I am reminded of the time I fasted from men for an entire month. I made this decision, because I was an emotional wreck over a relationship that was a total mess. It in turn left me a mess. I went from being confident and focused to feeling rejected and unloved. It was the beginning of 2014, and I had hit a low point already. I desperately needed something different than what I had been experiencing, and I knew only God could fix me. During the month of March 2014, I was really…
When God Makes You Wait, it can seem like an eternity. Every passing moment brings more doubt and less faith.
Don’t give the enemy the satisfaction of giving up . Here are 25 Bible Verses To Run To When You Feel Like Giving Up.
Following others won’t get you very far… but if you follow God, there’s no limit to how far you can go. Here are 4 things you should know about following God’s will…
People deal with pain in many different ways. We have our own survival stories and tactics to healing. Here are some simple steps you can try to get to your healing process. 1. Vent it all out before God. Whenever I feel anger creeping inside of me and make me want to say and do things I won’t under normal circumstances, I cry it all out to God. I know He already knows how I feel, but I tell Him just the same. I believe more than being a Judge, Creator and King, He is a loving and caring Father…
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. ~Hebrews 13:16 It’s funny to me how we ask to be more like Jesus yet when the time comes we cry, run, act like we can’t handle it. We get assigned to people and when their needs get to be too much for us to handle, we ask God to release us from them. Remove the load that has been placed on us because we can’t help them and ourselves. We cry out that we have too much to handle in…
My devotion earlier this week dealt with the woman at the well’s encounter with Jesus in John 4:1-42. I have read this story countless times. In fact, I can recount it from memory. But the Holy Spirit showed me the passage in a different light this time around. After the woman had her encounter with Jesus, the text says in John 4:28-29 28 The woman then left her water pot, went her way into the city, and said to the men, 29 “Come, see a Man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”…
If you’re anything like me, you ponder on where you are in life. You look at where you wanted to be, where you could have been, and even where you should have been. One thing I’ve learned about myself is that I cannot spend too much time thinking about where I am in life. Why? Well, because if I think too long, I begin to compare my life to the lives of others around me: friends, family, associates. I have dealt with self-esteem issues for most of my life, so sometimes, when my mind is idle (meaning, I’m not keeping…
“Eliminate physical clutter. More importantly, eliminate spiritual clutter.” -D.H. Mondfleur With all the studying I’ve done related to clutter and to the Bible separately, I was surprised that I never considered studying what the Bible has to say about clutter until someone else asked me about it. Having taken three semesters of Koine Greek in college, my first thought was, “What would be the Greek word for clutter? I don’t think that’s in the Bible.” Upon further thought, I realized that even if I it doesn’t say that word specifically, it must talk about the basic principles. The Rich Young…
