God’s love, mercy and grace towards and over us has nothing to do with us. Nothing we can do could ever earn it. Nothing we can say could ever bring it. It’s not because of who we are that God bestows it upon us. God gives it freely and unconditionally to those who believe. (Romans…
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Blessings in Christ
In Christ we have many blessings. We are spiritually rich in our inheritance as His children. God bestows blessings upon us the moment we believe and all throughout our lives with Christ. We have much to be grateful and thankful for in Christ. Much for which to praise God. Even when we are in a…
Worry?
We all worry at times. We worry about our families, our health, our finances, our future, our circumstances and things that are completely outside our control. Sometimes we know we should trust God, but our minds keep going back to the problem. Sometimes we get consumed with our worries and our thoughts rage inside our…
Flawed but Usable
We are all flawed. We fall to temptation, have struggles, insecurities, weaknesses and brokenness within. We make mistakes. We make wrong choices. We sin. We sometimes say the wrong thing, do the wrong thing, or choose our own way instead of God’s way. We can look at our failures and wonder, “Can God really use…
The Goodness Produced by the Holy Spirit in Our Lives
God’s Spirit lives inside us as children of God. His Spirit gives us strength, peace, wisdom and power. Through His Spirit we produce goodness in our lives. This only happens when we yield to His Spirit. When we let God guide us as we live each day we will experience the joy of our salvation. His peace…
The Lord & God You Are Part 3
Learning who God is makes a complete difference in our perspective in life and our everyday. He is both creator and our friend. He wants a relationship with His creation. Read Part 1 & Part 2. God is Patient with Us He patiently and gently works in us as we go through life. God’s loving kindness draws us to Him and renews…
The Lord & God You Are Part 2
We serve a great God who is Lord over all creation. He has many characteristics and it is a privilege to know Him as His children. Continued from Part 1. God Has a Plan & Purpose for Us From before we were born, before the beginning of time, God saw us and made a plan for our life.…
God Will Accept You
We think God can’t accept us, after what we have done or our past or the burden we carry. We may think we are too far gone. We might think we are too scarred. We think we have to gain God’s love and approval. We think God can’t forgive us for what we have done. We see…
Live Like You’re Forgiven (Living in God’s Undeserved Grace)
God set in motion His plan of salvation from the beginning. When we accept Him as our savior and begin life with Him, He covers us in His undeserved grace. We are forgiven and washed clean. We are made new. The old ways, our old self are gone and we become a new person. 2…
God’s Goodness: Who We Are
In His goodness, God chose to create us each. To make us a unique person, put together by His hand and made for a special purpose. This is who we are. Made to know and love God, because God loves us first. (1 John 4:19) He is the one who gives us skills, talent, knowledge, experience, strength, wisdom and everything…
God’s Goodness: Our Mistakes & Failures
Our mistakes and failures God weaves them all together for our good. Even our sin and rebellion God uses in His goodness. Our path and journey through life can be complicated. There may be many times of going our own way. Times of doubt and questioning. Times we want to give up. Times we are angry at…
