God can and does use all things in this world for His purposes and plan, but we can get confused and follow what looks like it’s of God instead of letting God lead. People, events, circumstances, problems, mistakes, words, actions, nature, writings, entertainment and more. God can use it all. There are no coincidences. He uses all…
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Pride vs Humility: Part 2
Read Pride vs Humility: Part1 here Pride affects us in many ways and it isn’t always noticeable. God can help reveal and remove the pride in us. It may be painful to see, but God in His grace and goodness is working in us to produce and mold us in Christlikeness. He knows we can…
Pride vs Humility: Part 1
Pride can be difficult to see in ourselves. It hides behind things. We don’t like to face it, but God calls us to look at it. To call it by name. To let Him search our hearts for pride and expose it for what it really is. He wants to work in us and He can’t if…
Forgetting God?
Have we forgotten God? Have you forgotten God? As a society, as a nation, as people are we forgetting God? Everyday we make choices and decisions. We either follow God or ignore Him. God is always there. He is always nudging us, prompting us, convicting us, gently guiding us. Through His Spirit, through our conscious, God speaks. (Romans…
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…
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…
God Waits on Us
God waits, He is patient with us. He patiently works in us, renewing us and making us more like Him. He is patient all along our journey with Him. His love for us allows Him to be patient and wait for us at times as we go through life. Psalms 103:8 The LORD is compassionate…
Are You Winging it? Who or What is Leading You?
Stop and think. In this moment right now what is leading you? The decisions, thoughts, actions you are making in these current minutes, what is influencing them? Romans 8:5 For those who live according to the flesh have their outlook shaped by the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit…
Faith, Hope, Love: Part 2 Hope
1 Corinthians 13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love. No matter what we go through there is always hope in Christ. He is always there for us and feels our hurt and pain. He understands and reaches out to help us and give us hope…
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: 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…
