Don't expend all of your spiritual energy concentrating on yourself and getting your needs met. Tell God what you want simply and quickly then develop your faith to meet the needs of other people. Jesus would pray and seek the face of His Father in order to get...
"And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord" (Eph. 6:4). Nurturing is a kind word, not a harsh word. When we nurture those under our care, we take into account their individual temperaments. We...
In the spiritual area, imagine for example a young wife and mother who gets born again and baptized in the Holy Spirit. She is so enthusiastic about her new faith that she immediately begins attending several evening Bible classes and early morning prayer meetings...
...You are My Beloved Son; in You I am well pleased (Mark 1:11). A child needs affirmation from his parents. It is the job of parents to teach their children they are loved despite their weaknesses and flaws. If children are instilled with that knowledge from a...
Leviticus 26:4 says, "I will give you rain in due season." Galatians says we must: ...Not lose heart and grow weary and faint in acting nobly and doing right, for in due time and at the appointed season we shall reap, if we do not loosen and relax our courage and...
God is good, and He is faithful. Several years ago I encountered a major emotional shock that separated me from many people and things very dear to me. God wanted me to move on, but I was not obeying Him. God was working for my good, even though I could not see the...
Certain things bother each individual. Satan has spent all of your life studying you. He probably knows you better than you know yourself. He knows what bothers you. You need to know what bothers you, and be careful in those times not to lose your peace. Everyone's...
"Let be and be still, and know (recognize and understand) that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations! I will be exalted in the earth!" (Ps. 46:10) One of the main reasons so many of us are burned out and stressed out is that we don't know how to be still,...
"And this command (charge, order, injunction) we have from Him: that he who loves God shall love his brother [believer] also" (1 John 4:21). You are God's special child. He told you that in Deuteronomy 7:6. If you will start to act that way, it will begin to change...
God loves you, and you are special to Him. He created us to fellowship with Him. This is His greatest desire and His perfect will for your life. He leans over the throne every morning and says, "Good morning, I love you." A friend of mine had a vision once while...
Anything can become a stressor. For example, going to the grocery store and becoming upset by high prices may be a stressor for you. Then the process of paying for your groceries may become a stressor. The checker in your lane runs out of change in the register and...
Many people today, including Christians, are experiencing weariness. Some Christians are weary to the point of feeling completely worn out or burned out. It may surprise you to know the Bible tells us this would happen! In describing the end-times, Daniel chapter 7...
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