We are the product of our thinking, so it is important that we choose carefully where to focus our mental energy.
Often times God wants us to sit before Him in quietness. He doesn't want us to do all the talking. As Is. 30:15 says "In quiet and confidence will be your strength."
Disappointments are inevitable; discouragement is a choice.
To become God's mighty servants, we must decide whether we will base our life on His priorities or the world's. The two are incompatible.
God wants us to seek Him more than anything else, even more than we seek answers to prayer. When we come to God in prayer, sometimes our hearts are so full of what we want that we leave God out. Our minds become consumed with the gift rather than the giver.
God will never reject you. Whether you accept Him is your decision.
God allows us to dace difficulties so that our faith will be stretched and refined. The trials we face provide an excellent opportunity for us to declare our dependence on God and not on ourselves. The way we win the battle with discouragement is by humbling ourselves before God and telling Him that we need Him. There is only one way to do this, and it is through prayer.
The time you spend alone with God will transform your character and increase your devotion. Then your integrity and godly behavior in an unbelieving world will make others long to know the Lord.
Our willingness to wait reveals the value we place on the object we're waiting for.
Brokenness is God’s requirement for maximum usefulness.
Regardless of the source of our pain, we must accept that God knows, God loves, and God is at work.
The blood that poured from Christ's wounds bought your salvation. If you want to truly value what He did, think of Him hanging on that cross just for you. With that thought in your mind, consider how you should live. He gave Himself freely for you; are you giving yourself fully to Him?
As you walk through the valley of the unknown, you will find the footprints of Jesus both in front of you and beside you.
Earthly wisdom is doing what comes naturally. Godly wisdom is doing what the Holy Spirit compels us to do.
No matter how far we may wander from the Lord’s perfect will for our lives, we are always welcome back.
The Scriptures contain many stories of people who waited years or even decades before the Lord's promises came to pass. What modern believers can learn from the patience of biblical saints like Abraham, Joseph, David, and Paul is that waiting upon the Lord has eternal rewards.
The circumstances and events that we see as setbacks are oftentimes the very things that launch us into periods of intense spiritual growth
There is only one secure foundation: a genuine, deep relationship with Jesus Christ, which will carry you through any and all turmoil. No matter what storms are raging all around, you'll stand firm if you stand on His love.
We can be tired, weary and emotionally distraught, but after spending time alone with God, we find that He injects into our bodies energy, power and strength.
Disappointment is inevitable. But to become discouraged, there's a choice I make. God would never discourage me. He would always point me to himself to trust him. Therefore, my discouragement is from Satan. As you go through the emotions that we have, hostility is not from God, bitterness, unforgiveness, all of these are attacks from Satan.
The dark moments of our life will last only so long as is necessary for God to accomplish His purpose in us.
Your life is going to be determined by your prayer life.
Whatever brings you to your knees in weakness carries the greatest potential for your personal success and spiritual victory.
From Genesis to Revelation, here's the central message: God Almighty, the Lord Jesus Christ, the Spirit of God, the Triune God is in control of all things, period.
With God, there is always a future.
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