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Trusting In His Love

Posted in Christian Living, Devotion, Devotional, Love, Motivation, Salvation, Self Esteem, trust, understanding, tagged , , , , , , on January 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

TODAY’S VERSE
“But I am trusting you, O LORD, saying, “You are my God!” – In your unfailing love, rescue me.”
Psalms 31:14, 16 (NLT)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
Accepting salvation is an act of faith. It is the result of God’s love for mankind. We accept His sacrifice for us but that doesn’t mean we really have accepted His love. [...]

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Spiritual Wisdom

Posted in Devotion, Devotional, Faith, Holy Spirit, Wisdom, meditation, understanding, tagged , , , , , , on January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

TODAY’S VERSE
I pray for you constantly, asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God.”
Ephesians 1:16-17 (NLT)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
There are many things we could ask for in life, but I think Paul listed two of the most important. [...]

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Peace

Posted in Behavior, Christian Living, Devotion, Devotional, Forgiveness, Love, Mercy, Peace, Prayer, Self Esteem, tagged , , , on January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

TODAY’S VERSE
“Turn away from evil and do good. Search for peace, and work to maintain it.”
Psalms 34:14 (NLT)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
Who said peace is easy? Anyone can be at peace when there aren’t any enemies. Peace can be maintained with the right amount of isolation. If we can just stay away from people, we could make it. [...]

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Calling

Posted in Christian Living, Devotion, Devotional, Guidance, Holy Spirit, Motivation, Spiritual Gifts, Spiritual Gifts Test, Truth, tagged , , , , , on January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

TODAY’S VERSE
“This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus.”
Ephesians 1:1 (NLT)
“In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. [...]

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Take Heart

Posted in Behavior, Christian Living, Devotion, Devotional, Encouragement, Faith, Grace, Healing, Holy Spirit, Hope, Mercy, Motivation, Prayer, happiness, trust on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

TODAY’S VERSE
“I will boast only in the LORD; let all who are helpless take heart.”
Psalms 34:2 (NLT)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
We all have choices to make. We have all had times when we have come up against seemingly helpless situations. It is what we do with that helplessness that counts. Dr. Martin Seligman coined the phrase “Learned helplessness” [...]

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Love Sincerely

Posted in Behavior, Christian Living, Devotion, Devotional, Holy Spirit, Love, tagged , , , , on January 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

TODAY’S VERSE
“Love must be sincere.”
Romans 12:9 (NIV)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
The Pharisees had their own system of religion. They strived to be God’s servant but were a hundred miles off. We say to ourselves, “We would never do that!” After all Christianity is about love, not rules and regulations and yet we can be just as self absorbed [...]

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His Love

Posted in Devotion, Devotional, Grace, Love, Praise, Salvation, Self Esteem, trust, understanding, tagged , , , , , , , on January 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

TODAY’S VERSE
“May you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ.
Ephesians 3:18-19 (NLT)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
It is one thing to know about the love of Christ, it is another thing to experience it. Paul says that [...]

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Friendship

Posted in Christian Living, Devotion, Devotional, Encouragement, Love, Unity, joy, trust, tagged , , , , , , , on January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

TODAY’S VERSE
“There are “friends” who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.”
Proverbs 18:24 (NLT)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
The more I study the scriptures, the more I study human behavior, the more I am convinced that we need healthy relationships. Our brains, our capacity for joy, our spirituality all function best when we are [...]

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See With The Eyes Of Jesus

Posted in Christian Living, Compassion, Devotion, Devotional, Encouragement, Grace, Healing, Holy Spirit, Hope, Justice, Love, Mercy, Salvation, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

TODAY’S VERSE
“When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.’”
Matthew 9:36-38 (NIV)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
Jesus [...]

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Unbelief

Posted in Christian Living, Devotion, Devotional, Faith, Holy Spirit, Prayer, Truth, Wisdom, trust, tagged , , , on January 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

TODAY’S VERSE
“And they were deeply offended and refused to believe in him. Then Jesus told them, ‘A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among his own family.’ And so he did only a few miracles there because of their unbelief.”
Matthew 13:57-58 (NLT)
TODAY’S MESSAGE
There is doubt, then there is unbelief. Doubt comes [...]

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