God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
The sincere examine their faith. We realize there is a lot of ground to gain with God. We go to our Bibles and our knees. Getting to where our hearts long to be takes change. The road that leads closer to Christ is narrow. We will need to learn to use every tool available to... Continue Reading →
Two brothers kneeled down to say bedtime prayers together. There was hardly any difference in the words they whispered. Yet God heard much more. They both prayed for Him to be with them but the difference was in how. One asked for the blessings that God could bring. The other also asked for gifts. But... Continue Reading →
The young man´s faith was being tried. He had grown up in a church and community of believers. But their pressure to walk and talk like them was not always kind. It did not always demonstrate God´s loving character or presence. Then, the young man met a girl at work. She was different. She did... Continue Reading →
When we hear anything about God or faith in Him we can improve from it or not. Every sermon, song, or text could drive us to step closer to our Lord in Spirit. Our reaction to the stimulation demonstrates where our hearts lie. When our hearts are truly with God, we run first to Him.... Continue Reading →
We talk of revival as if it were an earthly thing. But to a God-fearing, God-seeking soul, it can only mean a new flood of God´s Spirit pouring over those seeking Him. If the revival we seek is to increase the number of people in our church services, we are seeking something less. If revival... Continue Reading →
Nowhere in the Bible will you find encouragement for people to stop trying to improve. The Scriptures speak to people who want to. You can find commandments, stories, and prophecies, all intended to help us. Yet there is one clear outcome to this underlying need to improve. It is not to better us in our... Continue Reading →
Today´s Christians have endless teachers, teachings, and zeal for all of it. We know much about our Bibles and the weight they hold. What we fail to do, though, is to become the few who leave it all behind and fall into step behind our Teacher. We cling to all He said but ignore the... Continue Reading →
Far too often, we waste time lamenting our failures. That we were once so far from God hurts. And the weight of our past sins throws us upon our Savior. This sentiment is helpful in that it can drive us to seek Him. But it quickly changes into a trap that could keep us from... Continue Reading →
Prayers can place our humble souls before the Lord. It opens the channels through which we walk and talk with Him. Only hearts that want to know Him will truly come. But those who do seek Him out can come into contact with the Savior. Our attention can turn from us and rest on Him.... Continue Reading →
Have we ever needed to hear from God and felt like we didn´t? Maybe we took our troubles to the Lord in prayer but got no clear answers. When someone asks for something and doesn´t receive it, we tend to doubt God´s willingness to give. These times do not come to us because God is... Continue Reading →
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