God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
When we say that we will turn from our ways and seek the Lord, let us be careful and not add a method, a manor, or a list of things to do or not do. The notion is good and pure, but when we start to add our solutions we begin to stray from the... Continue Reading →
If we stop to look, perhaps we can sense the world growing colder around us. People are more and more concerned about themselves and find it harder and harder to let themselves care about those around them. We may even be able to note the change in ourselves. We have been hurt so many times... Continue Reading →
The great deceiver of our souls and our wayward hearts will do everything to rob us of our chances of ending up in the loving arms of God. To do this, they will try any kind of deceit. One of the best weapons at their disposal is to tell us that we are fine and... Continue Reading →
If there is anyone who leads us to believe that Christ is not to be the most significant thing in our lives, we should firmly reject their encouragement. We have already been warned that in the last days it would be difficult for even firm believers to maintain their faith. We must stay vigilant and... Continue Reading →
When life is at its worst and our earthly troubles are greater than we can bear, that is when true Christians find strength. Peace can come to them even as the storm rages all around us. We are not swept away by our fears or our pain. But our strength miraculously does not well up... Continue Reading →
Have we ever found ourselves in a situation where we just simply did not fit in? It hurts us when we do. We may think that something is wrong. But our Lord tells us plainly that this will happen. We should see it and let our faith be strengthened. We can gain a sense of... Continue Reading →
Storybooks and Hollywood would hold immortality up as a great ability or prize that men could possess. Christians dream of it too, but their dream is not just in selfish gain. We do not just seek immortality so that nothing bad like death will ever come to us. We seek to live forever because that... Continue Reading →
Where have the days gone when it was taught to us that we would be persecuted for our faith? Nowadays, we think that we can and should win people over with our charm. We pray for others to like us. We spend our time yearning for a good name or reputation. Oh, if only we... Continue Reading →
Our mission is not to build up a mountain out of Christianity. It is to bring our Savior into the central light of every thought, every desire, and every intention. If we can focus ourselves so intently on the One we say that we love, we are sure to see miracles. First, we shall see... Continue Reading →
It may come as a surprise to many that our Lord and Savior does not give us much hope for a peaceful and lucrative life here on earth. Jesus was misunderstood, ridiculed, and insulted. People who care not about what God´s real plan for us is always lash out at those who step out of... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 