God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
One thing that dark powers would steal from us if they can is our close ties with the Lord. It is also the one thing that we cannot afford to lose. Yet our world is hectic and the enemy is endlessly tricky. Countless distractions would keep us looking in any other direction than our Savior.... Continue Reading →
Unpleasant times will fall on us all, so we should all be prepared at all times with an effective way to deal with them. The only power on earth great enough to cure all our ailments is found in our Heavenly Father. He loves us immensely and has promised to keep us safe in Him... Continue Reading →
There are many things that we can and will do today, but one thing stands far above them all. If we seek the presence of God with all sincerity and then go on to pursue a genuine encounter with Him, we have invested in our relationship with Him. This world can get hectic. It has... Continue Reading →
Hearts with the Lord Any Christian can easily be bolstered by the promised blessing we find in Christ. Yet only the sincere ones will follow up on our faith and make sure we truly come unto the Lord. We cannot make a bold statement of faith one day that gets us off the hook from... Continue Reading →
It is a big statement that should mark us forever. When we say we follow Christ it should mean that we have found Him as our Savior and will go right with Him into the Presence of the Father in Heaven. It is a wonderful thing to say and one day it will give us... Continue Reading →
A moment can come to any believer where the unseen walls that divide us from seeing or sensing the presence of God, for a moment, are taken down. These moments of enlightenment can be terrifying and overwhelming. Yet, the thrill they bring to the overwhelmed believer will mark them and leave them, slaves, to that... Continue Reading →
We begin a great journey of the soul when we open our hearts heavenward. All of a sudden we stand to learn things that we cannot fathom. The Almighty God in Heaven can begin to move into the light of our awareness. He can show us things we never dreamt of before. As we come... Continue Reading →
Deceit comes in many forms and one of the things that are attacking the fold of Christ nowadays is that we are in danger of losing our urgency to approach God. We may still attend our services. We may hold our devotions and say our hearty Amens. We may surround ourselves with the whole institution... Continue Reading →
It is easy to fall into the trap of thinking of God as our way of getting the things that we want. The reason for this is that the Bible has told us to bring our desires and prayers to Him. (John 16:23; John 15:7; James 4:2) However, what we forget is that our hearts... Continue Reading →
Whether we are feeling sorry for ourselves or demanding the treats that our hearts are set upon, we are ultimately placing Self in the spotlight. We would be the protagonist and everything must bow to us, to our liking, and our desires. If someone has stepped on our egos or if we are under attack,... Continue Reading →
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