“And He said to me, ‘My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.’ So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.“ [2 Corinthians 12:9] “We are surrounded by a great cloud of people whose lives tell us what faith […]

“Praise the Lord! How joyful are those who fear the Lord and delight in obeying his commands. Their children will be successful everywhere; an entire generation of godly people will be blessed.” [Psalm 112:1-2] “If you hide your sins, you will not succeed. If you confess and reject them, you will receive mercy.” [Proverbs 28:13] […]

“And what is the seed that fell among the thorny weeds? That seed is like the person who hears the teaching but lets worries about this life and the temptation of wealth stop that teaching from growing. So the teaching does not produce fruit in that person’s life.” [Matthew 13:22] So much of our lives […]

I ran into a song today that made me break down. I was brought to tears. Maybe I made a bigger deal out of it because what a “coincidence” it was. I don’t believe anything is a coincidence anymore. I think everything happens for a reason. Things come at me for a reason. I go […]

“Jesus said to all of them, ‘If people want to follow me, they must give up the things they want. They must be willing to give up their lives daily to follow me. Those who want to save their lives will give up true life. But those who give up their lives for me will […]

“and he began to teach them, saying: ‘They are blessed who realize their spiritual poverty,for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them. They are blessed who grieve, for God will comfort them. They are blessed who are humble, for the whole earth will be theirs. They are blessed who hunger and thirst after justice, for […]

“Do not love the world or the things in the world. If you love the world, the love of the Father is not in you. These are the ways of the world: wanting to please our sinful selves, wanting the sinful things we see, and being too proud of what we have. None of these […]

“This is how we know what real love is: Jesus gave his life for us. So we should give our lives for our brothers and sisters. Suppose someone has enough to live and sees a brother or sister in need, but does not help. Then God’s love is not living in that person. My children, […]

“I will tell you the kind of fast I want: Free the people you have put in prison unfairly and undo their chains. Free those to whom you are unfair and stop their hard labor. Share your food with the hungry and bring poor, homeless people into your own homes. When you see someone who […]

The church I attend is going into a fast this month and have asked the whole church to join in on it. I can’t exactly give up eating because I am trying to get better in that area, but I will be fasting on other areas the Lord is asking me to fast in. These […]