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Over the past several weeks, I’ve had a couple different conversations on the topic of decision-making. It’s hard for us to make decisions that we know will ultimately affect our future. Many of us desire to follow Jesus but worry about each decision: whether it’s what He would have us do or not. This weekContinue reading “He Leads Me”

In 1 John 4:16-21 we read: “And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world weContinue reading “Because He First Loved Me”

My blog this week is another devotional my wife did for our church: “When he (Jesus) saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.”  -Matthew 9:36 “But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do notContinue reading “Seen”

This week in our men’s group, the topic was loving our enemies and one of the key points was forgiveness. This created some great discussion as we talked about the challenges of forgiving those who have hurt us or our loved ones. Jesus taught extensively on forgiveness during His time here on earth. In theContinue reading “The Power of Forgiveness”

Pain, whether physical or emotional, is a part of our human experience. And being a Christian doesn’t make us exempt. However, as followers of Jesus, we are not without hope. In the midst of our pain, we can find comfort in the love and presence of our Heavenly Father. The Scriptures remind us that GodContinue reading “Comfort in the Pain”

This week my wife shared a devotional for our church and I decided to share it here on my blog:  “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” -1Thessalonians 5:16-18 “The benefits of gratitude are astronomical, and there are no downsides.” –Tsh Oxenreider, FIRSTContinue reading “Daily Gratitude”

We all know that prayer is an amazing way for us to seek God and to give Him our struggles and desires. In Philippians 4, it tells us to make our requests known and, in James 2, it says we have not because we ask not.  While this aspect of prayer is vital in ourContinue reading “Prayer: A Two-Way Conversation”

As a part of God’s intricate design for our lives, He has placed a need within each of us for relationships. From the very beginning, God declared that it is not good for humans to be alone (Genesis 2:18). We were created for relationship—relationship with God and relationship with one another. This truth highlights theContinue reading “The Importance of Positive Relationships”

This week as I was praying about what to write, the Lord led me to James 1:27 which says this: “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.” This scripture actually gives us some amazing insightContinue reading “True Worship”

Throughout this month our church family has been participating in 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting with our Foursquare denomination. I know many of us make prayer a regular part of our lives, but fasting is one of those things many of us read about in the Bible, but haven’t necessarily participated in. Fasting isContinue reading “Taking Time to Pray and Fast”