”Consider it all joy my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” James 1:2-4 Endurance. Perseverance. Hanging on. Not letting go. Pushing through. Having…
“Blessed be the Lord, Because He has heard the voice of my supplication. The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart exults, And with my song I shall thank Him.” Psalm 28:6-7 David, as he does so often,…
“Pray without ceasing” 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Jerry Jenkins, author of The Left Behind series, writes about an interview he did with Billy Graham. Jerry ”Tell me, at least, how you maintain your own spiritual disciplines.” Billy Graham “There’s no secret to that. God doesn’t hide the key from us. The…
In my last blog, I spoke about eating right to keep your heart healthy, but if your arteries are already clogged, it may require surgery to clean the impurities, anger, bitterness, and depression from your heart. “Lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble” (Hebrews 12:15). In Hebrews 4:2…
“If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.” Mark 3:24-25 “…for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind. For that man ought…
“…so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.” Ephesians 2:7 “When darkness veils His lovely face, I rest on His unchanging grace. In every high an stormy gale My anchor holds within the veil. On…