What if the Lord had not been on our side? Let all Israel repeat: What if the Lord had not been on our side when people attacked us? They would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger. The waters
When you stay focused on your purpose, not your problem, you can be happy even when life seems to be falling apart.Paul was an old man when he was in prison in Rome. He was a long way from home.
Fresh starts and new beginnings are important to us. We try to make a good first impression. When we begin a new job, initiate a new project, or kick-off a new school year, we want to get off to a
How do you know if you are living for your dream or God’s dream?You may think you were created to get up, go to work, come home, watch TV, and go to bed, to make a little money, retire, and
“Surely your … unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life” (Psalm 23:6a NLT, second edition). Like goodness, God’s unfailing love follows us in life. King David says it pursues us! Picture a parent following a little
God is very helpful, and the phrase “Ask and you shall receive!” is quite true. However, there are proper and improper ways to ask for God’s help, because God responds in infinite ways. A bad way to ask God for
“Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous — how well I know it” (Psalm 139:14 NLT, second edition).When people are hurting, they need simple truth, not simplistic truth. It’s not enough to tell someone to
God gave us the word “may” as a gift to be able to see and impact the future for good and God. It is a word of opportunity, of blessing, of hope. Depending on who speaks the word or who