Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. Matthew 16:24

At the end of this life, we will have to give an account for all the decisions we have ever made. This is quite sobering when you think about it. None
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for He satisfies the thirsty soul and fills the hungry with good things. Psalm 107:9

We are all created with a longing in our soul. Throughout life we search to fill that void with things, friends, lovers, drugs, food, sex and many other imposters but the void never seems to be filled. The reason why is we
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Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. Romans 5:3-4
I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. Romans 8:18

We can all rely on God’s word for comfort, truth and grace.
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But consider the joy of those corrected by God! Do not despise the discipline of the Almighty when you sin. For though He wounds, He also bandages. He strikes, but His hand also heals. (Job 5:17-18)

A loving God strike? A loving God wound? We first need to understand that love isn’t always what we think
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Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. (2 Corinthians 7:1)

Does it matter if a Christian lives in sin after coming to the knowledge of Christ? Is repentance necessary for salvation or is simply believing in Jesus enough?
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I have more understanding than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation. (Psalm 119:99)

God will take the simple and through them confound the wisdom of the wise. He uses the ones that everyone will cast aside as useless. He uses the youngest, the least educated, the least to succeed and the looked over.
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Now it happened when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jerusalem were being restored and the gaps were beginning to be closed, that they became very angry, and all of them conspired together to come and attack Jerusalem and create confusion. (Nehemiah 4:7-8)

This very scripture is a
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If you love Me, keep My commandments. (John 14:15)

So many people do not understand what love is. We think of love as a feeling when in truth it is a choice. The choice to serve God starts in our spirit and manifests in our mind which is part of the soul. The soul realm is
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My God shall supply all my needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. (Phill. 4:19)

We are all guilty of wanting stored up supplies for a future use. Stored up food for a tragedy that might happen, stored up finances for the day when we might have a terrible need or even a
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He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. (Psalm 112:7)

As we grow closer to Jesus in our walk with Him, we become more confident and are able to weather the storms of life. There are many times when it feels as if there is no time to
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You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing. (Psalm 145:16)

All of our provision comes from the Lord, every breath we take is a gift from God. When we know that apart from Him, we can do nothing and that in Him we live and move and have our being, we get an
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For the Lord is the God of recompense, He will surely repay. (Jeremiah 51:56)

Never do we need to defend or justify ourselves, nor is it our right to pay back what we feel is due to those who have hurt or wronged us. When we take matters in our own hands, things go bad. We
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Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world. (1 Peter 5:8-9)

This scripture indicates an assertive stance against the enemy when it says resist him. Because of
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Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which can not be moved but abides forever. (Psalm 125:1)

No matter what you are facing in your life, whether a disease in your body or a sickness in your mind or an impossible situation, trust in the Lord!  When the doctor says it’s impossible, we have
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I will rightly correct you, for I will not leave you wholly unpunished.(Jeremiah 46:28)

In 2 Corinthians 12:7, Paul tells us,”Therefore, that I should not become conceited, a thorn in my flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan, that he might buffet me, so that I should not become conceited.”

Whether we like it or not, God
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