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What Does God Say About You?

Most of us at different points in our lives have been our own worst enemies. We can fill our own heads with negative self-talk, doubt, fears and worries. Why do we allow ourselves to go down these dark and hurtful paths? The more we allow negative self-talk, the...

God’s Plans Are Unstoppable

In the book of Exodus, we learn about the ten plagues God sent to Pharaoh to encourage him to let his people go. “Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is hardened; he refuses to let the people go.” Exodus 7:14 The Israelites had been slaves in Egypt for...

A Tree is Known by its Fruit

In Matthew chapter 12, verse 33 says “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit.” The same can be said about us – we will be known by the fruit of our lives. Our fruit is displayed in our...

The Wedding Ring

I had a dream once where I had five diamond rings on my desk, and we were in a classroom setting. The teacher (or someone) came by to pick up or give us papers and without me noticing she took my most valuable ring — my wedding ring. When I realized what happened, I...

What is Meaningful in Life?

“Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” What do people gain from all their labors at which they toil under the sun? Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever. Ecclesiastes 1:2-4 Have you...

Has Disappointment Distanced You from God?

I didn’t want to admit it but I found myself in this place. I found myself distanced from God, and it was not a good feeling. Disappointment has a way of stealing our joy, doesn’t it? And if we allow it to, it can also distant us from a loving, all-knowing God. I had...

God’s Heart Towards You

Do you ever feel like God is disappointed in you; that there’s no way He could forgive you for what you’ve done or your sinful past? Or that you’ve gone too far or been away from Him for too long? Can I tell you those are all lies? Every one of them. God’s heart...