The Bride is a Wise Investor – Part 2 — God uses His people to encounter the works of darkness, making them work for good according to His plan. He desires a Bride, who knows how to stand firm in His strength and authority. He moves in concert with a Bride who doesn’t try to…
Be Encouraged — To marry a King is to marry His Kingdom, and that is exactly what is expected of the Bride of Christ. God is sending His people into a world of darkness to be a light for the lost, broken, and hurting. Esther stands as an example of one who would risk herself…
The Spirit Leads Our Prayers — Prayer and faith are not a formula. Do we ever copy other people’s prayer styles or accept their perspective of God’s will simply because we have failed to experientially developed our own? Is the world affecting our prayer life instead of the other way around? Are we surrendered to…
Love Like a Fire – Part 2 — Through Jesus, we have been given access to enter God’s presence with boldness, frankness, and confidence. God’s purpose for the church is to display his manifold wisdom to the darkness that stands in opposition to the Kingdom of God. Christ is the Solution-provider, and we the Church…
A Discussion About More – God expects His people to live by faith and to grow in faith. God has placed within all hearts the desire to grow, achieve, and pursue greatness within the scope of their environments. Such desires are healthy and God-given. Jesus never told His disciples to deny themselves of these pursuits.…
Surfacing Anger and Disappointment – God had an eternal plan that was contrary to Jonah’s emotional needs. God allowed circumstances and events to bring to surface Jonah’s lingering anger and disappointment toward the Father. However, even with a bad attitude, God blessed Jonah and took care of Him. God will build our trust in Him as…
Giving a Darn – Part 2 — God uses people miraculously, and He is looking for people who are willing, obedient, and faithful to pursue Him for reaching the world. Sometimes we hesitate in allowing Him to use us. Don’t wait to practice obedience and develop your spiritual gifts. What you do now determines your…
Giving a Darn — God uses people miraculously, and He is looking for people who are willing, obedient, and faithful to pursue Him for reaching the world. Sometimes we hesitate in allowing Him to use us. Don’t wait to practice obedience and develop your spiritual gifts. What you do now determines your future. Your future…
Psalm 91 – Part 2: Our Needs — Psalm 91 is first and foremost an invitation to intimacy with God. It’s easy for fears and needs to drive a wedge between us and the Father, because they tend to create anxiety when not met. We have to protect the beauty of intimacy with the Father,…
Psalm 91: God’s Heart — Psalm 91 is first and foremost an invitation to intimacy with God. Satan himself misquoted/abused Psalm 91, to manipulate Jesus away from intamacy with the Father and toward legalistic thinking. Why should we expect any different experience? The promises of Psalm 91 come from God’s heart, they are often eternally…
