Comparison is a thief

I will bless you with a future filled with hope—a future of success, not of suffering.Jeremiah 29:11 CEV We must be careful about comparing our lives to others. When we do, we tend to lose sight of what God is doing in our own lives. God is a God of purpose. He knows the plans…

How Do You Get Free and Remain Free?

1 Peter 1:13 (AMP) So prepare your minds for action, be completely sober [in spirit—steadfast, self-disciplined, spiritually and morally alert], fix your hope completely on the grace [of God] that is coming to you when Jesus Christ is revealed. Have you ever been set free from something only to find yourself going right back to…

It’s in the press

1 Samuel 1:20 (AMPC) Hannah became pregnant and in due time bore a son and named him Samuel [heard of God], Because, she said, I have asked him of the Lord. Can we talk for a moment, I want to speak to those that have been following hard after God in obedience; you have been…

God’s Got You

Proverbs 3:26 (ERV) You can trust the Lord to protect you. He will not let you fall into harm.  Trusting God has become a new buzz word. It is thrown around so loosely that we forget it’s connotation. Anytime we are going through challenging times the first words off the lips of others is normally…