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  • How to Fight the Good Fight

    How to Fight the Good Fight We are to "fight the good fight of faith" against the enemy - but what does that look like practically? Here are six key strategies: Think aggressively. Plan and calculate,…

    Created about 1 month ago

  • God Can Raise the Lazaruses in Your Life

    God Can Raise the Lazaruses in Your Life Remember when Jesus visited Mary and Martha after their brother Lazarus had been dead for four days? When He finally arrived, Martha said, "Master, if You had…

    Created about 1 month ago

    John 11:40 (KJV)

  • Don't Worry...Worship!

    Don't Worry...Worship! I remember a morning when I sat down to pray and instead began to worry about whatever my current situation was and to consider what I was going to do about it. Suddenly I heard…

    Created about 1 month ago

  • God Can Set You Free from the Prison of Your Past

    God Can Set You Free from the Prison of Your Past I come from a background of abuse and was raised in a dysfunctional home. My childhood was filled with fear and torment. As a young adult trying to…

    Created 2 months ago

  • Psalm 25:1-22

    Psalm 25:1-22 (NIV)
    In you, lord my God, I put my trust.

    Created 2 months ago

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  • False Evidence Appearing Real

    False Evidence Appearing Real There is a debilitating fear that Satan tries to put on us every day. I call fear False Evidence Appearing Real. It is intended to keep us from having the power, love and…

    Created 2 months ago

  • The Difference Between Healthy and Unhealthy Shame

    The Difference Between Healthy and Unhealthy Shame Every day we encounter two different kinds of shame and it's critical that we know the difference. There is a type of shame that is normal and healthy.…

    Created 2 months ago

  • God Can Set You Free from Your Shame

    God Can Set You Free from Your Shame Do you ever wonder what life was like for Adam and Eve before they sinned? Genesis 2:25 tells us that though Adam and Eve were naked in the Garden of Eden, they…

    Created 2 months ago

  • 1 Samuel 1:11, 1 Samuel 1:13, 1 Samuel 1:15, 1 Samuel 1:22, 1 Samuel 1:26-28

    1 Samuel 1:11 (NIV)
    And she made a vow, saying, "lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant's misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head."

    1 Samuel 1:13 (NIV)
    Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. Eli thought she was drunk

    1 Samuel 1:15 (NIV)
    "Not so, my lord," Hannah replied, "I am a woman who is deeply troubled. I have not been drinking wine or beer; I was pouring out my soul to the lord.

    1 Samuel 1:22 (NIV)
    Hannah did not go. She said to her husband, "After the boy is weaned, I will take him and present him before the lord, and he will live there always."

    1 Samuel 1:26-28 (NIV)
    and she said to him, "Pardon me, my lord. As surely as you live, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the lord.

    Created 3 months ago

  • Passing Life's Tests

    Passing Life's Tests Life is filled with challenges that test our determination and our faith in God. Whether we're faced with the impending threat of evil or with everyday hassles, the quality of our…

    Created 3 months ago

  • Setting Your Enemies Free

    Setting Your Enemies Free When dealing with past hurts, we all know that it's right to forgive, even when it's difficult. However, few of us rarely take the next step that God wants us to take. A…

    Created 3 months ago

  • John 14:21

    John 14:21 (NIV)
    Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them."

    Created 3 months ago

  • John 12:40, John 12:44-50

    John 12:40 (NIV)
    "He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so they can neither see with their eyes, nor understand with their hearts, nor turn—and I would heal them."

    John 12:44-50 (NIV)
    Then Jesus cried out, "Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me.

    Created 3 months ago

  • Untitled Note

    Lord, I choose to forgive those who have hurt me. I release them from their debt, in Jesus' name. Heal my heart and make me whole.

    Created 3 months ago

  • Making a Decision to Forgive

    Making a Decision to Forgive When someone hurts us, we often react as though that individual has stolen from us. We feel that they owe us, yet God wants us to let it go. If we refuse to forgive, what…

    Created 3 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2012-03-01

  • When Life Doesn't Go According to Plan

    When Life Doesn't Go According to Plan The apostle Paul tells us in Romans 8:28 that all things work together for good. Notice Paul doesn't say that all things are good, but that all things work together…

    Created 3 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — 21-Day Challenge

    2012-02-24

  • Mark 9:37

    Mark 9:37 (NIV)
    "Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me."

    Created 3 months ago

  • God Approves of You

    God Approves of You We need to speak affirming words over people. We need to resurrect this benediction in Numbers 6:24-26: "The Lord bless you and watch, guard, and keep you; the Lord make His face…

    Created 3 months ago

  • Making the Most of Your Time

    Making the Most of Your Time Time really does fly, doesn't it? On the other hand, in some situations, it may seem like time crawls! No matter how fast or slow it feels like time goes by, each of us…

    Created 4 months ago

  • Through Christ Who Strengthens You

    Through Christ Who Strengthens You Philippians 4:13 is a very popular scripture that is often quoted out of context. It says, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." That doesn't mean…

    Created 4 months ago

  • A Willingness to Change

    A Willingness to Change I started smoking when I was nine years old. I liked it because it relaxed me, and for a long time, I didn't want to quit. By the time I knew I should quit, I didn't want to…

    Created 4 months ago

  • Psalm 37:23

    Psalm 37:23 (NLT)
    The LORD directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.

    Created 4 months ago

  • Look from the Place Where You Are

    Look from the Place Where You Are It seems that life always has its ways of bringing us to a place where we need to make a fresh start. In the Bible, Abram found himself in that very place when his…

    Created 4 months ago

  • Set Aside Distractions

    Set Aside Distractions The world makes it easy for us to fill our ears with all kinds of things that drown out the voice of God and push Him far, far into the background of our lives. These distractions…

    Created 4 months ago

  • Mark 11:22-25 NIV

    Mark 11:22-25 NIV "Have faith in God," Jesus answered. "Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what…

    Created 5 months ago

    Mark 11:22 (NIV), Mark 11:23 (NIV), Mark 11:24 (NIV), Mark 11:25 (NIV)

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference

    2012-01-18

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks

    2012-01-17

  • Proverbs 18:12-15, Proverbs 18:20-22, Proverbs 18:24

    Proverbs 18:12-15 (NIV)
    Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.

    Proverbs 18:20-22 (NIV)
    From the fruit of their mouth a person's stomach is filled; with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.

    Proverbs 18:24 (NIV)
    One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

    Created 5 months ago

  • Proverbs 16:9, Proverbs 16:24

    Proverbs 16:9 (NIV)
    In their hearts humans plan their course, but the lord establishes their steps.

    Proverbs 16:24 (NIV)
    Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

    Created 5 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Reading Plan

    2012-01-16

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2012-01-14

  • Untitled Note

    Prayer Starter: God, You are all I need. Help me not to trust in myself, but to put my trust in You and to rely only on You.

    Created 5 months ago

  • prayer

    Psalm 23:1-6 (NIV)
    The lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

    Created 5 months ago

  • everyday read

    Psalm 71:1-24 (NIV)
    In you, lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.

    Created 5 months ago

  • Proverbs 8:35-36

    Proverbs 8:35-36 (NLT)
    For whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the LORD.

    Created 5 months ago

  • Proverbs 8:11, Proverbs 8:34-36

    Proverbs 8:11 (KJV)
    For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

    Proverbs 8:34-36 (KJV)
    Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

    Created 5 months ago

  • Proverbs 6:16-19, Proverbs 6:23, Proverbs 6:30-31

    Proverbs 6:16-19 (KJV)
    These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

    Proverbs 6:23 (KJV)
    For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

    Proverbs 6:30-31 (KJV)
    Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

    Created 5 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights

    2012-01-09

  • Proverbs 4:4, Proverbs 4:7, Proverbs 4:23, Proverbs 4:27

    Proverbs 4:4 (KJV)
    He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

    Proverbs 4:7 (KJV)
    Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

    Proverbs 4:23 (KJV)
    Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

    Proverbs 4:27 (KJV)
    Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

    Created 5 months ago

  • the path....

    Proverbs 3:1-2 (KJV)
    My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

    Proverbs 3:5-6 (KJV)
    Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

    Created 5 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2012-01-09

  • the path....

    Proverbs 3:1-2 (KJV)
    My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

    Proverbs 3:5-6 (KJV)
    Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

    Created 5 months ago

  • Untitled Note

    Prayer Starter: Father, thank You for making Your home in my heart. I need Your presence today, Lord. Help me to honor You with my thoughts and my words and to be a blessing to those around me.

    Created 5 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2012-01-09