Jesus came to give us real peace, not the kind that the world offers. The world defines peace as the absence of conflict with calm. True peace happens within you, no matter what the external circumstances are. It’s Shalom - wholeness, where your relationship with Father, Son and Holy Spirit are filling you with all you need. Being a peacemaker means that you bring Jesus to situations and to people in real and meaningful ways. You practice the ministry of reconciliation and yo

Trusting God is so much better than being able to do things myself. I know this is t what the world wants us to do - the world teaches us to trust ourselves and other people. This never ever works because all of us know our own weaknesses and we can never completely trust ourselves. God is completely trustworthy and faithful. He will always do the right thing, even if it’s not what we want. And, even though His power and love are beyond our comprehension, He gave us His word

In case you ever wonder, God is NOT finished with you yet! His faithfulness will not fail and won’t give up on you either… not ever! His purposes and plans for you won’t fail either. He will always do what He said He would do. He will equip and empower you at just the right moments I. Just the right ways. Your part is to take the next step in faith. #ginfwmy #godisfaithful #childofgod #godsplannotmine #stepoffaith #shalom #yourjourneytobeingwhole #dailydevotional

What you’ve experienced has prepared you for what will come. God will not waste your lessons or even your trauma - He promises to work it to good! So many of us are trying to hide our scars, not just the physical ones, but the emotional and spiritual scars too. We don’t want people to see where we’ve been broken, we’re we’re vulnerable and sensitive. But these are the areas in which we can help others the most. God isn’t through with you yet! He is the one who brings beauty

You aren’t just a small thing to God. You are important to Him - so important that He cares about what you care about and feels the pain you feel, and the joy too. He is WITH you, not just watching from afar. I encourage you today, walk in the confidence that you’re not alone. Walk in the purpose God prepared for you knowing that He not only equipped you for it, He has anointed you for it to. You are a chosen and loved child of God! @morganharpernichols #childofgod #godiswith

How often do you place false limitations on yourself. Whether these limits are placed on you by others, by circumstances, or they are self-imposed, do you really think they affect God? We need to stop thinking this way! “With God all things are possible.” ALL THINGS! There are no limits and no constraints to God except His own word. “He will never leave you or forsake you.” “Nothing can separate you from the love of God.” “All the promises of God are yes and amen.” So think o

We look for all kinds of ways to live as Christians but we tend to over look the fundamental way: obedience. I hear, “Jesus is the fulfillment of the law so we don’t follow the law, we follow grace,” or some kind of variation of this. But that’s not what Jesus said. He said, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” John‬ ‭14‬:‭15‬ Simple truth, impossible to walk through without His help - so, in the next verse, Jesus said, “And I will ask the Father, and he will give

I’ve been thinking about what Pastor Rick Ross preached last weekend @nlchurch. It was all about truly trusting God, His plan for you and the boundaries He has established. I appreciate and have learned to establish boundaries for myself, but I didn’t think of them as part of my faith so much as part of God’s protection. Walking by faith and observing God’s boundaries has indeed led me to a place I’d always wanted to be and had stopped believing was possible. I prayed for it

What does it mean to “guard your heart?” Well, it doesn’t mean not to let anyone in or to love people to prevent yourself from getting hurt. When God speaks about our hearts in the Bible, He is referring to our mind, will and emotions- our inner self. And when He tells us to guard this part of it, He means to protect it by being careful who you allow to influence you and take your time and energy. To guard your heart means that you have boundaries and say no to people or thin

God leads us through the whole spectrum and gamut of emotions to mold our hearts to see and love others more like Jesus does. Following Jesus is giving Him our hearts and trusting Him to do what’s best! Do you really trust Him with your heart? #trustinthelord #lovelikejesus #childofgod goodgoodfather #jesuslovesyou #shalom #yourjourneytobeingwhole #dailydevotional

Why do we think that someone else’s sin is worse than ours? And, why do we think that God will forgive some people, but not others? Celebrate His mercy and forgiveness, rather than wish for revenge or punishment for others - this is the kind of love that Jesus gives us so that we can experience the fullness of His grace! #grace #mercy #love #goodgoodfather #forgiven #childofgod #shalom #yourjourneytobeingwhole #dailydevotional

This is one thing that I can always say - God has been faithful to me all my days! I have not been faithful to Him all my days. I’ve had seasons of wandering and seasons of spiritual drought, but the Lord was with me every step of the way. He has used my suffering for His glory and given me beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning and the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness! I will always sing of the goodness and faithfulness of God! #godisfaithful #goodgoodfat

The Lord is with you. To hear His direction, His discipline, His voice - you must first learn to listen. I’m preaching to myself too! Listening isn’t always our natural response in a tense situation, but it’s what I’ve learned is most important. There are lots of times God has been communicating to me, speaking through others, in circumstances, and in my spirit. Sometimes I even noticed or heard Him, but I wasn’t actually listening. It’s like when someone says something in th

I don’t think we can really grasp the concept of never failing. Ever. God’s perfect understanding of everything and everyone is so much bigger than our comprehension, and yet we still try. Why do we get upset when people (or ourselves) fail though? That is our humanity - and we have to be careful not to put too many expectations on people and put them in God instead. He is the faithful One, He is merciful and He is with us! “The Lord is righteous in her midst, He will do no

Everyone in this world has troubles. Jesus even told us that He wasn’t removing them for us, but that He was triumphant over them. In the meantime, He is with us! He fills us with the strength to persevere, faith to keep going and covers us with His peace! This Shalom is the fullness of peace - our Lord does all of this to fulfill His purpose which is your purpose too! ““I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But t

I’ve heard faith in Jesus and the Bible called “blind faith.” But Jesus promises us that we’ll never walk by faith in the darkness- so it’s not really blind then, is it? Believing in or for something you cannot see isn’t blind if you have something to base it on - and we do! We have the true, proven and unwavering word of God, we have the transformational grace of God, and the Holy Spirit who helps us navigate through everything every day. We have the power of Christ in us to

Can you declare that with confidence? With complete faith? It is true! It doesn’t mean that the Lord is going to give you everything you want or dream of, though. That’s a genie in a bottle, not our all-knowing, wonder-working God who only does what is BEST for us. There is a line in the movie “Rudy,” where the priest tells him that in his years of serving God and people he is certain of two things: “There is a God, and I’m not Him.” No matter how wise we become, we don’t kno

When you feel the darkness creeping up, remember that Jesus said you would NEVER walk in darkness again. You already have the LIGHT of life with you. You are filled with the Holy Spirit who is God, knows all the answers and always has your back - just listen to Him! If you’re not sure if it’s Him or not, start a conversation in your heart with Him and ask Him quest and stuff - you can learn to hear His voice this way. You are a child of God - He adopted you and promised to ke

This is an interesting statement to consider in today’s culture. The Lord God created each one of us purposely and purposefully in our mother’s womb. Our gender, talents, gifts, strengths, and weaknesses are gifts from Him to us and to the world. That’s right - you are a gift to the world. Who do you suppose benefits from you despising what God gave you? Who benefits if you reject your identity? Does the world benefit? Do you? No! Everyone misses out on the amazing gift of yo

As you look back on the year - as we all tend to do on New Year’s Eve - don’t despair! God is still on the throne, He didn’t mess things up or forget something! He doesn’t waste our trials and hardships and He doesn’t waste our joys and triumphs either. He works it ALL to our good when we love Him and follow His purposes. And, even when we’re marching to our own drum, God is with us then, too! There is nowhere we can run from our God who loves us and pours out grace for us! #