God First
Our thoughts (and dreams and desires) are not God’s thoughts and our ways (plans and actions) our not His ways. Where do we get the crazy...
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Christine Ayala
Jul 141 min read
The Main Thing
Day to day, task to task, working and resting, it’s easy to lose sight of the main thing. The main thing is to know and walk with God....
Christine Ayala
Jul 11 min read
Making Space
Pastor @tylercarlson__ delivered a challenge to us this weekend. Are you making space for people, specifically younger people and kids?...
Christine Ayala
Jun 231 min read
Sabbath Rest
Our culture has lost all respect of and understanding for Sabbath. Some Christians take the attitude that since Jesus healed on the...
Christine Ayala
Jun 221 min read
THE Truth
The truth that is in the Bible isn’t something to negotiate with. What Jesus taught isn’t up for a philosophical debate. He is THE Way,...
Christine Ayala
Jun 191 min read
In Charge
The Lord gives us freedom, but He doesn’t have to. So much of the trouble we endure is because of our own freedom to mess things up and...
Christine Ayala
Jun 172 min read
Pray for …
We’ve been going through the Sermon on the Mount @fccphx and yesterday was all about loving your enemies and praying for those who...
Christine Ayala
Jun 111 min read
Shema
Every morning I am so grateful for the new mercies and enduring love of God! I would be lost without this, without His faithfulness,...
Christine Ayala
Jun 101 min read
The Trouble in Faith
Problems and troubles in our lives are guaranteed. Jesus made it clear, “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have...
Christine Ayala
Jun 71 min read
What Are You Saying?
“Good people bring good things out of the good they stored in their hearts. But evil people bring evil things out of the evil they stored...
Christine Ayala
May 311 min read
The Jesus Way
I learned this song a few weeks ago and it’s in my spirit! It’s a declaration not just outwardly, but to your own self that each step you...
Christine Ayala
May 301 min read
Sabbath
Perspective is everything. God designed the Sabbath to let His children rest. He designed us. He knows exactly what we need and don’t...
Christine Ayala
May 281 min read
Redeemed
The Lord has got you. He says to you: “Don’t be afraid, I’ve redeemed you. I’ve called your name. You’re mine. When you’re in over your...
Christine Ayala
May 271 min read
Walking
What is God doing in your life right now? When you follow Christ, you have the amazing opportunity to be in constant community with the...
Christine Ayala
May 171 min read
The Waiting
Why are we always in such an all-fired-up hurry? I’m not finding many verses that tell us to hurry, or force things to happen that in the...
Christine Ayala
May 61 min read
Be Reconciled
Jesus commanded us to love one another the way He loves us. That requires us to figure out how to treat each other respectfully, to get...
Christine Ayala
May 11 min read
Trust In
I know how it feels when you think God has abandoned you. Many others know that feeling too. But even though we felt that way, it was not...
Christine Ayala
Apr 301 min read
Praise the Lord, Shame the Devil
Life in this broken world is not easy. We all get hurt, betrayed, and wounded - some worse than others. The answer for all of us, in...
Christine Ayala
Apr 261 min read
Love Like This
This is a filter for us to use when we are making decisions and choices in life. It’s not about romance, it’s about commitment. Not just...
Christine Ayala
Apr 251 min read
Teach Me To Pray
Our loving Father God has given us the immense privilege of 24/7 access to Him through prayer. This is power that I don’t think we really...
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