Sometimes we think we are just so smart, don’t we? And we think we really understand our world and what is going on around us… but our most immense wisdom and understanding is foolishness next to what God knows, understand and plans. It’s more than our minds can even comprehend. We’re even trying to build super computers and artificial intelligence to imitate God’s abilities in some way - but we can’t even really equal our human brain power. Faith in God and walking with Him

How many times have you chosen our own desire for happiness over obedience to God? Our human nature is selfish and our culture teaches us to look out for “number one.” We don’t need to teach our kids to be selfish, we need to teach them NOT to be - to think of others and to obey the boundaries we have for their protection. God does the same thing with us! We obey Him because it’s for our own good. Ultimately, our obedience leads to joy and fulfillment. Lord, please help us to

There is only one Truth, and that is Jesus - He is the word made flesh and the Bible is His word - so that is THE TRUTH. Anyone who says that they have their own truth or that there are many truths is leading people away from THE TRUTH and toward bondage. The Bible is full of examples of what happens when “the people do what’s right in their own eyes.” When we believe a lie, we are bound to it, but that can be broken by the truth. Jesus came to set us free! Walk with Him in f

I am one of those people who doesn’t always “get it” when others do. Maybe God didn’t give me the gift of discernment, or maybe my optimism and belief in people gets in the way. I’m honest and direct and didn’t expect it when others were deceitful and manipulative. I wasn’t necessarily happy in my ignorance, because I was often uneasy, but I was making decisions that weren’t based on truth - and it always stabbed me in the back. Those wounds could have broken me, but instead

Our culture is actively working to dilute, disguise and deteriorate the truth. This issue has permeated the Church and Christians everywhere are falling for little lies. The first thing we must stand on is that there IS truth - and it is Jesus: “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” John‬ ‭14‬:‭6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Jesus is the Word come to the earth. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the W

I can remember times when I prayed this, sang it, or spoke it… but didn’t really believe it. Why don’t I have everything I need, I would think… especially when I didn’t have enough money for bills or to feed my kids. Looking back I can see how He did make sure that we were taken care of - how He was my provider. I also see how He delivered me from so many situations and how He ALWAYS set my feet in a rock. It’s important to remember what the Lord has done for you, to remember

@ryanromeo said this yesterday, and I started to think about how the Lord has done this with me - over and over again. God is so much bigger than I can comprehend and He sees the end from the beginning and the beginning from the end - not just for me, but for every person and situation that I will touch directly or indirectly. AND, God sees this for EVERYONE! He is the ultimate orchestrator and conductor. How many times has my challenge, my trial, or my pain been used purpose

How many times have you identified yourself by what you do for a living, what you have or have accomplished… or have failed to accomplish ? Do these things matter? Yes, but they don’t identify you! Have others labeled you? Made you feel “less than” or not good enough? Or, perhaps they’ve put you on a pedestal and made you feel like you’re better than they are. If this is how you see yourself, you’re missing the truth. You are who God says you are, not other people - even you

I have a few rules that I’ve learned not from the Bible and the hard way. This is one of them: Never make a decision based on fear. I have been walking by faith and not fear for a very long time. Many people say I’m courageous- and sometimes I am, by the grace of God. But I didn’t understand how deeply rooted some of my fears were until I learned this one the hard way - more than once. The consequences were very difficult, even traumatic, but the lesson has been learned. Now

Faith and trust in God is always harder when you don’t see how or why something could possibly be used for good or to actually be for the best. We don’t see the end from the beginning- but God does. We don’t see how all the dominoes will fall in the years to come because of this one thing, but God does. When you pray and ask for His help and His blessing, it might not always look the way you think it should - in fact, it almost never does. But He loves you more than you love

God knows how important our thought-life is. This is where we make our plans, hatch our schemes, and mull over our emotions. Things can go very right or skew terribly sideways in our minds. This is why God gave us the power and ability to “take every thought captive” to the word of God. And He tells us what to think about instead - he isn’t trying to deny the reality in the world around us, but reminding us of the TRUTH! The reality of life with Him and with His Kingdom. That

If you don’t know that the Gospels are the most important Good News you’ve ever gotten, then you don’t get it! When Jesus redeemed you - it was finished. You received Him and are following Him, but you don’t have to perform or do any thing else to earn it. Being saved from Hell is pretty big darn deal! Once you’re saved, the Gospel helps you follow Jesus as a disciple - you don’t have to flounder through life trying to figure it out yourself. The Gospel’s road isn’t easy, bu

Do ever feel like you’re all alone? I’ve gone through times like that…when I felt completely isolated, unnoticed, and abandoned. But I wasn’t. Those feeling were real, but they weren’t true. I needed to learn the difference - what about you? What I feel can be based on misperceptions and lies. This is the devil’s playground. I have to be able to pull back enough to apply God’s word to every situation and circumstance to discern what is true. And, the truth is God is with me.

How many negative labels are you wearing right now? Don’t just consider the ones that other people have put on you - failure, stupid, guilty, lazy… but also the ones you give yourself in silence - fat, afraid, ashamed, damaged… You might not be completely wrong, but those labels aren’t right either - because you are who GOD says you are. His labels are eternal, ours aren’t. You are a child of God’s. He loves you unconditionally and values you more highly than you can comprehe

We live in a time when the Truth is unpopular. In fact, our culture has changed it into relativism- where each person can have their “own Truth” and it’s more valid than THE Truth. The thing is, just because someone has a different opinion or belief, doesn’t make it true. For example - for centuries people believed the earth was flat - wasn’t true. Now people are believing all kinds of stuff about the very core of who they are and how they were born. The Truth is found in Jes

Never forget this - even the devil and all who follow him believe in God. They don’t want you to have faith in God, though, because that’s where the power is. It is our belief in God and His word that is mountain-moving, devil-defeating faith! Decades ago, I learned an amazing truth about Believing God from @bethmoorelpm study by that name. I still remember and remind myself of these truths. I believe that God is who HE says He is. I believe that I am who God says I am. I bel

This is something for each of us to ask ourselves about... and if we’re really brave, we can ask God about it too. “How is my walk with God? Do I walk with the Spirit or am I constantly running off on rabbit trails?” “Am I following the path Jesus laid out for me? Am I dependent on His leading in my daily life?” “How’s my prayer connection with the Lord? Do I praise and worship as much as I ask for stuff and complain? Do I listen?” Lord, please help me walk more closely with

This is true. All of it is the truth about you when you are in Christ. You don’t have to earn it - God’s grace and Jesus’s sacrifice have already paid the price in full for ALL of your shortcomings and failures. Bless yourself by speaking God’s word over yourself: “I am more than a conqueror. I am an overcomer. God is for me, who can be against me. I have nothing to fear. I am a child of God, the King of the Universe. God is faithful to me.” Believe the truth about yourself.

“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the LORD. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.” Isaiah 55:8 We can not put God in a box! We cannot comprehend His plan for our lives. We can only deal with the today He has given us and respond to Him and the day with faith, staying on His path to this magnificent plan that He has. “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.” 1 Cor 2:9 I am very g

“Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 NLT God knows us better than we know ourselves, especially our weaknesses and vulnerabilities. The enemy tries to use these against us, making us feel small and inadequate, but God lavishes His grace on them to make them tools of love and ministry. Take some time today to talk with