@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

I don’t know about you, but I needed to hear this today. I’m not being attacked by other people, there isn’t a crazy king with an army out to hunt me down like David was facing when he wrote this. But I know that the devil is plotting against me and the path I’m walking with God. And the truth is, his sneaky, slimy and calculated tactics really get to me sometimes. It’s not fair - but fairness in this world is not one of God’s promises to us. His faithfulness IS, though. I le

“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession...” 1 Peter 2:9-10 It’s easy to forget that this is true. You are chosen by God, He knows you and has always known you. He knows every weakness and flaw and every strength and gift that is in you - and He loves you just the same. So much so that the King of the universe adopted you and made you His child - so now you are royalty. Jesus is your brother and your model - He showed us how to

This is our daily battle. The truth is that you are created on purpose and for a purpose. God gave you everything you need to fulfill your destiny. The truth is God loves you unconditionally and longs for you. We are children of God, King of the Universe, and brother to Jesus Christ the King of Kings. It is noble to take care of people, to help them succeed and to be compassionate to those in need. We always have a choice between what is right and what is wrong. It is right t

Oh Lord, I thank you for the morning. I thank you for your new mercies. I thank you for your unfailing faithfulness. And, above all, I thank you for your continual, unchanging, steadfast love. Everyday, when we wake up - whether it was a good sleep or not - we are covered with the love and mercy of our Father God who loves us without condition. Let that permeate your thoughts today. No matter what, God IS faithful. He was faithful. He will be faithful. He will ALWAYS keep His