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So all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the time of his father Abraham, the Philistines stopped up, filling them with earth. ~Genesis 26:15 (New International Version)~ I was thinking earlier today about where I have been in this lifetime and where I want to go from here. My thoughts went back…
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary,…
So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” ~Hebrews 13:6~ It isn’t always easy to know what to do these days. What should we fight for? What should we fight against? Is it worth losing everything to make a point or should we…
Read more Today's Pondering: Are You Being Bullied Out of Your Faith?
“Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise. Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.”~Proverbs 19:20-21 Like most people, I like to get my way. Recently, I was compelled to approach my soon-to-be-ex-husband and have a discussion with him about…
If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it. ~Genesis 4:7~ How many times have you cheated yourself out of what was best for you? Can you think…
Read more Today's Pondering: Are You Cheating Yourself Out of Grace?
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.~2 Timothy 3:16-17 I’m normally not the type to get all preachy, but this week has left me feeling a little raw and determined not to let…
“The Lord reached down from above and took hold of me; he pulled me out of the deep waters” (Psalm 18:16 TEV). I think about this Psalm a lot. I can’t remember exactly how many times He has pulled me out of the deep waters, but for certain, I know of a few. I become…
Then I would still have this consolation— my joy in unrelenting pain— that I had not denied the words of the Holy One.~Job 6:10 (New International Version) I wish I could say that I followed this path when I was hurting. The truth is, I didn’t. When pain settled into my soul, I took myself…
God said to him, “Because you have asked … for yourself understanding to discern what is right, I now do according to your word. Indeed I give you a wise and discerning mind.”–1 Kings 3:11-12 I’m in the middle of a personally challenging time in my life. Although, I realize that countless others have…
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.~Proverbs 11:2 (New International Version) Sometimes we all make the mistake of declaring just how wonderful we are and why people should really want to be like us. In a fit of self-righteousness that can only be explained as prideful possession, Pastor Rick Warren of Purpose Driven…
Leading the Follower 