Luke 15:7 In the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over 99 others who are righteous and haven't strayed away. This scripture hit me a certain way when I read it this morning and brought great hope and comfort to me. …
Category: Our identity in Christ
Who we are as the new beings that we are because Jesus lives in us.
encouragement when struggling
I wanted to share some of the things that I have done that has helped me during trying times that may help you as well. I wrote down different scriptures on bright post cards and cut them out in fun shapes and put on my mirror in the bathroom, on my refrigerator door, and by …
He cares about you
Did you know that God cares about you? Did you know that he cares about every part of your life? Did you know that no matter how you feel God is always with you? No matter how you feel he is true to his word and his promises. We let our feelings and our thoughts …
Just receive it
When I was told to receive Jesus and what he was offering me I had a hard time understanding how that worked. To be sure I had to do something or give something in order to get what he has to offer. To be sure I had to be good all the time and had …
going around the same mountain
we do some of the silliest things as Christian's. We go around the same mountains 100 times enduring unnecessary consequences or hardships. We know what we should be doing but we continue to try to do things in our own way. We think that we can do the same things but get a different result …
Climbing out of the pit by grace
I have really been struggling with self control. Am I the only one? It sure does feel really lonely in this situation. My heart is tangled with guilt, shame, and condemnation. I feel like such a dirtball that I would disrespect God by falling back into old habits and sins. He had cleansed me totally …
from least to the greatest
1 Corinthians 1 26-28 talks about how God chose to use those that the world considered foolish, weak, despised, and nothing, to do great things. He did this to show that Christ is the power and wisdom of God for those called by God to salvation. Because of our faith in Jesus we can be …
The Abundant Life 