Galatians 3: 3-4 After starting your Christian lives in the Spirit, why would you try to become perfect in your own human effort? Have you experienced so much for nothing? As we approach the Easter holiday I am reminded of one of my experiences with God that contributed to my faith walk. This is something …
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Your Identity in Christ
We get so focused on who we are because of what Adam and Eve did in the garden of Eden that we lose sight of who we are because of what Christ did on the cross. It is so easy for us to see ourselves as this poor miserable sinner that can't ever do anything …
Perfected by faith
In my walk with God I have found that it is easy to fall into the trap of self-condemnation and lose sight of faith in Jesus and grace. When we first accept Jesus we know and believe that our sins are forgiven and we are made right with God. But what about after that initial …
The power to change
We have the power to make the changes necessary to improve our lives in any area that we are not satisfied with. Jesus is everything that we are not, and we have Him living inside of us. Therefore He is a part of us and we have access to all that He is. That means …
Who is influencing you?
When we think about the choices and decisions that we make we usually don't think about what or who is influencing them. When we have thoughts come to our mind, rather good or bad ones, we take them as just our thoughts. When we respond to our emotions or a situation, we look at it …
New year, New beginning
We all make new years resolutions with great intentions on achieving the goals that we have set. We say that we are going to save more money, lose weight, stop a bad habit, start doing something that we have been needing to do. We are enthusiastic about making the changes that we have said that …
Choose to live by your new heart
Ezekiel 18: 31-32 repent and turn from your sins. Don't let them destroy you! Put all your rebellion behind you, and find yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O people of Israel? I dont want you to die, says the sovereign Lord. Turn back and live!! When it …
The Abundant Life 