We are suppose to rest in God but often times we find ourselves trying to work hard for God. We feel like the more we do for God the more He will love and approve of us. But the thing is, no where in the Bible does it say that we must work for God's …
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He never said it would be easy
Photo by Jill Wellington on Pexels.com When it comes to the life that is available to us through Jesus it is something that we have to learn and put effort in. Just because we have accepted Jesus into our hearts doesn't mean that life suddenly changes on its own. Yes we may be able to …
Addiction has no favorites
I want to talk about something that is a little out of the norm for my post but I believe it is something very important that needs to be talked about. I think that the average person looks at this topic as only "lower class" or "bad people" have this problem, and if you do …
Believing without the evidence
Believing is a decision that we have to make. The Bible says that those who believe without seeing are blessed. I think that what that is saying is life is better when you believe the word of God without yet seeing the evidence because you have hope that better is coming. Because you choose to …
In the face of opposition
When we decide that we are going to follow Jesus and step into the kind of life He has for us we will face opposition. Anytime that we decide to do any kind of good thing the enemy will come against us. He will use our thoughts, desires, temptations, emotions, and other people to try …
Good can come from something bad
Thirteen years ago today my life changed forever. What many would see as a bad thing happening God used to bring new life to me. While I laid in the hospital bed with machines breathing for me and my body broken and mangled up God was doing a miracle. While some of the best trauma …
WE HAVE TO SELF REJUVENATE
Our lives can get super busy and hectic at times. We get caught up in work, family, home, the kids activities, church activities, and everything else. There seems to not be enough hours in the day to take care of all the things that need taken care of, much less to be able to take …
The Abundant Life 