Verse of the Week: “The steps of the godly are directed by the Lord. He delights in every detail of their lives.” (Psalm 37:23NLT) Truth of the Week: I am currently reading a book by Francis Chan called The Forgotten God. (Like his previous book, Crazy Love, this book is easy to read and hard [...]
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Step By Step
Posted in Truth of the Week, tagged being led by the Spirit, francis chan, God's will for my life on June 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Letting God Lead
Posted in Truth of the Week, tagged following God, Gof will direct your steps, we are sheep not shepherds on June 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Verse of the Week: “I know, O LORD, that a man’s life is not his own; it is not for man to direct his steps.” (Jeremiah 10:23) Truth of the Week: As we go about our day to day living, it is so easy to slip into the trap of making our own plans and [...]
A Trio of Truths
Posted in Truth of the Week, tagged awesome God, God is alive, God is King, God is truth, God never lies on June 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Verse of the Week: “But the LORD is the true God; he is the living God and the everlasting King.” (Jeremiah 10:10) Truth of the Week: This week’s “truth of the week” is really a trio of truths that we need to impress on our souls: 1) The LORD is the true God. All day, [...]
2BUSY4U
Posted in Truth of the Week, tagged drawing near to God, God cares about our hearts, time with God on May 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Verse of the Week: “Be to me a rock of refuge; to which I may continually come.” (Psalm 71:3a) Truth of the Week: On school mornings, the kids and I leave the house at about the same time each day and travel the same twenty five minute route to get to our destination. As the [...]
Cultivating Confidence in God
Posted in Truth of the Week, tagged not fearing the future, trusting God on May 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Verse of the Week: “They do not fear bad news; they confidently trust the Lord to care for them.” (Psalm 112:7 NLT) Truth of the Week: Let’s be honest – life isn’t always easy, is it? Throughout the course of our lives we are sure to encounter a good deal of bad news. We know [...]
An Invitation to Intimacy
Posted in Truth of the Week, tagged having a close relationship with God, intimacy with God, knowing God, nearness to God on May 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Verse of the Week: “And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And there he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.” Truth of the Week: The transfiguration [...]
Being Honest About Calamity
Posted in Truth of the Week, tagged calamity, the purpose of pain, trusting God in suffering on May 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Verse of the Week: “I am the Lord, and there is no other, besides me there is no God. I equip you, though you do not know me, that people may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is none besides me; I am the Lord, and there is [...]
Seeing Beyond Our Circumstances
Posted in Truth of the Week, tagged forgotten by God, God will not leave us, trusting God in trials on April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Verse of the Week: “But Zion said, ‘The Lord has forsaken me; my Lord has forgotten me.” (Isaiah 49:14) Truth of the Week: In the first thirteen verses of Isaiah 49, God is showering His hurting people with good news. Not only is He sending someone to rescue them from the hands of the Babylonians, [...]
Trusting God in Times of Trouble
Posted in Truth of the Week, tagged dealing with adversity, the purpose of trials, trusting God on April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Verse of the Week: “Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.” (Psalm 50:15) Truth of the Week: This verse has been floating through my mind a lot lately. Here is what has struck me: 1) I was created for the glory of God. Scripture tells [...]
It is Great to Love a Serving God!
Posted in Truth of the Week, tagged God is our Father, God takes care of us, God's sufficiency, serving God on April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Verse of the Week: “Listen to me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been borne by me from before your birth, carried from the womb; even to your old age I am he, and to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will [...]