Kindness
“God bless those who clean up the pain and grief of the world without seeking recognition, for their sorrow, too, will turn to joy. May...
Surrender
“There is a saying, “The more we try to control what we cannot control, the more out of control we feel. It is only when we let go of our...
Intercessory Prayer
Timothy 2:1); yet, note, there is no essential difference between these types of petitions, for both are “prayers,” and both are offered...
Mercy
“The word mercy in English is the translation of the Greek word eleos. This word has the same ultimate root as the old Greek word for...
Faith, Trust, and Belief
“When we separate faith from everything else, we make it into belief. It becomes the assent to the truth of something that cannot be...
Strength and Weakness
“ [‘For though He was crucified in weakness, yet He lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by...
Circumstances
“When Esau and Jacob were born, Scripture records that the younger son, Jacob, follows so quickly that he grasps onto the heel of his...
God's Will vs Self Will
“What lies hidden in the designs of God I confess I do not know—I am only a man—but this I know with full certainty, that, whatever it...
Looking Backwards/Looking to the Past
“Some of us live in the past, our lives driven by memories of some powerful experience, defining event, or former relationship....
Searching
“If in the things of this life no one can gain a great profit if he should conduct them in and indifferent and chance way, much more will...