So I run straight to the goal with purpose in every step. I fight to win. I’m not just shadow-boxing or playing around. Like an athlete I punish my body, treating it roughly, training it to do what it should, not what it wants to. 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Until you find your purpose, you would keep going round wasting your time doing the things that are not important to the reason you were born... »
Some say patience is a virtue, and some say the patient get nothing. My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. James 1:2-4 NKJV In the verse above, when the Bible says ‘trials’ what it actually means is ‘... »
Hello all, I hope we are good! This morning, I woke up thinking about an issue that has seemingly refused to go away, and I was almost feeling down. Then I remembered a verse of scripture that I feel like sharing with you now. So we do not focus on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18 HCSB God was actually using this ... »
You have all you need to become all you ever could. The Word lets us know that there is nothing you need towards becoming the most successful and happy person you could ever dream about, that you don’t have already. Col 2:10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power. You can become anything you could ever dream about. The question is not if you have the abil... »
Colossians 1:17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. Colossians 1:17 AMP And He Himself existed and is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. [His is the controlling, cohesive force of the universe.] The Word says that Jesus (who is the Word of God) is actually the cohesive (binding) force that binds the whole universe together. In other words, the Word of... »
Ephesians 4:11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ. The Bible let’s us know here that the 5-fold ministry is primarily for the equipping of the saints (everyone is a saint in God’s house – this does not mean they are fully grown... »
The mind is a powerful place. It houses our intellect, our will, our emotions, our memories, our habits, our character and the way we do things generally. Contrary to general belief, the way we do things and our general character is not determined by inheritance and largely unchangeable. Actually, researchers have discovered that genetics, or inheritance does not play as large a role in behavior a... »
Have you started forgetting what God has told you? Have you started doubting it? Have you felt that maybe He might not do it the way He said He would? What matters though is what you SAY and what you DO in line with God’s Word at these times when you get these types of thoughts. This is even more important than what you think. When we get feelings like this, we need to spend time LOOKING at God’s ... »
The Word says, “Fight the good fight of faith …” (1 Tim. 6:12). If there weren’t any hindrances to faith, there wouldn’t be a fight. When it comes to the natural things, we would fight for what belongs to us. But when it comes to spiritual things, many times we just roll over and play dead! For instance, if someone came to your house and claimed your children and your... »
God is always with you whether you feel it or not. God’s actions are not based on how you feel, they are based on the word of God. As long as the Lord has ever spoken to you, He would never leave you. The Lord will never let you go. He would always hold on to you and bring His Word to pass. (Genesis 28:15) The blessings of God are permanently yours (Ephesians 1:3). This is not based on how y... »
