Faith-Filled Encouragement: Growing Together in Faith, Health, and Life.
A Bit Of Bible: Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. And the Scriptures give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God's promises to be fulfilled. -Romans 15:4 A Bit Of Prayer: Father, Thank you for Your Word, and all that it teaches me. It… Continue reading Romans 15:4
A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit. -Proverbs 15:4 I’ve been thinking a great deal about the words coming out of my mouth. Throughout the Bible we are told to be very careful of the way we speak and think. A gentle tongue can have healing power,… Continue reading Are Your Words Life-Giving?
A Bit of Bible: A calm and undisturbed mind and heart are the life and health of the body, but envy, jealousy, and wrath are like rottenness of the bones. Proverbs 14:30 A Bit of Prayer: Father, I pray that with Your help I would have a calm and undisturbed mind and heart. Please… Continue reading Proverbs 14:30
Enjoy prosperity while you can, but when hard times strike, realize that both come from God. Remember that nothing is certain in this life. Ecclesiastes 7:14 NLV It is easy to praise God and show gratitude in prosperity. I can be thankful when life is good. When things are going my way. I can praise… Continue reading Hard Times??
How many people are going through life looking fine in appearance, but lacking the necessary nourishment from the Word of God to fully thrive, be fruitful, and live the abundant life God has planned for them?? Are you one of them? But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands… Continue reading Are You Good Soil??
A Bit Of Bible: All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has… Continue reading 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
We've all been there. We've all experienced moments when things didn't work out the way we hoped and prayed they would. Moments when life feels overwhelmingly hard, and feelings of failure and guilt are all too familiar. Moments when nothing seems to be changing, even though we're trying so hard. Moments when nothing we do… Continue reading Are You Facing Feelings of Discouragement?
A Bit of Bible: Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, the You have brought me this far?? II Samuel 7:18 A Bit Of Prayer: Father, I come before You today to say thank you for every blessing You… Continue reading II Samuel 7:18
Not only must we seek God for His wisdom, knowledge, and understanding, but we also must pray to have hearts that are obedient to Him. Ultimately our choices have repercussions, and a lack of obedience can limit our blessings from the Lord. King Solomon can teach us a wonderful example of this. The LORD was very angry… Continue reading Wisdom Without Obedience is Useless
A Bit of Bible: David acted wisely in all his ways and succeeded, and the Lord was with him. 1 Samuel 18:14 A Bit of Prayer: Father, I pray 1 Samuel 18:14 over my life. I desire to act wisely in all of my ways. That like David, I could learn to control my emotions… Continue reading 1 Samuel 18:14
