How to Fight Your Battle with the Full Armor of God When we put on the full armor of God to face battle, we must remain in the Holy Spirit to fully win each battle. We must understand the enemy and be able to put on the whole armor of God to stand firmly. Ephesians […]
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How to Deal with Shame and Regret on the Faith Journey During the faith journey, there comes an important point when we learn how to deal with shame and regret. We recently watched The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. The character Bard the Bowman struck a chord in me because he and his family
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Always Receiving from God Always receiving from God is an important action we must take during the faith journey. God freely gives many great gifts, including forgiveness, the Holy Spirit, and faith; however, we must accept, or receive these gifts, to mature in Christ. What the Bible says about asking and receiving “For everyone who
Encouraging Bible Verses About Faith in Hard Times At some point, every person faces something giant and difficult in their lives. Everyone has a Goliath to face. No matter what the giant is, God gives us encouraging Bible verses about faith in hard times. As a parent in a food-allergy family, I have learned to
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Inspirational Bible Verses about Strength and Courage God’s word brings reassurance to our faith through inspirational Bible verses about strength and courage. There is no more appropriate time than now to look to the Bible about what God says about being strong and courageous. What God says about being Strong Psalms 73:25-26 NIV says, “Whom
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Facing Challenges in Life: God Help Us How do you face challenges in life? I get on my knees and pray, “God help us” because God’s help is always available. “I lift my eyes to the mountains–where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and
God’s Presence: Touched by Holiness We were designed to live dwelling in the presence of God, but we can only enter God’s presence if we are touched by the holiness of God. Holiness means to be holy or set apart. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, holy means “exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one
How to have Holiness when Setting Boundaries in Relationships What does holiness have to do with setting boundaries in relationships? Absolutely everything! “Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.” ~ Hebrews 12:14 NIV My father-in-law officiated my wedding and provided premarital
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Living in God’s Presence includes Denying Self Just as repentance brings God’s presence, denying self keeps us living in God’s presence. “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life
True Repentance Brings the Presence of God After receiving forgiveness, the Holy Spirit, and faith, remember that true repentance brings the presence of God. I have a group of friends who are currently counting down the days for Covid-19 to end or for our numbers to drop in our hometown so that we can meet
