(Rom 8:31 NKJV) What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? Being challenged at work to do beyond our capacity and being under-paid is a hard thing to deal with, especially knowing that there is not much out there for work these days. We need … Read more
(James 5:16 NKJV) …The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. For many years I thought that this verse meant that in order to be effective, a prayer had to be fervent… repetitive, prayed many times. It’s how we are all taught. We’ve all heard that we need to prey fervently. But we … Read more
(1 Cor 13:13 NKJV) And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. How do we show God’s love on this earth? There are so many ways and so many opportunities that it can be very overwhelming at times. But, the most important thing is that we never stop, … Read more
(1 Cor 10:13 NKJV) No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it. I want to … Read more
(John 4:48-51 NKJV) Then Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will by no means believe.” {49} The nobleman said to Him, “Sir, come down before my child dies!” {50} Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your son lives.” So the man believed the word that Jesus spoke to … Read more
(Job 2:9-10 NKJV) Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!” {10} But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?” In all this Job did not … Read more
(Luke 8:23-25 NKJV) But as they sailed He fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water, and were in jeopardy. {24} And they came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then He arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the … Read more
(Gen 2:2 NKJV) And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Oh how I love this verse…how God Almighty Himself took a rest after all His work. Do we understand that we need to rest, … Read more
(Prov 3:5-6 NKJV) Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; {6} In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. Sometimes it can seem very hard to know what choices to make and what direction to take, when it comes time to make important … Read more
(2 Cor 9:6-7 NKJV) But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. {7} So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. I believe that as we give back … Read more
(2 Tim 1:7 NKJV) For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. One of our biggest enemies is fear. Fear will try to keep us from doing things that we need to do, simply because we’ve never done them before. Fear will … Read more