For all of humanity, God says,“I love you. I have loved you enough to provide a way for you to have a relationship with me. I have loved you enough to form a unique plan for your life. I have loved you enough to provide for your needs.” God goes on to say, “However,...
LISTEN TO THE DEVOTIONAL It’s easy to look at wicked people who seem to have everything and wonder if doing what’s right is even worth it. An ancient poet and musician named Asaph felt exactly that. Asaph wrote Psalm 73, a song in the Bible. He looked at the...
Is it really possible to fall in love all over again? Alzada lives in the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan. She’s a young woman who’s been married for seven years. She says that her husband is a good man, but she just didn’t feel that she loved him anymore. “I have...
My mother once told me that the most fulfilling thing she ever did in her life was to have children. Each one was unique. Each one was especially loved. When you see a mother cradling a baby in her arms, it’s a picture of how tenderly God loves us. In Isaiah 49:15-16,...
LISTEN TO THE DEVOTIONAL “I really need that!” How many times have you said those words even this week? Or perhaps it was your eight-year old who had been impressed with the commercials on TV who says, “I really need it, Dad!” And, of course, we quickly think...
When we pursue our dreams, setbacks are inevitable—obstacles, doubts, mistakes. But it’s not the fall that defines us… it’s the response. We don’t have to stay down. Like the bobo doll—we bounce back. Again. And again. Setbacks don’t define us—unless we let them. 3...
LISTEN TO THE DEVOTIONAL What keeps a person alive when they’ve decided they don’t want to be? It’s a question more young people are facing than you might think. Globally, as many as 1 in 5 have seriously considered ending their lives.[1] Elena, a young woman...
LISTEN TO THE DEVOTIONAL A young woman called me on the phone utterly discouraged. “My husband works hard, and so do I,” she explained. “But we never seem to get ahead financially. I look at my friends and see them remodeling their homes and sending their kids...
Hindi lahat ng nasa ministry ay spiritually healthy. Sa totoo lang, may mga tao sa loob ng ministry na: Active Faithful sa attendance Committed sa tasks Pero internally… ubos na. Ubos sa pagod Ubos sa pressure At higit sa lahat… ubos na ang langis Ito ang delikadong...
When Jesus cried out from the cross, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” in Matthew 27:46, He was not expressing fear or abandonment. He was pointing His followers to the amazing set of prophecies in Psalm 22. His words are the opening line of a psalm written...