Sometimes your conflicts are with an actual antagonist who wants to emotionally or physically harm you. But most of your battles are with yourself, with old ways of thinking that let pain, fear, and resentment sabotage your life. When those past mindsets take over your present perceptions, they cloud your identity and mess with your …
Go for the Latter
You can judge the offender with your righteous indignation and retaliate, or judge what may be needed in the offender’s life with the Holy Spirit and pray. One binds you to the offender with pain and resentment, the other frees your mind to be renewed and your heart to heal. Just a thought.
Declare Your Day
Through years of pain and difficulty, Joseph held onto his faith in God, trusting him for every promise, despite the horrible circumstances. Joseph would see those promises fulfilled beyond his wildest dreams. He named his children to reflect the testimony of his life. "Manasseh" meant to forget the pain of the past, and "Ephraim" meant …
Good for Life
“Jesus said, ‘Come to me, all of you who are tired of carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest’” (Matthew 11:28). “Then Jesus said, ‘Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile’” (Mark 6:31). “Rise up, beloved, and come away with me’” (Song of Songs 2:10). Your invitation is …
Don’t Underestimate Your Worth
People may try to make you feel insignificant, but to your heavenly Father, you have more value than all the treasure in the world. No matter what you’ve been going through, your life is still brilliant and beautiful, because you are always brilliantly and beautifully loved.
Equip Your Spirit 