“Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalm 139: 23-24. How often do you pour your heart out before the Lord, seeking guidance, peace and comfort-I am not sure about you,…

“Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.” Psalm 27:14. Wait is an action that we don’t often desire to concur with…it is defined as to stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or until something else happens. We…

“Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men: forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.” 2 Corinthians…

“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” Ephesians 6:12. As born-again believers we study, consider, and strive to apply our spiritual weapons against Satan and his demonic forces daily. The apostle Paul admonishes us…

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” Psalm 46:1. It is quite easy to talk about peace, love, and happiness when things are going great, or we are having mountain top experiences; but way down deep in the valley of trials and tribulations, when things aren’t going so well or…

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10. Stillness constitutes the absence of movement, deep silence and calm. There are obvious times when physical movement needs to cease, as in the presence of imminent danger or physical inability; but…

“I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.  And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them.” John 17:9-10. Thine is an old english or religious possessive pronoun, giving the ownership or beloning to one.…

“If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?” Matthew 7:11. A good and loving father will do whatever it takes to raise his children to the best of his abilities… often…

“Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.” 1 Corinthians 13:1.  We have heard the old proverb numerous times “Charity begins at home and spreads abroad” many believe that it is a verse from the bible. However, it…

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” Jeremiah 29:11 It is not easy to let go of things that we hold near and dear to our hearts or even beliefs that we have held on for…