Nothing on earth compares to the strength God is willing to interject into lives caught in the act of believing.
As God took me through the journey that became the Bible study Breaking Free, He taught me to look for a common denominator among the things that triggered my destructive habits.
I don’t just commit sin. Apart from God, I am sinful. My problem is not just what I do; it’s who I am without His nature.
It is not about never doubting, it is about coming out on the other side with twice the faith you had going into your doubt.
There is not a single soul that jealousy looks good on. Nobody! It looks ugly on everybody and it makes us act ugly – it makes us act out of character.
Let’s all wise up. Some of us aren’t fighting the fire; we’re playing with fire. Flirting with the devil. Stop it! Stop it now before all hell literally breaks loose.
The Bible teaches that there are no lost causes. No permanent pit-dwellers except those who refuse to leave.
Sometimes truth is costly but not nearly as costly as deception.
No sin, no matter how momentarily pleasurable, comforting, or habitual, is worth missing what God has for us.
No matter what authority Satan and his subjects have temporarily been allowed in this world system, Christ can pull rank anytime He wants to.
I don’t know a single person who truly seems to bear the mark of God’s presence and power in his or her life who hasn’t been asked by God to be obedient in a way that was dramatically painful.
Christ sets us free by the power of His Spirit; then He maintains our freedom as we learn to live from day to day in the power of that Spirit.
Christian hedonists don’t discount suffering, they just don’t give up until they find the gain in loss.
Anxiety is our agitated soul scrambling for control.
Never will He hold your hand more tightly than when He is leading you through the dark.
Our victory rests not on faith in our spirituality. Our victory rests on faith in our God.
Soothing words can become just another drug we swallow to dull our pain.
We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us, but frankly we won’t if we’re too afraid to try.
I don’t know what kind of courage it took thousands of years ago, but I know how courageous women need to be today.
God holds his people responsible for righteousness, not for results.