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What now?

He said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked I shall return there. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name…

Say goodbye to yesterday

Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.” -Luke 9:62 (NIV) Never be…

Beautiful

He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to…

Helping others before yourself

For My yoke is easy and My burden is light. -Matthew 11:30 (NASB) But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord,…

Carry your cross, or yourself?

And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. -Luke 14:27 (NIV) Beware of refusing to go to the funeral of your own…

How to stay in the eye of the storm

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. -Mark 11:24 (NIV) He who knows how…

Anything but that, Lord

Even to your old age, I am He, And even to gray hairs I will carry you! I have made, and I will bear; Even I will carry,…

Don’t cling too tightly

Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe. -Proverbs 28:26 (NIV) At the time of this writing, over two years…

The bitter root

See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. -Hebrews 12:15…

Get out of your own way

Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey–whether you are slaves to sin, which leads…