He Is Faithful and Good
Through our battles, large and small, we learn to stand strong. We learn to lean on God and not give up when…
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He Is Our Shelter and Refuge
God is our refuge. He is our walled city! We live in the place of refuge when we run to God and put everything in His care. He will not let us out of His sight or take His eyes off of us. When we flee to God and make Him our refuge…
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The Fruit of Goodness
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. ~Galatians 5:22-23a CSB The fruit of goodness is a fruit of the Spirit, but what does it look like? We see goodness in the nurse who, amid her busy schedule, risks losing her job to kneel by the bed of a dying patient to inquire whether she knows Jesus. If not, she leads her in prayer to accept God’s gift of salvation. … Continue reading →
Mountaintop and Valley Living
No matter how much we would like to constantly dwell on the mountaintop, God won’t let us. We need the valleys. That is where we learn to depend on God. The valleys we go through provide lessons we need to learn. …
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The Best Day of My Life
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. ~James 1:17 The year was 1967. The nurse handed my firstborn son to me, and I quickly peeled the blanket back to see if all fingers and toes were there. They were. That was the best day of my life. After more than thirty hours of labor and a forceps-assisted birth, … Continue reading →
Nine Days of Prayer
Discover new ways to pray in nine days of prayer using the fruit of the spirit. The article matches each day with a Bible verse and a prayer.
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The Fruit of Patience
As my fingers steadily drummed the steering wheel, thoughts of being late to my appointment ran through my mind. Would they tell me I needed to make another appointment…
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The Fruit of Joy
We were singing loudly, the evidence of joy shining on our faces. …
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Faith Lessons
Perhaps this clues you as to their identity, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. They went through three years of training in order to serve King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon who had enslaved them. Daniel also went through this rigorous training. …
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Evelyn Mason Wells: The Fruit of Peace
Sitting in the red Adirondack chair, enjoying the quiet of my surroundings, my heart, and soul overflowing with a peace I have felt only when resting in the presence of the Holy Spirit. …
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Evelyn Mason Wells: Here I Am!
I can still see the little fourth grade girl sitting in the auditorium, where she eagerly hung onto every word the missionary lady said. As I envisioned everything being described to those of us in the audience, a dream was born within me. No, not just a dream. It felt like a mandate, a calling. My mind raced, “I want to be a missionary and tell others about Jesus!” …
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