Second in a series on joy. “You became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you welcomed the message in the midst of severe suffering with the joy given by the Holy Spirit.” 1 Thessalonians 1:6 There is much information available online and in bookstores related to finding joy. Most of the information available …
Image via fellowshipofaburningheart.wordpress.com In the summer of 1947, a small group of people met to pray at a cabin at Forrest Home Christian Conference Center in the San Bernadino Mountains of Southern California. This prayer meeting lasted all night amid tears, joy, pleading and praises to our God. By the time they were done for …
This is the fifth installment in a series on developing a conversational relationship with our God by His Holy Spirit. The previous posts were published February 6, April 16, 23, and 30. The key to this entire process of conversational communion with our God the Holy Spirit is the absolute surrender of the person to …
This is the fourth installment in a series on developing a conversational relationship with our God by His Holy Spirit. The previous posts were published February 6, April 16, and April 23. Quote above from Della Reese. The first step in learning to have conversational communion with my God was realizing that He indeed speaks …
"So then, a sabbath rest still remains for the people of God; 10 for those who enter God’s rest also cease from their labors as God did from his. Let us therefore make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fall through such disobedience as theirs.” --Hebrews 4:9-11 Our God entered into …
I have a confession to make. I hear my God speaking to me every day. Not a prophetic utterance that should be announced with a “Thus saith the Lord.” And not a psychotic experience of hearing voices in my head. What I hear is what one would hear in a conversational friendship with a mentor …
"There is one and only one possible road to joy: selfless love." - Peter Kreeft Our God desires from each of us a covenant love toward Himself that is relentless in the pursuit of intimacy and communion, unfailing in its focus upon Him daily. A love that never fails. Some might think that this is …
“But so far as justification is concerned, Christ and I must be so closely attached that He lives in me and I in Him. What a marvelous way of speaking! Because He lives in me, whatever grace, righteousness, life, peace, and salvation there is in me is all Christ’s; nevertheless it is mine as well, …
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, …
Second in a short series on praying in faith "...they think that they will be heard because of their many words." - Jesus of Nazareth, as recorded by Mathew In the last post, the words of Jesus on praying intimately with the Father in heaven were the focus. Now, Matthew 6:7-8 are the focus. In …
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