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Fasting Day One

Joel 2:12–13 (CSB)

12Even now— this is the Lord’s declaration— turn to me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning. 

13Tear your hearts, not just your clothes, and return to the Lord your God. For he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in faithful love, and he relents from sending disaster.

When fasting it is important to write out a list of…

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The Grace of Jesus Frees you from Fear of Failure

Genesis 39:2 (ESV)

2 The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master.

When I was in basic training as an enlisted soldier in the Army, I feared the weapon qualification portion of the training. I never laid eyes on a gun until that particular point in my life. I saw guns on T.V but never in person. The drill sergeant made it clear…

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The Gift of Righteousness Gives us Peace

The Gift of Righteousness Gives us Peace

Justification by faith gives the believer peace with God. Sin is the dividing factor between God and his create. The greek word for peace can be rendered rest. We can rest in God because justification took care of our sin problem. This is such a wonderful blessing! What does this rest look like?

In my beginning years of following Jesus, I had the mentality that there was nothing I could do to…

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Command Your Soul

Psalm 62:5 (KJV 1900)

5  My soul, wait thou only upon God; For my expectation is from him.

Meditate on this verse. Isn’t the language profound here? Do you see what I see? The Psalmist commanded his own soul to line up with the expectancy of faith. In other words, the Psalmist poetically, commanded his very own, feeble, soul to wait on the Lord.

I think our words have power. When we…

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He Gives Strength to the Weary

He Gives Strength to the Weary

“He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength”

(Isaiah 40:29 ESV)

Life has many ways of showing us that we do not have the strength we believe we have. Society tells us that we must be strong. During tragedy, we embrace the phrase “we have to be strong for each other.” This is a lie from Satan. We do not have to be strong for each other. We need to be…

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Does God Want Me Happy?

Does God Want Me Happy?

Psalm 1:1 (CSB)

How happy is the one who does not walk in the advice of the wicked or stand in the pathway with sinners or sit in the company of mockers!

There is a lot of meat in this single verse. We find at the beginning that God, indeed, wants His children to be happy. The connection is that this found happiness is in God, and in His instructions.

The instructions of God, and…

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Faith Makes Mountains Move

Faith Makes Mountains Move

“Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows”

(Luke 12:7 ESV)

It is one thing to believe Jesus for your eternal destination, but we also need faith for our temporal life on earth. This is a beautiful balance that the Christian must master in order to live a full abundant life to the glory of God.

Jesus cares for the ALL matter…

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Word of the Day: JOY

Word of the Day: JOY

“…And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength” (Nehemiah 8:10 ESV)

When you have God’s joy in your heart outside trouble becomes small. The and joy that comes from God is greater than the pressure from stress and turmoil. Are you anxious today? Are you moved by the things you can see with the natural eye?

There was a man who never answered his door unless it was the…

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God Hears You!

Psalms 18:6 (ESV) 6 In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.

Ponder this verse with me. Meditate on it. Let’s apply it. In your greatest distress, when you call to God, He hears your prayers.

We call to many things in this life: pills, explicit websites, explicit magazines, a friend, a family…

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God Knows and Understands Your Depression

God Knows and Understands Your Depression

Let the righteous rejoice in The LORD and take refuge in Him! Let all the upright in heart exult! (Psalm 64:10 ESV)

This post will not include the whole Psalm of 64. I will also forewarn you that the verse I reference does not directly talk about depression but it still applies. This post is simply a response to defeating depression by rejoicing in The Lord.

For those of you reading…

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The Importance of Morning Devotion

The Importance of Morning Devotion

Psalm 5:3 (CSB) In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I plead my case to you and watch expectantly.

Morning devotion is vital to the life of Christ’s disciples. A morning that is consecrated and focused on Him, will determine the results of the day. A life that is devoted to Christ is a life that experiences victory in every area of life. I want to be clear that I am not…

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Fasting Journal Day One

Fasting Journal Day One

I am opening day one of my 7 day total cleaning fast. This is a water fast, which means I will not consume food. Tea and coffee are permitted. The purpose of this fast is to cleanse my body, but mainly to grow spiritually in relationship with The Holy Spirit!

Fasting has many benefits. The focus for day one is Matthew 4:4. When I am hungry and tempted I will declare this verse over myself and…

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Thirst For God

Psalm 143:6 (ESV)

6I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah

I experience moments in my spiritual walk with God, when I feel like a dry desert (in a good way). I feel like a dry desert because a dry desert longs for any source of moisture. I often feel thirsty in my soul and I often long for a spiritual experience with God. Like a land that is dry…

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Sin Will Decay your Bones!

Sin Will Decay your Bones!

When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long” (Psalm 32:3 KJV)

When building homes there are two necessary elements you must have or you will not have a home. Those elements are the foundation and the frame. But there is this insect that seeks to rip out the foundation and eat away at the frame of homes called carpenter ants. Carpenter ants build nests inside the…

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Strength at all Times

Strength at all Times

The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalm 27:1 KJV)

Sometimes we only go to God when we are in trouble. I want to assure you that you can call out to him all times, in all things. God cares about the “little” matters of your life as well as the monumental. He cares about the changing of your tire and the…

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The Lord is Close to the Brokenhearted

The Lord is Close to the Brokenhearted

Psalm 34:18(NKJV) 18 The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart,And saves such as have a contrite spirit.

The Lord never promised that your heart will not get broken. He never promised that you will not face an uphill battle. He sure did not promise that your life will always be peachy, rosy, and fresh fragrance all time. Sometimes life’s circumstances just smell like feces. Here is the…

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Giving is not Collateral When we give to others we should give from the goodness of our hearts and not because we know we can receive something in return.