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"And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus." —Philippians 4:19 Back in 1999, I knew I wanted to use my writing skills for God's kingdom, but I was not sure how to begin. One day, the Lord told me to buy a laptop computer. Back then, laptops...

"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,so that the servant of Godmay be thoroughly equipped for every good work." —2 Timothy 3:16-17 Sometimes I ask God to speak to me. Then I open the Bible to some random spot of the New...

“‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.” —Acts 2:17 Have you ever dreamed something that came true? It happens to me all of the time. I usually dream about...

"I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you."—Psalm 32:8 There are so many times in my life that I was faced with indecision about the best way to proceed in my life. Take for instance the time I was trying to decide which childcare...

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding..." —Proverbs 3:5 There are times in my life when I am sure that I know what is best for me. Then I hear from the Lord, and He wants me to do something else. In the end, I find out that God (of course) was right all...

"Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first." —Revelation 2:4 Before I was saved, I could hear absolutely nothing spiritual at all. After I was saved, my ears were opened—not only to the Lord, but also to other spiritual entities. Sometimes I heard angels; other...

"...being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." —Philippians 1:6 Christians can have so many sins, scars, and ungodly habits that the goal of holy living can seem overwhelmingly distant and difficult. That was...

“This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”—Psalm 118:24 I feel most alive when most people drift off to sleep in their beds. When it is time to wake up in the morning, all I want to do is SLEEP! I normally press the snooze button on my alarm clock four or five...

"'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'" —Jeremiah 29:11 Sometimes I will think, "Ah, I have time to relax!" Before a few minutes have passed, I notice my knitted eyebrows, tensed muscles, and...

"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." —2Timothy 1:7 KJV Children are openly plagued by fear. In adults, fear intertwines with other emotions and manifests as anxiety, depression, or simply a lack of peace. The above verse promises us...

"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." —Romans 8:28 Our family is part of the struggling middle class. We try not to use credit cards so things can be pretty tight. It always feels like we are on our...

"As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God...." —Psalm 42: 1 "My soul is downcast within me..." —Psalm 42: 6 No psalm quite expresses the status of my inward self like Psalm 42. Ever since I came to know Jesus over 20 years ago, I have this intense longing to be...

"On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say,for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking...

I have posted my written testimony in this forum in the past. It is kind of long. In a nutshell, I used to be an atheist and became a Christian after a supernatural experience. Anyway, a friend of mine from church put my testimony into his podcast. If interested, you can listen to it here: God...

"...God has said, 'Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.'” —Hebrews 13:5 We all have verses that God uses to get us through a season of our lives, but then we have life verses that remain meaningful for as long as we live. Hebrews 13:5 has been one of my life verses. My parents...

I write a lot of business emails every day. I used to close with: Have a good day! As I have grown as a Christian, I see a change in my way of thinking as it applies to myself and others. Instead of hoping the world circumstances would change to present them (or me) with a day filled with...

When I was younger, I went on a mission trip with my church and another trip to Israel. One thing that became so clear to me is that I was completely in love with Jesus Christ yet I still carried with me these needs like unnecessary luggage. I had addictions--some were somewhat innocent (as in...

I was walking around Six Flags with my children the other day. We were having a great time in the water park when I saw these very young Muslim women. They were covered from head to toe in scarves and veils. It was so incredibly hot that day! Later I saw another older woman with her entire face...

I have been feeling kind of down lately. The news always seems to be really negative, and I don't think I spend enough time appreciating nature as I should. Plus I am so busy. I got to thinking that maybe other people felt the same way. So I put together a collection of Christian poems in a free...

Thanks to all of you who prayed for the boy with C-Diff. He underwent a procedure and now tests negative. Hallelujah! God is good.