Posts that cover and address the daily real-life and raw struggles of this world. These are articles/posts/devotions that are meant to encourage and equip those struggling with X and to help guide them into freedom, healing and wholeness in Christ.
The righteous cry, and the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. –Psalm 34:17-18 Loss and grief are experiences that are common in our world. Everyone has or at some point will experience loss and everyone has …
How awful it can be to feel alone. To sense that no one cares. These feelings can lead to despair and feelings of hopelessness. The impact of these feelings can be far-reaching. They can affect much more than just our attitudes. In fact, loneliness actually has a physical impact. Recent research published by the American …
We’ve all been there. We’ve all been lost in situations where we were totally helpless, completely hopeless, and utterly terrified. It might have been in the midst of loved one’s untreatable illness. Or we may have been navigating a devastating financial loss. Perhaps it was in the midst of a heart-wrenching relationship struggle. No matter …
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” ~Galatians 5:22-23 Have you ever felt like you were over-indulging in something? Have you ever felt like you went too far in a situation? Maybe you looked back and thought, “Wow, I …
Fruits of the Spirit In-depth Study and Application “Temperance & Self Control” Read More »
Scripture: Luke 10:38-42 (NIV) Why do we seek perfection? The short answer is Pride. As people, there is a natural desire to want to be acknowledged and known for being the best at something. And while there is nothing wrong with striving for excellence, a desire to be perfect can mask selfish ambition, a people …
The weapons we fight with may not be physical guns, swords, or bombs, but through the mighty power of God, they are Weapons of Mass Destruction and Deliverance. The Word of God is our Spiritual sword in Ephesians 6:17. It is quick, powerful, and sharper than any other sword. God’s Word can be life and …
“I loathe my own life; I will give full vent to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.”-Job 10:1 The story of Job has always spoken great volumes to me. There were seasons of my life that I struggled with bitterness towards God. I didn’t understand the bigger picture of God’s …
Do you sometimes feel like you are less than enough? My dear friend, I hope this resonates with you today. You are God’s creation; He made you exactly how He wanted to. You are not lacking. You were dreamed up and made uniquely with characteristics all your own. We always hear “comparison is the thief …
Read: Judges 6:1-16 Anyone who’s struggled with fear and anxiety understands the difficulty of overcoming these emotions. Gideon was a man who experienced great apprehension because he lived when Israel was being oppressed by the Midianites as a result of their rebellion against God. Conditions had become so desperate that Gideon was threshing grain in …
Written by Dr. Faith Pierce “Do I matter? Has God forgotten me?” Have these refrains been reverberating in your head? Maybe you are used to shoving your needs aside to prioritize work, an aging parent, or a selfish spouse. But time continues to zoom by while your life is stuck on idling. Take your co-worker, …
We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. 2 Corinthians 4:8-10 The Christian faith walk …
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Rejection is a spirit or feeling that almost everyone has been affected by in their lives. It is a predictable and common tactic of the devil to use this spirit to undermine and assault people to cause them to limp through life with a skewed perspective, believing that they don’t belong. Rejection causes us to …
