We are all born with the desire to be loved, accepted, understood, and listened to.  Some of us have been blessed to be born into a loving family, or blessed with friends, or others who unconditionally love, believe in, and listen to us, even though we are far from being flawless.  To have someone who will pay attention to our words while making a conscious effort to hear our heart is a priceless blessing that brings healing to our soul,…..

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 As our relationship develops and deepens with Jesus Christ, we understand that his faithful love and the Word of God are the powers that grow faith. It is inevitable that our faith in God, that which we say we believe, will be tried while living in this world. When spiritual belief is tested, one or two things will happen. Either our genuine faith will be validated as reality in our heart and lives, or we will find our faith being…..

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Most people believe the path to peace and joy is created by experiencing “ideal” circumstances, and we all have different ideas and thoughts of what “ideal” looks like.  Some believe they would be at peace if they had an understanding partner, more money, a better job, flawless children, and a bigger house, or maybe we need to downsize. Others proclaim that they could find peace if they could just move to another city, the beach, or mountains, maybe some semblance…..

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The spirit of antichrist is prevalent and common in our world today.   The goal of this spirit is to tear down and ridicule, to present God’s love and sacrificial atonement phony, as well as unnecessary, and to portray Jesus Christ as a condemning, narrow minded figure who is out- of- step with the needs of struggling mankind.  However, the accusations of the spirit of antichrist could not be any further from the truth.  The Truth is God loves and cherishes…..

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On the cross, Jesus Christ paid the price for fallen mankind’s sin, creating a bridge to re-unite us with our Holy God. Jesus overcame the negative power of Satan and defeated spiritual death, hell, and the grave. Through Jesus name we have been given the authority and opportunity to come out of bondage and discover spiritual enlightenment, physical healing, and emotional recovery. When we believe in Jesus through faith, the Holy Spirit connects with our spirit and lives within our…..

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“What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee” (Psalm56:3). Most of us thrive when our circumstances feel familiar and it seems as if things in our lives at least under partial control. But when we experience unexpected challenges in health, family, finances, job security, etc., that tests our raw faith; we often become afraid and feel crippled in our ability to roll our cares onto God. In spite of our best efforts to let go of tormenting fear,…..

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Many people believe that if we love God and love others as we love ourselves things will go easy for us in this world. However, Jesus told his disciples, “For in this unbelieving world you will experience trouble and sorrows”. So the reality of living on fallen planet earth exempts no one from experiencing times of difficulty, disappointment, or frustration. Our Lord Jesus told His disciples, whom He loved, that they would encounter troubles and problems on this earth.  After…..

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Sometimes the experience of loving and being loved generates warm feelings that bring happiness, satisfaction, pleasure, and encouragement. This type of Love has the power to lift us up and reward us with the courage to keep stepping forward in life- towards our destiny! However, true love is not just a feeling, and Jesus tells us to love those who will not, or cannot return our love. When we experience this side of love, it doesn’t always feel rewarding. Instead…..

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Even people who consider themselves courageous and strong have times when they feel overburdened, afraid, and weak. When life feels dreadful, and it feels too hard to keep stepping forward through the daily challenges, our heart and soul may sense the need to give up and quit. At this point it would be easy to fall into self-pity, or self-loathing for not being stronger, BUT that would only lead us in the wrong direction…. to emotional and spiritual defeat. We…..

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When Jesus left the upper room with his disciples, he went to the Mount of Olives, his place of secret prayer. There he told the apostles, “Keep praying for strength to be prepared for the severe test of your faith that is about to come.” In the garden of Gethsemane, the Lord cautioned His disciples about the tempter’s power, and counseled with word and example how to overcome the Enemy’s persuasion. Jesus used the weapon of ‘pouring out your hearts…..

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