Life in The Spirit
- Reconciled from Bitterness Apr 4, 2022 There1 is one source of power that is stronger than every disappointment, bitterness or ingrained mistrust, and that power is Jesus Christ, Who brought forgiveness and reconciliation to the world.~Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005) Strive for peace…
- Leaving The Yoke of Bondage Jul 29, 2021 Indeed, if we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We…
- Living Through The Pain: Walking in The Spirit Jul 12, 2020 Begin at once; before you venture away from this quiet moment, ask your King to take you wholly into His service, and place all the hours of this day quite simply at His disposal, and ask…
- Cutting Away Our Self-Regard Feb 28, 2019 “Then the lion said — but I don’t know if it spoke — You will have to let me undress you. I was afraid of his claws, I can tell you, but I was pretty nearly…
- Love that Wins The War Feb 16, 2019 Late have I loved You, O Beauty so ancient and new; Late Have I loved You. Lo, You were within, but I outside, seeking there for you, and upon the shapely things you have made I…
- Always Remember, And Never Forget Jan 5, 2019 Far too many contemporary scholars try to explain what the Resurrection is: Oh, it’s a myth, it’s a legend, it’s a symbol, it’s a sign that Jesus’ cause goes on, that he’s a great man that…
- 道教耶和华 (Dàojiào Yēhéhuá) The Manifold Reality of G_d Dec 8, 2018 On the nature of God, and whether or not the Prime Mover does anything… When we begin to understand where Aquinas is going with: God is His Own existence or Act of Being; thus, as ‘ipsum…
- Timeless Safety in Him Nov 25, 2018 Eternity to the godly is a day that has no sunset; eternity to the wicked is a night that has no sunrise.~Thomas Watson Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of…
- My Testimony: Apologetics As A New Creation Oct 2, 2018 May you be encouraged. Christ has set me free to Love and serve.
- Emptiness of Soul Is The Beginning of Life in The Spirit May 29, 2018 Tell me not, in mournful numbers, “Life is but an empty dream!” For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is…
- Soul Rest in The Midst of Exhaustion May 23, 2018 When the soul by the Holy Spirit comes to know the Mother of God; when in the Holy Spirit the soul becomes kin to the Apostles, the Prophets, and all the Saints and Righteous Ones, then…
- Beaten by Grace Mar 26, 2018 Suffering, failure, loneliness, sorrow, discouragement, and death will be part of your journey, but the Kingdom of God will conquer all these horrors. No evil can resist grace forever. … If you reject the ragamuffin gospel…
- A King Born to Be Rejected Jan 23, 2018 What makes authentic disciples is not visions, ecstasies, biblical mastery of chapter and verse, or spectacular success in the ministry, but a capacity for faithfulness. Buffeted by the fickle winds of failure, battered by their own…
- The Day Trust Dies Aug 31, 2017 Whoever sincerely pronounces this prayer leaves his own will and puts all things in the will of God. But the will inspired by the demons consists is self-justification and trust in ourselves, and then they easily…
- Future Present Favor: Him Quickening Our Path Aug 8, 2017 No Mack. You are imagining a future without Me and that future does not exist. ~ Wm Paul Young, Jesus, speaking to Mack, in The Shack For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,…
- Coming Home to An Elephant Graveyard Jul 5, 2017 Deep within us all there is an amazing inner sanctuary of the soul, a holy place, a divine center, a speaking voice, to which we may continuously return. Eternity is at our hearts, pressing upon our…
- When Someone Wants to Steal Your Joy Jun 25, 2017 The gospel is absurd and the life of Jesus is meaningless unless we believe that He lived, died, and rose again with but one purpose in mind: to make brand-new creation. Not to make people with…
- Servanthood: Partaking in The Goodness of G_d Jun 1, 2017 Servanthood does not nullify leadership; it defines it. Jesus does not cease to be the Lion of Judah when He becomes the lamblike servant of the church. ~ John Piper Royalty is my identity. Servanthood is…
- Living Beyond Fear May 20, 2017 What would you do if you had no fear? What would your life be like if you had no fear? What would you attempt for God if you knew you couldn’t fail? What would you plan…
- Living in The Spirit Is A Real Thing May 18, 2017 i used to think that passion separated us from the beasts. Now I think that passion separates us from the spiritually dead or dying. ~ John Stack Or do you not know, brothers—for I am speaking…
- Ridiculous Shame May 15, 2017 The more guilt and shame that we have buried within ourselves, the more compelled we feel to seek relief through sin. ― Brennan Manning The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, because the LORD…
- Already Seated Above The Fight Apr 29, 2017 It has come these days with new light and power that the first thing we have to see to as we draw near to God day by day is that our fellowship is with the Father,…
- Awakening to Our True Hunger Dec 29, 2016 I came to love You late, O Beauty so ancient and new; I came to love You late. You were within me and I was outside, where I rushed about wildly searching for You like some…
- Hold On: Spirit Wins Nov 27, 2016 Our enemy is more aware than we are of the spiritual possibilities that depend upon obedience. We should never be surprised that he seeks by assault and, if that fails, by undermining our defenses, to compel…
- Wobbly Warrior Nov 20, 2016 Henri Nouwen wrote of the spiritual work of gratitude: To be grateful for the good things that happen in our lives is easy, but to be grateful for all of our lives—the good as well as…
- Longing for Real Home Oct 14, 2016 For the story is about hell and heaven, trauma, shame, and finding love—the real Jesus accepting a broken man; and it is about the Father, Son, and Spirit finding us in the far country of our…
- No More Scorekeeping Sep 16, 2016 I’ve decided that if I had my life to live over again, I would not only climb more mountains, swim more rivers, and watch more sunsets; I wouldn’t only jettison my hot water bottle, raincoat, umbrella,…
- His Life Running Through Our Veins Sep 10, 2016 The philosophy of tough love is based on the conviction that no effective recovery can be initiated until a man admits that he is powerless over alcohol and that his life has become unmanageable. The alternative…
- Forever Beyond the Great Sadness Sep 9, 2016 Bittersweet is a word not understood by most. Only them who have heard the enormous roar of His quiet Peace above the storm through which they have passed, know this word’s true sense.~ Makala Barnabas Doulos…
- Breakthrough to The Unoffendable Heart Sep 8, 2016 The cross of Christ is in itself an offense to the world; let us take heed that we add no offense of our own.~Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) Put to death therefore what is earthly in you:…
- Dead, Freed, Alive – And Loved Forever Aug 13, 2016 There were some who said that a man at the point of death was more free than all others, because death breaks every bond, and over the dead the united world has no power.~François Fénelon (1651-1715)For…
- Running Past The Tapes Aug 9, 2016 To feel safe is to stop living in my head and sink down into my heart and feel liked and accepted … not having to hide anymore and distract myself with books, television, movies, ice cream,…
- Indestructible Love Jul 27, 2016 When a Christian or group of Christians dies because they trust that Christ is the faithful revelation of God and of a new humanity, their death is not like Obi-Wan Kenobi’s last words to Darth Vader:…
- Battlefield Promotions: Battered, Bloody, Winning and Accelerating Jul 20, 2016 Crisis leads to promotion and elevation. Those things, situations and circumstances that threaten to take you down are in fact causing you to rise up in the power of My might that you might surmount every…
- Sealed with A Dream May 22, 2016 Dear Abba, I’m starting out free today, free from the advertised lies that promise me everything from four-doors of turbo-charged happiness to some contraption that will shake, rattle, and roll my abs back into a pack…
- Worshipping The Wrong god. May 8, 2016 It is Christ Himself, not the Bible, who is the true Word of God. The Bible, read in the right spirit and with the guidance of good teachers will bring us to Him. When it becomes…
- Digging A New Well Apr 10, 2016 Trust involves letting go and knowing God will catch you.James C. Dobson (1936- )And Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in the same year a hundredfold. The Lord blessed him, and the man became rich,…
- Deeper Peace: Beyond The Circumstance Apr 9, 2016 In essence, there is only one thing God asks of us—that we be men and women of prayer, people who live close to God, people for whom God is everything and for whom God is enough.…
- Staying On Mission Feb 23, 2016 Jesus Christ is the Son of God.He died to atone for men’s sin,and after three days rose again.This is the most important fact in the universe. I die believing in Christ.~ Watchman NeeNow I would remind…
- Divide And Fall: The Problem of Dualism Oct 31, 2015 We have not to do with a God who is off there above the sky, who can deal with us only through the violation of physical law. We have instead a God in whom we live…
- The Heartbreaking Heart of The Savior Aug 27, 2015 You fathom the depth of My own heart only to the extent that your heart is broken and your inmost consciousness torn asunder by the pain of grief.~Frances J. Roberts Hear the word of the Lord,…
- Faith Requires Disbelief Feb 5, 2015 We need to fearlessly step out and activate His promises. It is intimacy that gives us the grace and strength we need to push through suffering, pain, and inconvenience.~Heidi Baker My son, do not forget my…
- Fresh Wind for A Tired Soul Jan 20, 2015 O sweetness of my heart! O life of my soul, joyous resting place of my spirit! O bright and beautiful day of eternity, serene light deep within me! Flowering paradise of my heart! When shall I…
- Amazingly Luminous Beings We Are Jan 2, 2015 It may be possible for each to think too much of his own potential glory hereafter; it is hardly possible for him to think too often or too deeply about that of his neighbor…. It is…
- Fighting with Dull Weaponry Nov 17, 2014 He who will fight the devil with his own weapons must not wonder if he finds him an overmatch.~Robert South (1634-1716) But, seeing that we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live…
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