When your life falls apart, the importance of spiritual correction begins to be significant. Perhaps you are struggling, and the Holy Spirit is prompting you to make spiritual corrections. Then your life can get back on track. There has been more than one marriage or relationship saved when one or both partners made serious spiritual …
Have you ever fallen into an enemy trap because you let your guard down? This happens when we aren’t vigilant? If you have you are not alone. The Lord teaches us to be spiritually watchful. You may ask yourself, “Why did I look at that, or why did I get angry about something I should …
Do you feel the need for spiritual renewal? Perhaps you feel like you are in a spiritual desert. As sinful people, we can have long and difficult seasons that wear us down. From personal experience, when I have taken time to focus on spiritual renewal, it has been life changing. Sometimes I wonder why I …
What is your greatest need? We may not always realize that the power of forgiveness is the greatest need we will ever have. It begins by trusting Jesus as our Savior which leads to being forgiven by Him. This changes our lives today and in eternity. Some people search their whole life for what will …
Confession lifts our burden even if it seems overwhelming. I remember visiting an elderly gentleman who confessed about something that took place almost seventy years earlier. Although he had asked the Lord to forgive him many times it was confessing of his sins to another person that freed him. God had forgiven him the first …
What happens when you begin to recall what the Lord has done for you? How does that change your spiritual outlook? Remembering what the Lord has done is so important the Lord creates opportunities for us to celebrate and remember Him. When we celebrate and remember the Lord it takes the focus off ourselves and …
The verse “The joy of the Lord is my strength” is a reminder to me when I am in a spiritual battle. In a conversation with a friend, he shared how the enemy is trying to discourage him in his spiritual walk. We reflected on the fact the enemy often tries to discourage people in …
Understanding God’s word changes us and is important! Are you struggling to understand God’s word? No matter who you are, we all benefit from others helping us understand God’s word. It may be a teacher, a study, or the work of the Holy Spirit that gives us insight into God’s word. I remember doing a …
Letting God’s word wash you is necessary. Let me explain. One time when I was toddler, I wandered out of the house yard and became stuck in the mud almost up to my waist. Fortunately, my father rescued me, and my mother cleaned me up outside with fresh water. My body became clean as the …
At the dedication of the rebuilt wall, the people demonstrated an overflow of thankful hearts in their worship. In the Old Testament times, the Temple was where the people thought God came from the spiritual realm to inhabit a physical structure. They derived this picture during the Exodus when God led them by a cloud …