PODCAST: The Emotionally Destructive Marriage by Leslie Vernick
Matter of Prayer
One of the great fruits of growing close to God is asking and receiving information that leads to illumination. God is free to share His secrets with you as you ask for them. And nothing is more valuable to you than that, especially in those times when the future direction in your life is fuzzy, or when you’re in a crisis situation. We need God to turn the light on. We need to see, with fresh urgency, His divine purpose and direction for us. We want that clarity before we go forward. And it’s all a matter of prayer.
Excerpted from Dry Bones Dancing by Tony Evans
Daily Reflection: What do you need to let go of (or empty) to be filled with what God has for you?
SNEAK PEEK: God Distorted by John Bishop
God is not a bigger version of your earthly father.
Click here to download chapter one of God Distorted.
When you hear the word father, do you think of someone who is loving
or angry? Someone who is pleased with you
or constantly disappointed? Someone who is always available
or someone who is too busy, preoccupied, or distant? When you think of Father God, what images come to mind?
Click here to download chapter one of God Distorted.
The Lord’s Embrace
From the pages of Embrace Grace…
Wherever you are spiritually, whatever you have been through emotionally, you are already wrapped in the Lord’s embrace. Held close by nail-scarred hands. Enfolded in the arms of One who believes in you, supports you, treasures you, and loves you.
He is waiting for you to embrace him in return. To accept the gift he’s offering you. To listen for the whispered words you’ve longed a lifetime to hear:
You are loved. All is forgiven.
Incredible, isn’t it? To imagine God’s love reaching across the boundaries of time, encircling us in his ceaseless embrace.
“You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call to you.” Psalm 86:5
Excerpted from Embrace Grace by Liz Curtis Higgs
Join Liz for her Embrace Grace Bible Study online through February [ … ]
Starting the New Year with a Fresh Perspective
Starting the New Year with a Fresh Perspective by Mike Glenn
In the story of the prodigal son, Luke uses a curious phrase when the younger son realizes what he has lost and determines to go home. The King James Version translates the phrase, He came to himself. That phrase has always fascinated me. How do you come to yourself? Can you set yourself down somewhere and [ … ]
Spiritual Gardening
“The crucial test in determining if we’re planting real seeds or just rocks emerges in our motivation for planting. Am I sowing seed to meet my own needs or to meet the needs of others? In John 12:24, Jesus explains, “I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.” The seed has to go into the ground, and in the silence of the ground, it dies. All alone there, it opens up to bring forth life. In the same way, we have to die to ourselves—to our selfish desires and goals and dreams—so we can plant an unselfish seed. People are created in God’s image as spiritual beings who will live for eternity, either with Him or apart from [ … ]
SNEAK PEEK: Limitless by Nick Vujicic
From limbless to limitless anything is possible with God!
Click here to download chapter one of Limitless.
Nick Vujicic knows there is no greater hope than trusting in Gods plan for your life. Born without arms or legs, Nick has experienced both the peak of hope and the depth of despair. But he has overcome his circumstances and physical limitations by clinging to his faith and understanding the limitless love and power God has for every person. Now he wants you to experience that same reassurance of hope and the power of God, everyday.
Click here to download chapter one of Limitless.