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Category: Inspired, encouragement

  • You Can’t Live this Life Alone

    Life brings many obstacles; people we love and care for hurt us. These hurts happen over and over again. It can make one believe being on an island alone is the best way to solve the problem of getting hurt by people. One might say well am I wrong? Let’s see what the word says…

  • God Prevails

    When the storms of life are raging God prevails When all hope seems to be falling away God prevails When death takes those we love and grief sets in God prevails When our hearts are broken from the losses we face God prevails When we try to make sense of the troubles of our past…

  • Prayer is a Spiritual Weapon

    I’ve been trying to get my finances in a better place and the program that I started recommended an accountability partner. I was given a list and one of my requirements for the partner was that we pray for each other. It seemed like a simple request to me, but not to the other person.…

  • God is with You in the Storm

    There is nothing we go through that God does not see us through. The things we go through can be extremely hard to bear. It can make us question who God is. We may also question whether God is with us as we go through it. This life we live is hard and comes with…

  • God Is Able

    God prevails when we give the troubles of this world to Him. It is hard to master. We all want to control more than we actually are capable of. The hardest part in hard times is letting go and letting God do His best work. God understands that in life there are losses no matter…

  • God Answers Our Prayers

    Many people wonder does God hear their prayers. God does hear our prayers. The issue we may face is that what we pray for may not be in God’s will. It may not be His will despite how bad we desire the things we want. Years ago I was diagnosed with severe mental illness. I…

  • Life Hurts Sometimes

    The troubles of life hurt The decisions we make don’t always work Depending on God is the source of our strength When life seems unbearable pull from God’s fortress Life hurts sometimes No matter what life brings press through the rain Work with God to get through the pain The etched memory of our past…

  • When We Feel Lost: A Poem

    Nothing felt the same The more we cried the more it rained Doubt sets in and we wonder where God is There was so much fear in moving forward The emotional pain was rooted in brokenness When we feel lost Life seems impossible to live Dreams are crushed There is so much sensitivity to offenses…

  • Press Toward the Higher Mark

    We often pray for better and wish for better, but our pressing should include a strong foundation in a relationship with God. We should also be concerned about our eternal resting place. It is important to know that there is a place far greater than the troubles we face day to day. “Not that I…

  • Love with Godly Love

    Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up, does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil, does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in truth, bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things…