Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything [without weakening]. – 1 Corinthians 13:7 We all get emotional occasionally, or lose our temper once in a while. But if you are out […]

Yet amid all these things we are more than conquerors and gain a surpassing victory through Him Who loved us. – Romans 8:37 For years, I have pondered what being “more than a conqueror” means. I’m sure other people have other perspectives, but I have come to the conclusion that being more than a conqueror […]

If you want to win the battle for the mind, meditation is a powerful weapon for you to use. You must focus on portions of God’s Word. You must read them, perhaps repeat them aloud, and keep them before you. Some people repeat a verse again and again until the meaning fills their mind and […]

Complaining is death, and thanksgiving is life. Yet there are people who complain on their way to church while hoping to receive blessings. They don’t understand that complaining keeps them from getting what they want. They don’t come prepared to receive blessings in the Lord’s presence. Prepare yourself for blessings by offering thanksgiving for what […]

Proverbs 3:26 – For the Lord shall be your confidence, firm and strong, and shall keep your foot from being caught [in a trap or some hidden danger]. Jesus knew where He came from, He knew what He was sent to do, and He knew where He was going. When you get that confidence of knowing God […]

My dear children, I’m writing this to you so that you will not sin. Yet, if anyone does sin, we have Jesus Christ, who has God’s full approval. He speaks on our behalf when we come into the presence of the Father. 2 He is the payment for our sins, and not only for our sins, but […]

Portions by Joyce Meyer – Peace I leave with you; My [own] peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. John 14:27 Many people cannot hear from God because they have too much turmoil in their lives. Their insides are like a freeway during rush-hour […]

The [uncompromisingly] righteous shall flourish like the palm tree [be long-lived, stately, upright, useful, and fruitful]; they shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon [majestic, stable, durable, and incorruptible]. Psalm 92:12 James 1:12 says, “Blessed (happy, to be envied) is the man who is patient under trail and stands up under temptation, for when he […]

  Romans 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life (which is) in Christ Jesus (the law of our new being) has freed me from the law of sin and of death. Words For the Day: God’s Plan Is Greater The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus sets us free from the […]

  By: Joyce Meyer So do not worry or be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have worries and anxieties of its own. Sufficient for each day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:34 Trying to solve tomorrow’s problems today only steals the energy God has prearranged for you in order to enjoy today. Don’t waste your […]

  Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden and overburdened, and I will cause you to rest. [I will ease and relieve and refresh your souls]. – Matthew 11:28 Getting stress out of your life takes more than prayer alone. You must take action to make changes and stop doing whatever is […]

You may have heard the story of the donkey that was in the well and couldn’t get out. The farmer couldn’t get him out, so he decided to bury the donkey and fill up the old well. The donkey was crying pitifully, but when it felt the dirt falling on his back he would shake […]