Written by Chuck Swindoll, these encouraging devotional thoughts are published seven days per week.
Stimulating and invigorating as change may be—it is never easy. Changes are especially tough when it comes to certain habits that haunt and harm us. That kind of change is excruciating—especially when it means acknowledging sin.
Sorrows will come. Heartache is soon to follow. Despair may actually set in and linger. But hope comes through faith—and in the confidence that Jesus, God’s Son, has overcome the world
The artist without perspective is, in Shakespeare’s words, “weary, stale, flat and unprofitable.” The leader without it is visionless, intimidated, vulnerable, and overly concerned with public opinion.
The hope of our nation lies in the power and faithfulness of God. He can be moved to show mercy to all of us when we call out to Him in prayer and turn back to Him in genuine humility and full repentance.
The next time you feel your legs giving way for fear of something unknown, try bending them in prayer and bringing those worries to the Lord.
Fear makes us dread getting strapped into the dental hot seat. Such trauma calls for an antidote that’s equally powerful: trust.
Jesus Himself found it essential to escape the press of people to get His bearings. On several occasions, He arose quite early just to be alone.
We all need to lighten up and relax. I’ve got enough people in my life who frown authoritatively and admonish me to get serious. I need a few who smile relaxingly and encourage me to kick back, loosen up, and laugh a little more.
At times putting words on paper can free our feelings from the lonely prison of our souls. Especially in times of heartache and disappointment.
So much of what results in a fulfilled life is really the product of a contradiction. Those who wish to be the best leaders must demonstrate true servanthood.
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