Category: Spiritual Growth

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Favor and Finances Spiritual Growth

Faith Check!

Recently I had a tremendous revelation about my faith.

I realized my “faith walk” wasn’t as strong as I professed it to be. I had the externals in place. I prayed. I studied. I confessed. Yet I wasn’t getting the results.

At the end of the day, the Lord showed me that even though I believed in Him, I didn’t BELIEVE Him. My confessions have changed and I’ve challenged myself to go to a deeper level in my faith walk with Him.

It’s amazing what can happen when you really begin to believe God. How’s your faith?

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Spiritual Growth Work Place

The Heat… of Emotions

I’ve been thinking about how to respond when in the midst of negative emotions. It’s so easy to feel ok when all is going well. However, when you’re slammed with an issue that challenges your spiritual maturity or emotional growth, that’s when the bible in you becomes a reality, and not just your personal theology.

Going to church, reading the bible, singing praise songs, living Holy, loving people, submitting to authorities, giving tithes is all great as a Christian.

But what happens to you when the heat is on? What happens when you’re so angry or so offended that you want to curse somebody out. That’s the real test of the God in you.

It’s easy to go to church and do the things I mentioned above when you’re on an emotional high. But you really must “work the word” when the heat is on you.

Never bow to negative emotions… never give in to satan’s traps… never doubt God’s word in you… Bring on the heat… I’m ready! Are you?

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Emotional Healing Spiritual Growth Spiritual Warfare

You can go through… or go through…

I just read an awesome tweet from Pastor Rick Warren that says “When you’re going through hell, keep going.” It’s pretty self-explanatory.

Consider this: The bible doesn’t promise that Christians won’t have trials and tribulations. In fact, in the book of James, it says WHEN you go through trials, not IF, but WHEN you go through, we should consider it pure joy. Whatever “hell” you’re going through now… just keep going!!! This too shall pass. NOW GO THROUGH IT!!! God Bless You Faith Walkers!

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Spiritual Growth Worship

Just Let Go!

Taking care of things used to be my specialty.

I thought I had to do EVERYTHING in order for things to work out right.

I was an extremely controlling person. God delivered me from that spirit and I worked to grow and change.

Two years ago, I decided to simplify my life.  I began to let go of things that were insignificant.

When I released the controls, it gave God room to work in ways far greater than I could have imagined.  My life (and my family’s life) changed for the better.  If you have to be involved in everything, then ask God to help you let go. Let this beautiful song minister to you.

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Emotional Healing Spiritual Growth

Being on Fire!

“She’s on Fire!” is something Christians say from time to time. It usually describes a person who is absolutely stirred up for Jesus. And it shows.

Why is this term used mostly to describe new Christians?

Why don’t “seasoned saints” seem to be on fire after being saved for 10 or 20 years?

Here’s the four letter answer: LIFE. 

Life discourages us. Life drains us. Life leaves us… lifeless. Yet, we still have a choice to live on fire for God. Don’t let “life” douse water on your fire. God isn’t finished with you yet. Even if you’ve been cold as ice for years… you can START OVER TODAY!!!

Simply remember where he brought you from and what you used to be.

That’s enough to get me shoutin’ already!!!!! THANK YA!!!!

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