Commit To Working Hard

If you want to develop the quality of persistence, you first have to appreciate the value of persistence. Second, you have to begin regardless of ...

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Overcomers

When anyone is raising kids buying school clothes, games, or toys or allowing them free time is the best thing ever, they may think. When ...

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What Did Jesus Say about His Return?

Early in the twenty-first century, a group of people predicted a date for the end of the world. Basing their claim on the last date ...

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Thank God for Unanswered Prayers!

I am so glad that God will overrule my prayers at times, because I have prayed for things fervently, believing they were the will of ...

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The Struggle to Understand God’s Providence, Part 1

Perhaps you are among those who have struggled to comprehend a particular heartache and God's reason for allowing it. A thousand unanswered questions have been ...

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God Only Offers Grace, Not Reward

Do you ever feel like your Christian life is mostly a matter of duty? You might be doing all of the right things—but it’s coming ...

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To Get What You Want, Stop Wanting It

In Matthew 20:20-28 there is a telling incident about Mary. She went to Jesus and asked him if he would consider special treatment of her ...

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God: Your Greatest Life Coach

it's no secret that a good coach often becomes the greatest influence in a young person's life. High quality coaches are more concerned about mentoring ...

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THE PRAYER OF FAITHFULNESS

Daniel was born in the land of Judah during a time when much of the nation had fallen away from God. He was a teenager ...

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WATCH YOUR STEP

Here in this verse, Paul reminds us of the unseen spiritual war that we rarely, if ever, discuss or even acknowledge. Can you feel it? ...

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DO WE HAVE TO FORGIVE OTHERS IN ORDER FOR GOD TO FORGIVE US?

Do we have to forgive others in order for God to forgive us? In the Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:5-15), we see a forgiveness from God ...

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Perfect Relationships: One Another

“Will we really know each other?” is a frequently heard question about heaven. And the answer is yes. We will forever be who we are now—only ...

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Tips to Guide Your Child’s Spiritual Growth

As a parent, should I take an active part in guiding my child’s spiritual growth? Or are spiritual matters a personal issue we should leave ...

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Falling Forward: How to Move on After Making a Mistake

Need help moving forward after a mistake? It’s easy to be consumed by a past mistake and fear there’s no hope for tomorrow. No one ...

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Time with God

I was raised to believe in the importance of a "quiet time." To the surprise of some, the original idea of that concept did not ...

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The Power Of Persistence

Thomas Edison once said, “Most of life’s failures are people who didn’t realize how close they were to success before they gave up.” Edison was ...

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Stay in the Game

Life is filled with obstacles, challenges, walls to tear down, and vicious enemies. Most of the time it seems like the Lord is not interested ...

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“A Still More Excellent Way”: Love Is Patient and Humble

Though 1 Corinthians 13 is largely regarded as a cozy part of the Bible, a closer look reveals that it is actually deeply challenging. These “feel-good” verses ...

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