"My dear friends, if you know people who have wandered off from God's truth, don't write them off. Go after them. Get them back and you will have rescued precious lives from destruction and prevented an epidemic of wandering away from God." James 5:19-20 MSG. Being a Christian isn't always easy. You're going to have …
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A Season of Trials
"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, …
Surrender What Matters Most
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." Mark 12:30 NIV. Surrender. It's seen as a defeat, waving the white flag to those who are against you. But when you surrender to God, you're not giving up to someone …
Satan Wants to Destroy Your Relationships
"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." John 10:10 NIV. You know Satan is a thief and a liar. He will twist and take whatever he can from you. That includes your relationships. He's after your relationship with …
Forgiveness
"Make allowance for each other's faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others." Colossians 3:13 NLT. If you hold a grudge and refuse to forgive someone for the way they treated you, the way they hurt you (intentional or not), you're allowing the pain to fester. …
Stay In Your Lane
"Keep your eyes straight ahead; ignore all sideshow distractions. Watch your step, and the road will stretch out smooth before you." Proverbs 4:25-26 MSG. It can be frustrating to watch other cars fly by you on the freeway while you're stuck in the slow lane. You're tempted to switch lanes, to merge into the flow …
When Things Come Against You
"The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry; the face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth. The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles." Psalm …
Don’t Give In to Fit In
"The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure." 1 Corinthians 10:13 NLT. You're going to be tempted. A …
Reach Out
"But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. Be merciful to those who doubt; snatch others from the fire and save them..." (Jude …
Lost
"If your first concern is to look after yourself, you'll never find yourself. But if you forget about yourself and look to me [Jesus], you'll find both yourself and me." (Matthew 10:39 MSG.) There will be seasons in your life when you feel lost. If you focus on yourself, trying to figure everything out on …
Joey Rudder 