When you're consumed with social media and dive into that foreign land searching for your worth or the approval of others... When you become obsessed with pleasing others, your spouse, children, or even your church... When you allow the world to steer your course and you get in line to fill your plate with a …
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Don’t Wait
"Now listen, you who say, 'Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.' Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes." James 4:13-14 …
His Child
"O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I'm far away. You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do. You know what I'm going to say even …
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 …
It’s Going to Be Okay
"I, Jude, am a slave to Jesus Christ and brother to James, writing to those loved by God the Father, called and kept safe by Jesus Christ. Relax, everything's going to be all right; rest, everything is coming together; open your hearts, love is on the way!" Jude 1-2 MSG. Sometimes you just want to …
Surrounded
"When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. 'Oh, my lord what shall we do?' the servant asked. 'Don't be afraid,' the prophet answered. 'Those who are with us are more than those who are with …
Layers
"The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knows those who trust in Him." Nahum 1:7 NKJV. There's so much to learn about God, layers of His goodness. Just when you think you're "getting it," He calls you to go deeper. The closeness you can have with your Heavenly Father …
Pleasing God
Don't try so hard to make everyone around you happy. And stop trying to win their approval. Stop using their opinions as a compass for your direction. Some will love what you have to say and how you live for Christ, hugging you for it. Others will be completely against you, glaring at you every …
A Moment to Reflect – Silence
Sometimes you're met with silence when you go to God. You wonder if you're praying wrong or if God is mad at you. You may even begin to doubt that He cares or worse, that He even exists. Oh, dear soul, don't entertain those lies from the enemy or let them torment you in those …
One Moment
You may only have a moment - one spectacular moment tucked into your busy day. Maybe you'll be stuck in traffic or waiting on a loved one who's at a doctor's appointment. Perhaps the moment will sneak up on you while you catch your breath after mowing the lawn as the wind cools the sweat …
Joey Rudder 