Lara Love's Blog, page 120

Hungry Dove in New York City

I was talking on the telephone with a brother in the Lord from New York City among other things about being enormously careful not to be deceived by false teaching which is so rampant these days when he told me a dirty white dove on the city streets was feasting on a scrumptious meal of pretzels, beans, and sauce. There is a message in this.

That hungry dove was desperate and therefore fed on the wrong diet which only God knows could have led to sickness, poisoning, danger, and even death. The d...

Interrupted by God

“Father, I am in the middle of something!” I told the Lord emphatically in my heart.

I was exasperated to say the least! I was doing what I felt I should be doing, and I had clearly sensed He wanted me to go do something else! But that was besides the point, wasn’t it? God was interrupting me and my agenda! Swiftly the Lord led me to repentance!

When we turn from our sins, believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and in His death and resurrection, turning our lives over to God and His ways, receiving for...

When Things Get Hard

When things get hard, don’t quit what you are clear God has given you to do. Sometimes people have told me when things have become challenging in my ministry work that maybe God was telling me to quit in the area of challenge or to shut down my ministry altogether.

Most assuredly God may lead us to take a break in what He has given us to do, to change courses in what He has given us to do, or to stop altogether what He has given us to do and to do something entirely different. But this message i...

Do This at ALL Times

One day the Holy Spirit brought to light in my heart the words, AT ALL TIMES.  How so? He wanted me to see there are two things we should be doing at ALL times. In other words, ALL the time. In plain English, continually. Not once in a while when we feel like it. Not just when we’re in the mood. Not just when life is easy. Not just when it is on our minds. Not just when someone reminds us. Not just when we’re in a church building. Not contingent on our circumstances, our thoughts, our feelings, ...

Your Impossible Dream

Do you have a dream or dreams that seem impossible to pursue and fulfill? Friend, I am here to encourage you that ANY and EVERY dream no matter how wild, crazy, different, hard, off-the-beaten-track, enormous, and impossible it may seem CAN be fulfilled WHEN it is the will of God and your heart and life are surrendered to the Lord Jesus Christ.

You CAN do anything and everything God put you on this earth to do when you are fully devoted to God and His ways and His will for you and live in obedie...

Does This Please God?

Ever stop to consider whether what you are doing pleases God? If your thoughts, words, and actions are pleasing to Him? If you are pleasing God in your everyday life?

If your relationships please Him? If your entertainment does? If your decisions do? If how you treat your animals does? If how you treat the poor, hungry, hurting, and broken does? If how you treat people in general does? If what you do when you mess up and sin against Him does? If your work does? If your hobbies do? If your readin...

Keep Going!

There must be times for a marathoner runner in which he or she might be tempted to stop. To quit along the way. To say enough is enough. This is too much. Too hard. Grueling even. Might as well give up. Maybe some marathon runners never experience this temptation. But surely some do. The one who wins the race, and the ones who are exhilarated simply to finish, they all have one thing in common, don’t they? They persevere. They endure. They don’t stop. They keep going.

They keep going all the way...

I Did It!

I was thrilled upon realizing I had done something big in my ministry work that had seemed so enormous and daunting and virtually impossible at the start.

“I did it!” I exclaimed joyfully to myself as I looked at what I felt I had accomplished.

Immediately the Holy Spirit brought strong conviction. Why? Sin! Pride!

Herein lies a warning and thank God for HIs love, mercy, and patience!

Never should we take the glory for the Lord’s love, grace, goodness, strength, power, mercy, and provision in en...

A Warning About Open Doors

Just because “doors” of opportunity open in your life doesn’t mean God opened them. Please don’t assume this! Not every opportunity is from God. And we are foolish and in danger if we assume that they are. Please be careful!

I have written on this subject a number of times over the years and am compelled to write on it again. Friend, God “opens doors” in that He does give us opportunities according to His will and His timing and His plans and His purposes for His glory. But the devil also opens ...

Do Not Be Moved

When the Holy Spirit of God gave me a few brief instructions for my ministry work and finished by telling me, “Do not be moved,” I knew immediately what He meant. Perhaps you need to hear the message He gave me about not being moved.

That day, I faced some unexpected challenging news along with several other challenges all coupled with big fatigue, frustration, irritability, and discouragement. Not to mention some fear. Not the greatest combination to move forward in God’s will for the day. Why ...