Lara Love's Blog, page 25

Get Rid of the Filth!

The Lord makes ultra clear in the Bible through the apostle Paul that we need to get rid of ALL FILTH both of the FLESH and of the SPIRIT.

“Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.” 2 Corinthians 7:1 NKJV

Please note the word ALL. This means ALL. No exception. In plain language, ALL SIN. ALL THAT DISHONORS AND DISPLEASES GOD. ALL DISOBEDIENCE. ALL REBELLION. ALL.

Please note the word F...

When the Time Is Right

“Be patient,” the Holy Spirit spoke quietly to my heart. “When the time is right.”

Exactly what I needed to hear regarding a certain matter. I am not patient by nature. But God is ever transforming me. Conforming me to Himself. And just as the Lord Jesus Christ is patient, we are to be patient. So the Lord over time has been teaching me patience.

Three truths about patience come to mind.

First, in and of ourselves we may not be able to be patient. But patience is a fruit of the Holy Spirit of Go...

HELL Is NOT a HOTEL

I have stayed in hotels for most of almost 7 years in my life on the road for the Lord Jesus Christ and ministry. Countless times I have watched or heard about people who checked into hotels and immediately checked out and left because they were not happy with their rooms and/or the hotels and/or the people there. They did not have to pay, and off they went in search of happy, safe, comfortable, convenient, good, clean, etc. places to stay. Friend, HELL is NOT a HOTEL.

Those who end up in hell a...

A Dangerous Assumption

Sound familiar? You pray and pray for God’s will. You seek God. You wait on Him. You believe you have heard from Him. You check the Bible to make sure what you have heard lines up with the Bible because God always speaks in line with it. You ask others to pray and seek godly counsel to help ensure you are right about God’s will for your life. Now you feel really clear. So you take the big step of faith and start out doing what you strongly believe God has told you to do.

Then boom. Almost immedi...

When Your Life Feels STUCK

Do you ever feel like you are STUCK in life? Like no matter how much you want and even try to move forward, you can’t seem to get anywhere? Or don’t feel like you’re getting anywhere anyway?

Today as I write this message I can readily say I felt REALLY stuck today. Yes, I accomplished some things that needed to get done. But in my heart, I felt like I was stuck in quicksand. Like no matter how much I wanted to move forward, I couldn’t seem to get anywhere.

I believe there are several truths abou...

When the Devil Says You Can’t

One of the biggest tactics the devil has used against me over the years in his ever 3-fold mission to steal, kill, and destroy (John 10:10) is to try to convince me that I cannot do what God has called me to do. I am quite certain from the testimonies of others not to mention endless stories in the Bible that I am not alone in this experience. The devil goes all out to convince followers of the Lord Jesus Christ to either not start out on what God has called us to do or to quit once we have gott...

Man With a Dog Testimony

“Your kindness blesses me,” I called out to a man as I walked with my special needs ministry dogs.

My heart was filled with thanksgiving for his kindness.

He was walking his dog a good distance from where I was walking mine.

I had seen the man a number of times before and knew his big dog showed strong aggression tendencies toward other dogs.

I asked him one day if when he sat outdoors where I walked my dogs he would be willing to walk his dog in another direction for just a few minutes so I cou...

The PRESENTS of God

Every good and wonderful gift, absolutely every blessing, is from the Lord Jesus Christ. And the greatest gift, PRESENT, and blessing ever is Jesus Himself.

The greatest of all PRESENTS is the Lord, having a forever intimate relationship with Him, experiencing His PRESENCE in fellowship with Him on this earth, and enjoying His glorious face-to-face PRESENCE forever in heaven!

When we turn from a lifestyle of sin, believe He is Lord and in His death and resurrection, and truly surrender ourselves...

The Man With a HUG

I felt ready to explode with emotional pain and sorrow and sobs as I hurried into an elevator one day when I realized I was not alone. In the elevator with me was a kind senior man I had recently met who is a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. When he spoke, I responded with a brief explanation of what had transpired and why I was so incredibly upset.

I don’t remember a single word he said. He did not pray for me. He simply opened wide his arms and gave me a great big hug from heaven. From heave...

Praying WHEN God Says Pray

I believe if we keep our hearts, ears, and eyes wide open and are super sensitive to the loving leading of the Holy Spirit of God, we will know exactly WHEN He wants us to pray about what and for whom He desires us to pray.

And I believe praying WHEN God leads us to pray involves SACRIFICE. We should have a willingness to give up, surrender, yield, lay aside, say no to, turn away from, let go, etc. whatever and whomever occupies the time in which He desires we pray.

God knows every need all arou...