Lara Love's Blog, page 274
June 5, 2018
Why the Devil LOVES Distraction
“The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” John 10:10
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” 1 Peter 5:8
I honestly don’t know a human being who gets more easily distracted than I do, and it hasn’t always been this way. Seems the more I follow the Lord Jesus Christ, the more I devote myself utterly to God a...
My Friend Who Went Home
“Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.” Luke 9:23………
One day my friend was going to stay where she had already driven that morning to avoid having to drive there a second time later that day as she would need to do. That way, she could avoid the same long drive, the same yucky traffic, and all the driving time she would need to make two trips in one day to the same place. But when I called her that morn...
June 4, 2018
Patience for Patients
“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” Romans 12:1-2…..
I’m a woman of words, lots of them sometimes, often really, sometimes too many of them, sometimes entirely the wrong ones, sometimes just the right ones, but no matter what, words tend to pour forth from me, whether verbally, or in writing, and I tend to notice them, too, when the rest of the world is looking in...
The Cost of Your Calling
“I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.” 1 Cor. 15:31
“You’re a truth bearer,” a sister in the Lord told me long ago. Little did I know she was speaking prophetically concerning the labor of love the Lord would call me to as an evangelist doing streets ministry and writing for Him online and in print.
Countless times, He has led me to speak, and to write, the truth about Him and His Word, and to in love deliver messages to people one on one regard...
The Dog That Hid in the Woods
“Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”” John 8:12
“For a dog that hid in the woods, Gracie, you’ve come a pretty long way. Walking the streets of New York City,” I basically told sweet shy black lab mix Gracie as I walked with her and 13-year-old black lab mix Abigail as we took an early morning walk on a chilly June day in New York City. “Your story’s like my story,” I essentially added...
June 2, 2018
She Abandoned Her Baby
“And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.” Gal. 6:9………
Please don’t worry. This isn’t a story about yet another woman who has abandoned her baby in a world that is these days so filled with heart wrenching tragedy after tragedy. But it is a true story about an abandoned baby, and it comes with a message for each and every one of us, I believe.
Just a little over a month after arriving in New York City for the next step of faith out o...
June 1, 2018
Carry Me
“The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed,
A refuge in times of trouble. And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.” Ps. 9:9-10………
When I learned the closest female friend I had ever had had been found dead with a shotgun wound to her chest, and knew it was just as possible she was murdered as it was she had killed herself, there was only one thing I could do – and did, instinctively – amid my unbelievable emotions.
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Cops, Guns, & Jesus
“And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” Mark 16:15……..
Times Square. New York City. Renowned because of New Year’s Eve. People watch from around the world. Famous because of all the theaters. Known because of all the tourists. A melting pot of the world. People from everywhere. A melting pot of New York City. Locals, foreigners. Bits and pieces from around the globe. Billboards galore. Food. Drink. Plays. People rushing madly by. The homeless. Pe...
May 31, 2018
On the Streets in New York City
“O Lord, open my lips, And my mouth shall show forth Your praise.” Psalm 51:15
Little did I know when the Lord gave me the name Walk by Faith Ministry that He would teach me how to walk by faith, or live by faith, and place in my care numerous dogs handicapped in various ways that affect their ability to walk, and place in my heart and life countless people who need help learning to walk, or live, by faith, and that He would give me a love for walking, physically, as my main exercise and as a...
YOUR FUTURE: The Blank Slate
“…Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,
For I lift up my soul to You.” Psalm 143:8………
What if the rest of your life were a big blank slate that could be filled with absolutely anything? Imagine a chalkboard with absolutely nothing on it, and then your being given a piece of chalk and the instructions to write your future on it. We can’t write our whole futures, of course, because we can’t control lots in this life and world. But we can make choices, and make decisions, and take act...
