Lara Love's Blog, page 297

I Don’t Want To Be Thankful!

“Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!………….

For His mercy endures forever.” 1 Chron. 16:34……….

“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thess. 5:16-18……….

If ever there were a queen of pity parties, it would be me. I have a long track record, for decades in fact, of moaning and whining, complaining and feeling sorry for myself about this or that. Granted anyone who knows my story knows I’ve had plenty of p...

What Do You Need to Let Go?

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 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

What do you need to let go? Instead of asking yourself, or someone else, this question, I encourage you to bring the question before the Lord with an...

Need Some Peace? Still Waters

“…He leads me beside the still waters.”

Psalm 23:2……………………..

Have you ever looked out at still waters? So peaceful. Quiet. Serene. Calm. Calming. Relaxing. Restful. Undisturbed. Even. Tranquil. Soothing. Lulling. Like a lullaby. Sleepy. Repose. Oh, to look out upon waters like this. To gaze upon them when all else in life seems, and feels, and looks, and sounds so busy, so unruly, so chaotic, so stressful, so challenging, so hard, so hustle and bustle, so much drama, so trying, so many hurdle...

Need a FRESH START?

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9

“Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.””...

Are Your Feelings REIGNING?

“You shall have no other gods before Me.” Exodus 20:3……………………………

Who sits on the throne of your heart? Of your life? Does any of this sound familiar?

I’m going to do this because it feels right. I’m going to do that because it feels good. I’m not going to do that because I don’t feel like taking the risk. I’m not going to go to that place to do that thing because I feel afraid of what might happen. I’m going to buy this thing I found in the catalogue because I feel like doing something nice f...

Heartwarming Story with Mighty Message

 

“If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My  Father will honor.” John 12:26…………………………………..

When I asked a sweet friend who had been graciously folding and stapling countless of my Gospel tracts and devotionals for homeless shelters, prisons, requests from people around the country, and for my streets ministry work, what kind of help she might need, her answer was simple and straightforward. Folding. If someone could do...

ARE YOU UNDER ATTACK?

“And the Philistine drew near and presented himself forty days, morning and evening.” 1 Samuel 17:16…………………………………………………..

Why did Goliath present himself to the Israelites for forty days, and what does this have to do with you and me? If you read the full account of the well-known story of David and Goliath in 1 Samuel 17, as I encourage you to do, you will see the incredible detail given to WHAT GOLIATH LOOKED LIKE and to WHAT GOLIATH SAID. He essentially looked like a gargantuan monster, an...

No More Pain

“Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their...

This is NOT About You!

“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” Galatians 2:20
 

“This is not about you,” the Holy Spirit told me one day as I thought somewhat sullenly about somewhere He had placed me that didn’t feel too welcoming, not too friendly, not altogether kind. Though I was thankful for the Lord’s provision for me there, and humbled by His cal...

Is Your Motive WRONG?

“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer.” Psalm 19:14

 

“Your motive is wrong,” the Spirit of God spoke to me early one morning as I sat typing away at my keyboard. Once again, I had been trying to write something. The same thing I had tried writing before. In fact, the same thing I had tried to write over and again. Oh, sure, sometimes it was guised in one writing piece. Sometimes in another. But the same them...