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How Is Your Appetite?

“But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’” “ Mt. 4:4

“So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” Romans 10:17

“…as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby,” 1 Peter 2:2

Over the course of several weeks, my appetite virtually disappeared. Stress. Anxiety. Some emotionally challenging stuff. Some physical symptoms induced by the combination of it...

When God’s Instructions Don’t Make Sense

When God’s Instructions Don’t Make Sense

 

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart,

And lean not on your own understanding;

In all your ways acknowledge Him,

And He shall direct your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6

 

“ “But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say?” “ Luke 6:46

 

Within 24 hours of publishing one of my little devotionals online, I was dismayed. Disappointed. A bit disgruntled. Borderline discouraged. All of which are frankly still too easy for me to fall into...

The Parking Lot Story

“Be still, and know that I am God;

I will be exalted among the nations,

I will be exalted in the earth!” Psalm 46:10

The Lord always knows what He’s doing. The Lord always knows what He’s saying. It’s not up to us to question Him. It’s up to us to love and obey Him. He always has a plan. He always has a purpose. He always knows what’s best. Oh, if only we would trust Him! If only we would seek Him! If only we would listen for His voice! If only we would be continually in His Word so we would...

Special Request from lara

Dear friends,

I have a very big special request.

I am blessed with many people praying for me and my ministry, but have exceedingly few people sponsoring the ministry financially.

For those who don’t know, I am devoted 24-7 to the Lord and ministry, with a life’s calling to help people find and forever follow the Lord Jesus Christ. I write Gospel tracts, devotionals, and books, which go out to the general public and online, and to prisoners and the homeless, and I do streets ministry. I am no...

Dear friends, Just a quick note to say please forgive me ...

Dear friends,

Just a quick note to say please forgive me for not sending out my usual almost Daily Inspiration over the past week.

Without going into detail, which I do not believe necessary, I have been going through a fiery trial of a combination of an exceeding attack from the enemy against myself and my little ministry, along with extreme testing from the Lord in all He has been teaching me, combined with some challenging personal stuff & a very big need for rest after now being out on th...

The Seeking

“O God, You are my God;
Early will I seek You;
My soul thirsts for You;
My flesh longs for You
In a dry and thirsty land
Where there is no water.
So I have looked for You in the sanctuary,
To see Your power and Your glory.

Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips shall praise You.
Thus I will bless You while I live;
I will lift up my hands in Your name.
My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness,
And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.

When I remember Y...

How Attractive Is the Church?

“And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” Mt. 23:12

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard, and seen, churches and pastors and church leadership these days going to exceeding lengths in planning, implementing, and spending money on methods, ways, programs, plans, agendas, renovations, new buildings, new color schemes, new carpeting and chairs, planners, designers, meetings, schemes, technologies, video screens, comedies, entertainment, freeb...

Paralyzed, Senior Dogs: A Love Lesson

“Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need.” Acts 2:44-45

“Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common. And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all. Nor was there anyone among th...

Vital Lesson About Serving

“And they agreed with him, and when they had called for the apostles and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His[d]name. 42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.” Acts 5:40-42

Serving God isn’t about where we want to go and what we want to do when we want to...

Please Don’t Quit

“And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.” 1 Sam. 30:6

If the Lord has given you something to do, or someone to be with, or a relationship to be in, and you are totally clear it’s His will, and you have dug into God’s Word to make sure whatever it is, or whomever it is, is in line with God’s Word which is God’s will, and...