Lara Love's Blog, page 35

Do Not Hesitate to Do This!

If you are familiar with the Bible story about Jonah, you know he ran away from God and God’s will for him and ended up in the belly of a whale before he repented and at long last obeyed God and preached to a mass number of people who through his preaching got saved.

I read and studied and heard preached Jonah’s story countless times over the years and even wrote a book on it and managed to miss something so powerful the Holy Spirit of God brought to light as I dove back into the well-known stor...

Remember to Rejoice!

Suddenly out of seemingly nowhere though I can only imagine it was at the loving strong prompting of the Holy Spirit of God I felt strongly led to send a text message to a beloved friend with these words.

Remember to rejoice!

She was going through a super challenging season in her life.

It can be easy to get so lost in the hardness of our lives at times that we forget to rejoice as God makes so abundantly clear in the Bible He wants us to do.

Almost as soon as I wrote her the words, I realized ...

A Lesson on Trusting God!

The Holy Spirit blessed me one day when He brought to my attention two Bible verses from different parts of the Bible that when combined bear a powerful lesson on trusting God!

The Lord Jesus Christ calls us to trust Him ALL THE TIME – with ALL OUR HEARTS.

Truth is I fall so short in this each and every day!

But I do not believe God wants us to be discouraged and to condemn ourselves for not trusting Him completely and continually.

The fact God speaks of trusting Him over and again throughout th...

God Can Still Use You

I am going through an extraordinarily challenging time as I write this message, and truth is as those very close to me know I have struggled unbelievably pretty much my whole life. And there was a time during which I wrongly believed that God could not use me because I was struggling in life. Oh, how wrong I was!

I am living proof, and the Bible makes abundantly clear in the lives of countless people, that the Lord Jesus Christ absolutely can and will use His followers to love, worship, and glor...

Do Not Run Away!

It can be so unbelievably easy to convince ourselves the best option when we face certain challenging circumstances is to run from the hard stuff we face. To run away from the situation, to run from the challenges, to run from the people involved, to run from a relationship, to run from a marriage, to run from God’s will for us, and sometimes even to run from God Himself.

The answer is never to run from God and His will for us.

If something or someone or some relationship or some responsibility ...

This Is SUCH a Lie!

When you hear a “voice” telling you that you cannot do what God has called you to do, this is such a lie!

When the world (i.e. other people), your flesh (i.e. your self), or the devil (i.e. Satan) try to convince you that you will never make it doing what God has called you to do, this is such a lie!

Pray to God in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, hold on for dear life to the Lord and the Bible, reach out to His faithful devoted followers to love, encourage, pray for, help, and support you in ...

When You Are About to Quit

Ever felt on the verge of quitting something? And pretty much convinced there is no way you can make it more than a step or two further if even that? Ever felt like you are just at the end of your rope with something or even with someone and your relationship with that person? I have been there a zillion times and am actually in that place even as I write this. And I feel strongly led to encourage you with this.

Seek God. Pray to God. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ cry out to God to give y...

Thanksgiving Isn’t Over!

Seems there is such a buzz and so much hype and such strong encouragement and constant reminders about being thankful leading up to the American Thanksgiving holiday in November.

But I have two concerns regarding all this.

First, countless people focus on being thankful but do not acknowledge the Lord Jesus Christ and do not express their thanksgiving for all things good to God almighty.

Second, many of us who do believe in the Lord Jesus Christ may go out of our way to be thankful to the Lord a...

I Want Vengeance!

Ever desperately wanted to get back at someone for something that person did? Ever felt vengeance was the only way? That there was no way you could possibly hold back from giving someone what you felt that person deserved for what that person had done? Feeling that way right now? Well, I have news for you!

Vengeance does not belong to you! Vengeance belongs to the Lord God almighty! If the person does not repent and turn to Jesus Christ as Lord and seek the Lord’s forgiveness, it is up to God to...

Keep Your Eyes Fixed on Me!

    Keep your eyes fixed on me!

I heard the words so clearly. But it was not an audible voice. I knew whose voice it was. The Holy Spirit of God who lives inside believers in the Lord Jesus Christ was speaking to my heart. Reminding me of a vital truth for us all.

I cannot tell you how many times in the past couple of years God has used the Bible, spoken to my heart by His Holy Spirit, and used other Jesus followers to drill into me this crucial truth. This absolute necessity. This unfathomably...