Lara Love's Blog, page 38

Wild Warning from Jesus!

The Lord Jesus Christ tells us something in the Bible that is wildly different than what we hear in lots of modern day American churches these days. While so many churches promote a man-made tradition of simply saying a one-time formulaic emotional prayer at the church altar to receive the promise of heaven forever with God and then returning to one’s old lifestyle, wishes, ways, and wants, etc., Jesus gives us an exceedingly strong warning when it comes to everlasting life with God instead of h...

The Truth About BLESSINGS

Seems when people think or talk about blessings that we tend to focus on God blessing us! Most assuredly we should acknowledge, enjoy, tell others about, and praise God for the countless blessings He bestows upon us! But also vitally important is that each and every day we desire and aspire to bless the Lord Jesus Christ!

We should ever strive to think, speak, and act in a way that brings God joy, pleasure, happiness, praise, honor, and glory! In other words, we should live in a manner that bles...

A Powerful WAR Story

I had the exceedingly amazing privilege of ministering online to a beautiful young woman the Lord had blessedly led me to several years prior who was now living in a war-torn country. While I could not fathom experiencing what she and her family and nation were currently experiencing amid the devastation of major war, I could also not fathom something unbelievable and powerful she did.

This lovely woman asked how I was. Can you imagine? Given everything she was going through in the midst of majo...

Awake in Middle of Night?

Ever find yourself awake in the middle of the night? Frustrated you cannot sleep? I have experienced this zillions of times and at long last have realized there are 4 stunningly beautiful and precious opportunities in this.

This is usually a time without noise, distractions, and obligations that can be spent PRAISING, THANKING, AND BLESSING GOD!This is a wonderful time to STUDY THE BIBLE without interruption!This is an amazing time to PRAY, PRAY, PRAY concerning yourself, your loved ones, and...

Hiding Your Feelings?

Hiding your feelings? Stuffing them down inside so nobody can see? I know a woman going through an indescribably difficult time in her life who is stuffing her feelings inside her. Her face, her words, her house, her attitude, her very life are all very carefully composed and put together whereby nobody at first glance would have even the remotest idea something was the matter. She is not alone, of course. Many, many people try to tuck their feelings down deep below and keep them behind closed d...

Beautiful Laundry Testimony

When I discovered the hotel dryer was still not working well, I stuffed my washed but un-dried clothes in my big grey laundry bags, hauled them off and into my car, and drove off to a seeming random laundromat about 25 minutes away in a different town where I planned to dry the clothes and do some stuff in that town.

The “random” laundromat wasn’t so “random”. Turns out God had a plan.

As I chatted with a fellow customer who helped me figure out how to use the rather old dryer, I realized God ha...

Please Don’t Neglect This!

We can become so focused on and consumed with praying to God for what we want that we neglect to thank God for what we have.

I have fallen into this far, far too many times over the years.

Praying to God is to be a vital part of the life of a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. But just as vital is praising the Lord and expressing our thanksgiving to Him concerning what we already have.

Let us pray to God! Let us praise God! Let us give thanks to God! On an ongoing basis!

“Rejoice always, pray wi...

Your Life According to God!

What would your life look like if you were 100% surrendered to God?

If you were totally devoted to the Lord Jesus Christ? If you lived fully for Him not for self? If you lived according to God’s ways not the world’s ways? What then would your life look like?

These should not be hypothetical “what if” questions.

This should be your life!

And if you know in your heart you are not wholly committed to God, His ways as He teaches us in the Bible, and His personal will for your life, I beg you with al...

They Are SO Unfriendly!

I was thinking how unfriendly some people could be at a particular place of business though they seemed to bounce back and forth between friendly and unfriendly when the Holy Spirit of God broke into my thoughts.

The Lord Jesus Christ as I considered the situation brought to light in my heart that instead of focusing on how unfriendly they could be I should focus on how friendly I should be!

When I considered it more, I realized I had a wonderful opportunity to show them the love and light, the ...

Another Beautiful Day!

“Another beautiful day!” I exclaimed joyfully to two ladies as I walked by them with paralyzed ministry dog Miss Mercy in her wheelchair and special needs ministry dog Gracie by Miss Mercy’s side.

Albeit there were some clouds in the sky, but the weather was wonderfully warm for late October and surely the sunshine would push through the clouds and brighten the heavens.

“Yes,” they agreed.

Then I did what I love to do more than anything when I speak with people. In a world clouded by darkness, e...