Lara Love's Blog, page 51

Do This At ALL Times!

Know how often we should BLESS the Lord? ALL THE TIME! Know how often we should have praise in our mouths? CONTINUALLY! Friend, this is not my opinion! This is what the Bible says!

“…I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.” Psalms 34:1 NKJV

And you know something? God deserves our blessing and praising Him ALL THE TIME – forever!

But maybe you think this is impossible. After all, we have big struggles in life. Our circumstances can be unbelievably challen...

No Matter Your Circumstances

I have a bright pink t-shirt which says on the back, “Whatever the circumstances, be content.” Below displayed prominently on the t-shirt is an enormous pig wearing on its head a pink bandana and holding a massive sign with the following two words on it.

BE CONTENT.

Off to the side of the pig is a Bible verse reference. Philippians 4:11.

If you look up the verse, this is what you will find!

“Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content:” Philippian...

Don’t Panic – PRAY!

This is my big confession. When I get extremely overwhelmed, when something super scary happens, when I get all tangled up in a zillion emotions, when my circumstances feel out of control, when I face an unexpected mountain I can’t fathom ever climbing, I tend to PANIC and either forget to pray or remember to pray but feel unable to pray because my mind feels paralyzed! My body tends to move forward quickly taking actions to address whatever I am facing, but my mind feel like it is totally stuck...

The Greatest Miracle of My Life

As I am just several weeks into witnessing and experiencing one of the greatest miracles of my life that to the few with whom I have shared about it would agree it is one of those truly absolutely unbelievable unfathomably wildly awesome testimonies, I can honestly and readily say that this miracle despite its stunningly wonderful and incredible awesomeness is NOT the greatest miracle of my life. For I have no hesitation whatsoever in telling you what the absolutely greatest miracle of my life h...

Jesus is Holding Me Up!

Almost as soon as I just minutes ago plunked down on the massive dog bed with my beloved ministry dogs paralyzed Miss Mercy and special needs Gracie in my latest hotel room on the road for Jesus, this thought came to me.

Jesus is holding me up!

     Despite how unbelievably exhausted I am, I dragged myself up off the dog bed where I could have fallen asleep cuddled with my sweet dogs to come write this message. About when Jesus holds us up!

Amid major transition in my life and ministry, after de...

Don’t Be an Abomination!

This message is not my opinion. It is God’s truth. When we have PRIDE in our hearts, we are  an ABOMINATION to God! If we have it, we need to get rid of it!

Pride in our words and our actions is most definitely sin. But so is PRIDE when it is in our hearts!

We can put on an APPEARANCE of HUMILITY to others and SAY and DO things that APPEAR HUMBLE. But God sees our hearts! And if we are exalting ourselves over GOD and/or over others in our THOUGHTS, we are an abomination in God’s eyes!

May this m...

Do They See Jesus in You?

If you are a believer in Jesus Christ as Lord, if you have turned from your sins and received Jesus as Lord, if you have been forgiven and promised everlasting life with God instead of hell forever apart from Him, if you are a Jesus follower, please consider this question.

Does the world around you see Jesus in you?

The Bible says this concerning believers in the Lord Jesus Christ:

““I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now l...

Yes You Can!

Maybe you think you cannot do something God has called you to do. Maybe you have convinced yourself you cannot do it. Maybe the devil has convinced you that you cannot do it. Maybe friends, family, co-workers, teachers, your husband or wife, your neighbors, your pastor, your counselor, anyone at all has convinced you that you cannot do what God has called you to do.

YES YOU CAN!

Jesus Christ is Lord! Believe in Him! Follow Him! Live for Him! When the Lord tells you to do something, obey Him! Whe...

I Am Better Than They Are!

Please be careful. This is one of the most dangerous things we can do in life. To think that we are better than anyone else. To think we are doing better than anyone else. To think we are good when others are not. To think we are more righteous than others. To think that we can earn God’s love and forgiveness and forever in heaven with Him instead of hell forever apart from Him because we are not as bad as those people over there. Please be very, very careful. If you don’t believe me, please con...

Meditate on This!

God makes clear in the Bible what we SHOULD NOT think about which is sin we need to get rid of, and God makes clear what we SHOULD think about. What should we think about? What should we meditate on? There are a lot of false ungodly forms of meditation popular in this day and age, and we need to turn away from all this. How then should we meditate? What should we think upon?

We should think about the Lord and the Bible and all that pleases and honors and blesses and brings joy and pleasure to Go...