Posts Tagged ‘surrender’
The Goliath in All of Us By Dr. Rob McKenna
Are you more like Goliath than David? A champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out of the Philistine camp. He was over nine feet tall. He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor of bronze weighing five thousand shekels; on his legs, he wore bronze greaves,…
Read MoreMind and Heart By Andrea Leigh Capuyan
Prayer for a Mind and Heart Surrendered “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human…
Read MoreWho Is In Control?
“Unless we’re convinced the good Lord is in absolute control of everything, we’ll be controlled by anxiety and fear.”—George Foreman God is our Refuge and Strength [mighty and impenetrable to temptation], a very present and well-proved help in trouble. ~ Psalm 46:1 AMP We, especially those of us who live in the Western world, love…
Read MoreThe Most Difficult of Seasons
By Cheryl Lee Davis Sometimes the challenges are put on us — a boss asks us to do something immoral, a colleague regularly escapes pain through excessive food or alcohol consumption, team members slip into affairs, or a trusted leader gossips. Sometimes, we bring on the difficulty. Insecurity rules our lives and keeps us from…
Read MoreAbsolute Surrender
By Rebecca Hays Lord teach me the power of absolute surrender. Years ago I was blessed to have a pastor who taught me the value of these words – yet as is true so often in the Christian life, some things are easier said than done. I had no idea of the journey the Lord…
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