22 Jan 2023
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This Is Not the End of the Story
When the future is uncertain and there is a lot of fear, it might seem like your story is coming to an end. But the Bible says, "We often suffer, but we are never crushed. Even when we don't know what to do, we never give up. In times of...
21 Jan 2023
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Focus on What Is Unchanging
When everything around you is uncertain, the key to stability is to focus on unchangeable truth. You need to focus on what never changes: God’s Word and God’s character. Here are some unchangeable truths you need to tell yourself...
20 Jan 2023
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What’s on the Other Side of Your Troubles?
When a crisis hits, you have to do the smart things necessary to get through it. You listen to God’s Word and godly advice, you make good choices, and you keep moving forward while remembering that this will pass. It’s not going to...
19 Jan 2023
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Valleys Are a Part of Life
In Israel, on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho, there’s a canyon called the Valley of the Shadow of Death. In his day, King David probably traveled through it many times. Some of the canyons along the road to Jericho were narrow at the...
18 Jan 2023
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When You Walk Through the Valley: Three Truths to Remember
You may not be in the valley of the shadow of death right now, but you may be in another valley. Valleys are the hard places on your journey, where it’s easy to doubt or overlook God’s goodness. But you can always trust that God walks...
17 Jan 2023
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Life Is All About Relationships
Contentment does not come naturally to human beings. By nature, we are restless sheep. Yet we can learn contentment. To learn contentment, we need to stop incessantly grabbing for more. Philippians 4:12-13 says, “I know what it is to be...
16 Jan 2023
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Are You Fasting or Feasting on God’s Word?
After my wife, Kay, and I got engaged, we did something unusual: We moved to opposite sides of the world. She moved to Birmingham, Alabama, to work in an inner-city church, and I moved to Nagasaki, Japan, to plant a church. We were...
15 Jan 2023
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God’s Guidance Won’t Leave You Confused
The Bible says God actively works through your circumstances. But you cannot judge your situation apart from God’s wisdom. In other words, you must leave it up to God to interpret your circumstances. Only he is capable of understanding...
14 Jan 2023
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Stop Following a Culture That Doesn’t Follow God
There are two verses in the Bible that are written by the same author but seem to send opposite messages: 1 John 2:15 says, “Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in...
13 Jan 2023
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There’s Only One Way to Get Rid of Guilt
Every one of us has a good reason to feel guilt. Not one does everything right! We hurt other people. We act selfishly. Often the unkindest things we say and do are to the people we love the most. Just like you can’t hide your sins from...
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