by Stephen A. Peterson
Private Bert DeBrute, a member of Lance Corporal Carlos Ruiz’s Marine squad, was shot in the back during the Marine’s push to take the city of Fallujah, Iraq from foreign fighters. Before his evaluation, Private DeBrute requested Lance Corporal Ruiz pray for him. Almost as soon as Private DeBrute had been removed for medical treatment, the word had come back that he had injuries that left him paralyzed. Lance Corporal Ruiz recalled he had promised his subordinate that he wo
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Trust is a necessity in both human and spiritual relationships. We lean towards people who have our best interests at heart. Trust is simply the ability to rely on something or someone. God is our maker and our heavenly father in the same way that a child would put all their trust in their parents to guide them. That's why we, as Christians, should put our trust in God to guide us. There can be no relationship without trust. Trust Works hand and hand with faith, because we can't have faith in so
Sin has caused an eternal war between man and his maker, Yahweh. Sin is the complete opposite of everything our God stands for. The first man and woman created by God, sinned against him in the Garden of Eden by eating the tree of knowledge, which God had instructed them against sin, is complete disobedience to laws and rules. It can be caused by several reasons, traced to selfishness, lust greed, anger, pride and laziness. A sin is an immoral act, considered a transgression of Divine Law.
Every
If we're being honest, we would realize that many things are fighting for our attention. In life, we have relationships to manage Financial burdens, to settle businesses, to work on career goals, to meet and other things that draw our attention. Unfortunately, many of us put God in the last place on our list of preferences. We don't spend enough time with God. We try to use God to satisfy our other needs, but this isn't meant to be, while those other needs are valid and need our attention, God
An interesting quote by Avijeet says,
Never stop when you are tired. Stop when you are done, winners are not those who always win, they are the ones who always fight.
You must realize that the devil is not fighting you because you are weak. He is fighting you because you are strong. The devil is clever and knows better than to waste his efforts on nothing. So when the devil throws darts at you, it is because you have something on your inside that he needs. You have something on your inside that
The promise of God's presence is constant and never changing. The light of his presence shines on you daily. Even in that dark situation or circumstance that seems overwhelming. As Believers, we do not work by feeling or sight, but we move with the eyes of faith. The fact that the Bible reveals that the current Heaven and Earth will pass away one day should give you confidence that your present negative situation or circumstance can also be rolled away in the Winking of an eye, regardless of the
Sometimes we wonder why we don't get the things we want as soon as we want them. Unfortunately, we are in a generation that desires to see this happen instantly. We have fast food and transportation. We have minimized the time taken to do longer tasks. This generation considers time an asset and will always improve on having things done efficiently and effectively. We pat ourselves on the back because, in truth, we have done an amazing job.
Unfortunately, as we advance in technology, we decli
As much as rejection is a very frequent occurrence in life, we are quick to feel bad about it. Each time it happens to us almost forgetting that God can still work out good from any situation. I like to think of rejection as an opportunity to get access to something even better. Yes, it hurts it may look like we gave something all we had and still got rejected. However, if there's better which there always is, then the rejection keeps us open to receiving that better opportunity.
After every r
Life has many issues that we need to consider. We can easily get carried away by these burdens and forget the main reason why we are here. Life can be very cumbersome for many people. They tend to lose themselves from trying to keep up with schooling, wanting better careers, handling relationships. Life comes as almost impossible. Many people have been stressed out, some have become very depressed and others have looked to drugs to help keep them up.
But there is a way you can live a better li
It is difficult to understand that pain has a purpose when you are the one suffering it. It is very easy to say it to someone else, but admitting it to yourself might be quite challenging. Despite this, the truth is that your pain has a purpose. The truth is, God is aware of the pain you are passing through. He is aware of the difficulties you are faced with and while he does not enjoy seeing you in pain, he is working out. Even the pain for your good, in fact, some of those circumstances only o
God, loves and takes care of his children. He always has good plans for us. Jeremiah 29. Verse 11 says...
For I know the plans that I [a]have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for [b]prosperity and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
God also knows that we live in a world where we can become easily distracted by things and even other people. He created us to be relational beings. This is why we are always around people and can't live purposely in isolation. Because of this, he
God is a god of preparation. He prepares for everything, because preparation is very important. Everything a person does in life without adequate preparation has a high likelihood of not being a success. It is in this way, god prepares you. He prepares you to do great work for the kingdom of heaven.
He prepares you, so you can be the best version of yourself and it does not matter how long it will take you. As long as God is the one preparing you, then you have nothing to worry about, because
A lot of times, people wonder why they go through certain things and why it seems the others simply have it very easy. They blame God, not realizing what God is trying to do for them. So in today's devotional we will be talking on the topic that says: sometimes God breaks you to save a soul. I pray that the eyes of your understanding become enlightened as you open your ears to listen to what he has to say to you in this post. A lot of people won't believe this, but here's the truth, some of the
Pain pain, pain, never has so much been crammed into one word. The pain of depression feels terrifying. Your world is dark, heavy and painful physical pain. You think, would be much better. At least that pain could be localized.
Instead, depression seems to go to your very soul, affecting everything in this path dead, but walking is one way to describe it. You feel numb. Perhaps the worst part is that you remember when you actually felt something and the contrast between then and now just make
Do you believe that your blessings are hidden in plain sight? Or you belong to the school of thought that says your blessings are a must from hidden and mysterious places?
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For something to be in plain sight, it typically means to be somewhere where it can easily be seen. So how are your blessings hidden in plain sight?
Sometimes, This can simply mean that there is a major change about to happen. God is about to do some major thing in your life that you might have been asking for, for a lo
At the beginning of time, the scriptures make us understand that God made man in His image and after His likeness. This statement a lot of times has been misconceived. Many have said God is flesh like the man He created since his creation is made in flesh and after His likeness. This misconception and many other misconceptions are why many people have not learned to live their lives after the order of God; after His directions and in the manner that He has predetermined for each man to live. Thi
Leave everything in God’s hands and eventually, you’ll see God’s hand in everything. I have seen this truth work itself out over the years I have been in existence. Indeed, God fights for his children and he does it in the most amazing and surprising way ever. Sometimes, he would create a wall around you that nothing and nobody would be able to pierce through, and at other times, he would fight the battles through you, and at some other times, he would ask you to wait and watch while he does the
Now it would not be far-fetched if I said every woman wants to be beautiful or at the very least she wants to feel beautiful. Every woman appreciates attention and compliments. Ladies, we put so much time and effort into fixing our hair getting the right shade of makeup. Finding the perfect outfit that doesn't make us look too fat or doesn't scream I'm trying too hard. Yes, all women want to be beautiful.
All women want to feel beautiful, but here's the thing beauty isn't found at a cosmetics
Life As A Proverbs 31 Woman
Throughout 2006 I decided to do a study on Proverbs 31 via a blog. It was partly an exercise to practice using the software and I'd always wanted to explore this book in greater details so combining the two seemed an ideal way to do it. I had no idea that the blog would end up being a very popular one which still draws in thousands of visitors every month a year after I began writing it.
During the course of doing this study it became clear to me
Why go through a season of waiting if God can just give you the blessing without hesitation?
How do you embrace the season where you have to be in training and learn to wait on God for the things you really want?
Perhaps this is why the Bible talks so much about waiting. God wants us to know that waiting is far from a passive activity in which we do nothing. In fact, Scripture teaches us that God wants us to actively participate in the work he desires to accomplish. Waiting strategically can
