Love as the Opposite of Fear 1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love. Story: In many previous entries of the fear journal, faith was the opposite of fear. But here, John adds the Read More
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Fear Journal – Day 141
Do Not Be Afraid Any Longer Acts 18:9-11 And the Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, “Do not be afraid any longer, but go on speaking and do not be silent; for I am with you, and no man will attack you in order to harm you, for I have many Read More
Fear Journal – Day 125
God is mighty to save! Zephaniah 3:15-17 The Lord has taken away His judgments against you, He has cleared away your enemies. The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; You will fear disaster no more. In that day it will be said to Jerusalem: “Do not be afraid, O Zion; Do not Read More
Read With Me – Proverbs 13:20-25
He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm. Adversity pursues sinners, But the righteous will be rewarded with prosperity. A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous. Abundant food is in the Read More
How God Can Love Hateful You
This may or may not shock you, but I like myself. And often times, it’s pretty important to me that you like me too. Which means I often try to emphasize the likeable parts of me to others, and hide the rest of me. The amazing thing about God is that He knows us so Read More
Toward Greater Love
I stood at our kitchen sink, cleaning away scuzz from repairing a bathroom sink. I was tired at the end of the day, wishing the repair project was done so that I could be in bed. My mind wandered to what was coming next. Tonight had been a ministry night at church, which I had Read More
Encouragement for Stormy Nights
It was a dark and stormy night, with the wind howling and the ocean waves rising high. Despair had set in to the crew and passengers aboard the ship. They were lost at sea, and at the mercy of a storm. It had already been two weeks without relief. In such a difficult moment, the Read More
Adding Up To Obedience
You ever have those moments where you just don’t do what you should do. Like, waking up on time, but you hit snooze and roll over. When you look at your jogging shoes but decide the exercise will happen tomorrow. If we struggle to do what’s right in these moments, how much more when it’s Read More
God, Revive Me!
My only ambulance ride so far in life was in junior high, when I broke my left arm playing flag football. Probably the closest I’ve come to death is when I jump off a 20 foot cliff in Israel – not into a pool of water, but onto hard rock below. But, I was able Read More
What Do You Need For Life?
What do you need for life? Let’s expand that a little bit, so it doesn’t sound like we’re living on peanut butter, crackers and water. What do you need to live life? Not just survive, but thrive, have joy, satisfaction? For some, their answer connects with money and possessions. For others, it’s about relationships of Read More