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Winning the Respect of Others
Scripture “So that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders…” (1 Thessalonians 4:12, NIV) Word When others look at your life, what do they see? Does your daily life win the respect of others? As believers, we are Christ’s representatives in the earth. We are called to a higher standard. The way we […]
Your Story Ends in Victory
Scripture “You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.” (Psalm 139:16, NLT) Word In difficult times, you have to remind yourself that nothing is a surprise to Almighty God. He’s not up in the heavens […]
You Can Handle It!
Scripture “Let him take hold of My strength, that he may make peace with Me…” (Isaiah 27:5, NKJV) Word Isaiah said, “Take hold of His strength.” When you make this declaration, “I can handle it,” that’s not just being positive. You’re taking hold of strength. When you say it, you’re getting stronger. That’s why the […]
Daily Benefits
Scripture “Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits…” (Psalm 68:19, NKJV) Word When you live a life that honors God, when you obey His Word and you’re a person of excellence and integrity, the scripture says that God’s blessings will chase you down and overtake you. You won’t be able to outrun […]
Victor’s Mentality
Scripture “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” (Romans 8:37, NIV) Word In scripture, Paul went through hard times. How did he come through? He wasn’t complaining, living in self-pity or despair. No, he shook off that defeated mindset and chose to have a vision of victory. […]
Let Your Love Grow
Scripture “We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing.” (2 Thessalonians 1:3, NIV) Word God’s desire is to see you grow and increase in every area of your life—especially […]
Put Your Love into Action
Scripture “If anyone has this world’s goods (resources for sustaining life) and sees his brother and fellow believer in need, yet closes his heart of compassion against him, how can the love of God live and remain in him? Little children, let us not love [merely] in theory or in speech but in deed and […]
I Can
Scripture “…With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” (Matthew 19:26, NKJV) Word When was the last time you declared out loud “I can”? It’s not something people think to do every day. In fact, most people tend to magnify their limitations. They focus on their shortcomings. But scripture makes it […]
Talk to Yourself the Right Way
Scripture “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13, NKJV) Word In scripture, Paul had been through a lot of trials. He had been shipwrecked, spent the night on an open sea, and gone days without food. He was falsely accused, beaten with rods, and thrown into prison. If anyone had […]
You Can Handle It!
Scripture “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.” (1 Corinthians 10:13, NKJV) Word We […]
Resist Fear
Scripture “Withstand him; be firm in faith [against his onset — rooted, established, strong, immovable, and determined]…” (1 Peter 5:9, AMP) Word The very moment you first feel fear, you have to resist it. In other words, you have to act against it. If you make the mistake of dwelling on your fears and start […]
Avoid the Trap
Scripture “Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.” (Proverbs 29:25, NIV) Word Fear is one of the enemy’s favorite tools to keep us from going forward in our lives. As soon as we make a decision to step out in faith and do what […]
