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Fight for Your Marriage (2)

One of the most common issues that cause marriages to fail is finances.There’s a nice story about an usher who passed the collection plate at a church wedding.

Fight for Your Marriage (1)

It’s easy to remember where and when you got married, but sometimes what escapes you is why.

When God Feels Distant

‘The Lord has hidden Himself…but I trust Him.’ Isaiah 8:17 GNT   Does God feel distant? Floyd McClung writes: ‘You wake up one morning and all your “spiritual feelings” are gone. You pray, but nothing happens. You resist the devil, but it doesn’t change anything. You go through spiritual exercises, have your friends pray for […]

Christ-like-ness

‘We share in His sufferings…that we may also share in His glory.’ Romans 8:17 NIV   God’s number–one goal for you isn’t comfort, it’s Christ–like–ness! And to reach it you’ll have to undergo some of the same experiences that Jesus went through—like being misunderstood by your family, ridiculed by church members, rejected by the world, […]

Inner Beauty

‘He will give you the mighty inner strengthening of His Holy Spirit.’ Ephesians 3:16 TLB   A lady flew across the country to tell a talk show host how her husband had left her for another woman. The lady, who was young, vibrant and beautiful, pulled out a photograph and said, ‘Just look at her. […]

Choose the Right Friends (2)

‘Two people are better off than one.’ Ecclesiastes 4:9 NLT   Take the initiative. Don’t wait to be introduced. Say ‘hello’ and get the other person’s name. If you’re naturally shy, it can be hard taking the first step. But the chances are that the other person feels the same, and when you start talking […]

Choose the Right Friends (1)

‘Friends sharpen the minds of each other.’ Proverbs 27:17 CEV   Author Charlie ‘Tremendous’ Jones said, ‘You’re the same today as you’ll be in five years…except for the people with whom you associate and the books you read.’ When it comes to choosing friends, Dr Charles Townsend says look for: (1) People who influence you […]

Seeing the Hand of God in It

‘Friend, do what you came to do.’ Matthew 26:50 NCV Jesus looked at Judas in Gethsemane and said, ‘Friend, do what you came to do.’ It’s hard to imagine the Lord calling Judas His ‘friend’. Judas was indeed a disciple and therefore a friend, which made his betrayal all the more sinister. But Jesus knew […]

Seize the Present

‘The Word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time.’ Jonah 3:1 NIV We spend too much of our lives in the junkyard of regret. We focus on what might have been, could have been and should have been. Maybe we think that by replaying it enough we can change the outcome. But we […]

You’re a ‘Priest’ at Work (3)

‘His God instructs him and teaches him the right way.’ Isaiah 28:26 NIV   Lottery winners often make the same comment: ‘Winning all that money isn’t going to change my life.’ But it seldom works out that way. Six months later they have left their job and bought a new house. A survey of lottery […]