feuding and revenge were ingrained in their lives. I

Father said it is not God's will that any should suffer." "Then why must we?" "We bear the consequences for what we have done to ourselves, and for the sin that rules this world. Jesus forgave the...

Satan is a powerful adversary who knows you almost as intimately as does the Lord. He attacks through the mind and flesh, trying to separate you from Christ." "That

God salts the earth with the faithful because those who cling to the Lord in faith through all circumstances preserve the rest from complete destruction.

Listen to me, friend. Lay aside your pride or it will entangle you in sin. Anger is your worst enemy.

My lord, to accept God's grace is to live with hope. If you but confess your sins and believe, the Lord will forgive you. Ask and he will come to dwell in your heart, and you will have the peace you...

Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results. JAMES 5:16

And the Holy Spirit helps us in our distress. For we don't even know what we should pray for, nor how we should pray. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words....

in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct your paths {Proverbs 3:5-6}. We can choose to be self-sufficient or to rely on...

Do you really think God's plan will collapse over the frailties of one man's temper?

suffering brought endurance in order that one might be strengthened for whatever lay ahead.

Satan is an eternal being, like God. He may not know all things as God does or have God's power, but he knows our weaknesses even better than we do. He knows us intimately. He knows the evil desires...

We were all created incomplete and will find no rest until we satisfy the deepest hunger and thirst within us. You've tried to satisfy it in your own way. I see that in your eyes, too, as I've seen it...

Each time a thought came knocking on the door of her mind, she viewed it cautiously. Was it true? Was it honorable? Was it pure or lovely? Was it of good repute?

What do you want of God, Roman? It was an imperious question from so small a boy, and was said with a curious blend of humility and demand. I'll know when I face him. Perhaps the answers you seek...

courage is not something we can manufacture by our own efforts. But when we surrender wholeheartedly to God, he gives us the courage to face whatever comes. He gives us the words to speak when we are...

Stand firm in the Lord, Hadassah. Stand firm and let him fight your battles. Do not try to fight alone.