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  • Draw Near to God: Don’t Be Afraid to Come Close

    Draw Near to God: Don’t Be Afraid to Come Close

    Don’t fear. Don’t be afraid to get close to God. Yes, we want to fear the Lord. We want to have a healthy respect for God. When people say “fear the Lord,” it means knowing that God is going to do exactly what He says He’s going to do. That should give you a…

  • Love Is Not Puffed Up

    Love Is Not Puffed Up

    Love does not parade itself. It is not puffed up. When I think of parading, I think of a parade like the Thanksgiving Day parade in New York where people walk down the street showing who they are and what they have. Love doesn’t do that. It doesn’t show off. It’s not egotistical. Let’s…

  • The Kingdom Standard on Marriage: It’s Higher Than You Think

    The Kingdom Standard on Marriage: It’s Higher Than You Think

    We are in Mark chapter 10, and Jesus is being questioned about divorce. The Pharisees knew the law. They knew Moses allowed a bill of divorcement. But Jesus said Moses wrote that because of the hardness of your hearts. That was not the original design. From the beginning, God made them male and female.…

  • If Your Presence Does Not Go With Us…

    If Your Presence Does Not Go With Us…

    God told Moses, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Oh, that’s beautiful. My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest. And Moses said, how will it be known that I have found favor in Your sight unless You go with us? It’s Your presence…

  • Draw Near to God: Why Your Relationship With God Comes First

    Draw Near to God: Why Your Relationship With God Comes First

    “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8 This is about relationships. First, you accept Jesus. You say:“Lord Jesus, I believe You died for me.I believe You rose again.I believe You’re coming back.Forgive me for all my sins.Cleanse me. Wash me. Make me whole.Fill me with Your Holy Spirit.”…

  • The Ziploc Bag of Dirt: A Vision About Spiritual Warfare and Divine Reversal

    The Ziploc Bag of Dirt: A Vision About Spiritual Warfare and Divine Reversal

    I need to tell you about the night God showed me a witch holding a Ziploc bag. Yes. A simple sandwich bag. Inside it was dirt. Not a lot. Just enough to plant something. I had been asking the Lord about certain disruptions in my life. Things that didn’t align with His promises. Things…

  • Planted by the River: How to Prosper God’s Way

    Planted by the River: How to Prosper God’s Way

    I just love Psalm 1 because it tells us exactly how to prosper. It doesn’t leave us guessing. It gives us three things not to do and three things to do. First, blessed is the one who does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly. That means be careful who is advising you.…

  • Have Salt in Yourselves: From Lust to Deliverance

    Have Salt in Yourselves: From Lust to Deliverance

    How do you get to the level of degradation where you want to touch your own child or any child sexually? Something has been lost within you. Something is missing. The saltiness that God put in you to flavor this world has faded. Jesus said, “Have salt in yourselves and have peace with one…

  • ✨ God Gives Skill: The Spirit of Skill Placed Inside You

    ✨ God Gives Skill: The Spirit of Skill Placed Inside You

    Let’s go to Exodus 28. “Then bring near to you Aaron your brother and his sons with him… to serve me as priests.” And then verse three: “You shall speak to all the skillful, whom I have filled with a spirit of skill, that they make Aaron’s garments to consecrate him for my priesthood.”…

  • Singing My Pain Away

    Singing My Pain Away

    There’s a line in my poem that says, “All I want is to play my guitar and sing my pain away.” Music became the place where I could release what I couldn’t say out loud. There were years I didn’t tell anyone about the abuse I endured. I carried it quietly. I functioned. I…