God will speak to us in our dreams. If you have any trouble believing that, look to your Bible for examples. If you believe in God you know that he does not change. He is the same God today just as He was long ago. He is doing the same things now, that He has done since the beginning of mankind. The Bible is proof that God is exactly who we say He is. It is full of testimonies of people who have experienced Him for themselves. People who've encountered His miraculous, mysteri

I think many people have a misconception of who God is. They have their own thoughts of what God should be and what God should do. There are also a lot of contradicting ideas in the world and so many gods to choose from. But none of that has any bearing on who He really is. The nature of God cannot be understood by guessing or surmising. It can only be appreciated from within a personal relationship with Him. I often hear non-believers say things like, if there is a God then

The word 'until' means up to a point in time, up to the event mentioned or up to you achieve your goal. To do something until means that you will not give up. That you will not stop before you get to the expected result. That you will not let anything interfere with you completing your task. That nothing short of your goal will due. Think about this, when you misplace your cell phone, how long do you search for it? Until you find it. When you are looking for a job, when do yo

When you trust something you have confidence in it. You believe that it will do exactly what it is purposed to do. If you have trust in a person, you take their word for who they are and what they say they will do. We even take other peoples word when we are deciding to try something new... like new services, places we haven't visited or even foods we haven't tried. We put trust in everything around us, often without even thinking about it. We trust that the lights will co

When I pose this question, I am thinking over my own life. I think about my early years before I had any belief system, I think about the years I went through all the motions of my faith and I think about how I am living my life now. When I compare these different stages in my life I realize that there was no real change in how I lived my life, from my early years through most of my adult life. Even though I did the things that most Christians did, like going to church reg

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What is the Baptism of the Holy Spirit? I am going to try to explain this plainly so that everyone understands. It is nothing like the Baptism of water that we receive from our pastors in our churches. Amongst our family and friends in a reverent ceremony. The Baptism of the Holy Spirit cannot be learned and doesn't come at specific date or at a scheduled time. It can only be given by God. And it comes from Him in His own perfect timing. The Baptism of the Holy Spirit i

Today I would like to talk about a Bible verse that I came across. A bible verse that disturbed me, made me a bit apprehensive and stirred my desire to pray. Not just for myself but for all of us. Every since I read it last, it has been weighing on my heart to share my thoughts with you. Matthew 12:39 39He answered, "A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. Now if you did not know, these are the wor

Yesterday I noticed a thing that I do. I noticed that I do it all the time but I do it almost unconsciously. I cry out to the Lord throughout the day. Not loudly, no tears and I don't think anyone else would notice, even if they were paying attention. It's more of a sigh but almost whispered...a quiet murmur, yeah that's what it is, a quiet murmur. "Help me Father." It is my constant plea to the Lord. That I repeat without even thinking about it. I usually say it when m

What excites you? For me there are many things, as a child I was always excited when Christmas was near. Knowing that there were unknown surprises coming would keep me on edge for days. Now I get excited when my vacation is coming up or when I know I am going to get something new like, a new car. We all have things that excite us but what should excite us most is the prospect of experiences and encounters with God. God is the God of miracles, signs and wonders. Just take

I am going to ask you to go on a little journey with me. A journey into your mind, thoughts and creative powers. Like when we were little, if you were anything like me and my siblings, we could play for hours in imaginary situations. We would literally get lost in the world we created and shared with each other. And it seemed as if we had really gone some place. So I am going to ask you to tap into your childhood creativeness and imagine something with me. Imagine being

A couple weeks ago I wrote a blog about the fruits of the spirit. When I initially decided to write that blog I had one goal in mind, to share a break through I received from the Lord. But as I wrote that blog it went in a totally different direction. I would still like to share and today I will do my best to stick to the point and hopefully this will help someone else as much as it has helped me. I speak a lot about experiencing God and encounters with the Lord. Compare

The fruits of the spirit come with the baptism of the Holy Spirit or receiving the Holy Spirit. People describe this experience in many different ways but it is that moment when you become that new creature in Christ that the bible speaks about. This is an event that you will not be able to second guess or question. No one will have to tell you and it will not have to be verified. You will know because it will be life changing. For me this was an experience that I had no

A miracle is an amazing, highly improbable or extraordinary event. It is an outstanding achievement. Something surprising and unexplainable by rational terms, but only understood by divine intervention or the supernatural. A sign is an object or an event that indicates the presence of something else. Just like a road sign can tell you about something up the road that you cannot see. God often gives us signs. These signs are often warnings. We have all had them but many o

There is a story in the bible, where the Pharisees brought a woman to Jesus, who was caught committing adultery (John 8:1-11). The laws of the time said that this woman should be stoned to death. The Pharisees knew the laws but they wanted to test Jesus to see what he would say. So they presented this woman to Jesus, basically asking Him if she should be punished or not. The Pharisees knew the knew that this woman had committed a crime (sin). But because of the way Jesus

For most of my life, I felt like I was just going through the motions of being a Christian. I was attending church regularly. I was active in my church, working mostly with the youth and some secretarial duties. I was a good person. I paid my tithes and offering. With all that I couldn't help it but I was still unsure of where I stood with God. Deep down in my heart I didn't know if I would make it into Heaven. I couldn't helping feeling that there was more. Eventually

I have had anxiety my whole life. Before I even knew what to call it, it was already there. It became so much a part of me that I claimed it, as just who I was. I held on to it as a part of my identity. All things that I believed about myself was connected to it. So many negative thoughts, and I believed them all. No one else had to tell me because I had already convinced myself of who I was. Growing up, I didn't say much because I never thought I had anything worth say

When you give your life to Christ, it is easy to assume that life will be full of joy, positivity and great things. Why wouldn't it be? Following Christ is the best decision any of us can make for our lives. And this is the choice that God wants us all to make. To open our hearts to Him and allow Him to come into our lives. If your walk with God is anything like mine you will experience some amazing and wondrous things. With all the goodness that comes with this life ther

Idolatry is defined as the extreme love, adoration or reverence of someone or something. The bible is very clear that, we should have no other gods before Him. It is actually one of the ten commandments. He created us for a purpose and He doesn't demand but He deserves for us to show Him reverence. He is worthy of all of our praise and worship. When I think of idolatry I often think of bowing down and saying prayers to a statue. Like in the story of Moses. When Moses ca

Work is an activity involving mental or physical effort, done to achieve a goal. For most of us the work we do on our jobs accomplishes a goal for our employers. And for many more of us the motivation to continue these tasks is financial compensation. We work so that we can provide for ourselves and take care of our families. The jobs most of us work do not require 24 hour attention. We are allowed time off. If you work a 40 hour work week like I do, you also get days of