Category Archives: Encouragement

May 22, 2015

No More Labels

By Christina

IMG_4736Mark 10:46-52
Contemporary English Version (CEV)
Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus

Jesus and his disciples went to Jericho. And as they were leaving, they were followed by a large crowd. A blind beggar by the name of Bartimaeus son of Timaeus was sitting beside the road. When he heard that it was Jesus from Nazareth, he shouted, “Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me!” Many people told the man to stop, but he shouted even louder, “Son of David, have pity on me!” Jesus stopped and said, “Call him over!” They called out to the blind man and said, “Don’t be afraid! Come on! He is calling for you.” The man threw off his coat as he jumped up and ran to Jesus. Jesus asked, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man answered, “Master, I want to see!” Jesus told him, “You may go. Your eyes are healed because of your faith.” Right away the man could see, and he went down the road with Jesus.

Don’t you want to go down the road with Jesus? Don’t you want to be that person that finally sees the light at the end of the dark tunnel?   Continue reading

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May 17, 2015

Let It Be

By Christina

let-it-beIn order for me to survive I have to do these five things:

  • Trust
  • Dwell
  • Feed
  • Delight
  • Commit

These are 5 major elements for survival.  They are found in Psalm 37:3-5, “Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the Lord and He shall give you the desires of your heart.  Commit your way to the lord, Trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.”   Continue reading

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May 14, 2015

Learning to Embrace

By Christina

embraceI am learning to embrace the One who embraced me. He loved us first. The bible tells us this in 1 John 4:19, “We love because He first loved us.”  With that love God has embraced us, despite our shortcomings, failures and flaws.  He knew all of that in advance and loved us all the more.  He will never let us go.  He will never lose sight of us.  He will always pursue us, even if we try to run or detour.  He knocked Saul off a horse as he was heading to Damascus for a plea to slay more Christians in Acts Chapter 9.  That changed the life of Saul completely. It was then that Saul felt the embrace of God.  So much so that he lives a zealous life for God and becoming one of the greatest Apostles ever known. Continue reading

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May 7, 2015

Camouflage

By Christina

camouflage-warrior-semmick-photoStop Camouflaging Your Pain! Despite all the colors, distractions and beating around the bush, when you look into the eye you see that pain is still present with you. Pain has a name too.  It is called physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness; a distressing sensation in a particular part of the body; mental or emotional suffering or torment.  As Christians we cannot ever really confess that we are in pain.  We have to hide it.  We must declare “All is well” when it is not really well. We can speak, yell and cry out but what is happening on the inside of us really?  Does that even count?  Why doesn’t anyone ever talk about it?  Where is my real story in the bible?  I don’t see it.  The story where hope dies, faith dies, love dies, dreams die, plans die and your heart is not really healed at all because of the frequency.   Continue reading

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