Tag: Inspirational
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Trust That Waits Well
“But those who wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength . . .” Isaiah 40:31a (NKJV) Waiting is one of the hardest forms of trust. We often want God to act quickly, clearly, and visibly. But Scripture teaches that waiting is not wasted time—it is renewal time. When we wait on the Lord, we…
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Trust That Holds When Life Shakes
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear . . .” Psalm 46:1-2a (NKJV) When life shakes, trust often feels less like a bold declaration and more like a quiet, trembling whisper: “Lord, I’m trying.” The psalmist reminds us that trust is not rooted in our…
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Steady in the Heat: Living for Christ on Hot Days
“The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade at your righrt hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.” Psalm 121:5-6 (NKJV) When the Texas heat settles in and the air feels heavy enough to slow your steps, it’s amazing how even simple tasks suddenly require more…
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Why I Work So Hard and See So Little
Friday “For God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy to a man who is good in His sight; but to the sinner He gives the work of gathering and collecting, that he may give to him who is good before God. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.” — Ecclesiastes 2:26 (NKJV) Here…
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Why I Work So Hard and See So Little
Thursday “Nothing is better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and that his soul should enjoy good in his labor. This also, I saw, was from the hand of God.” — Ecclesiastes 2:24 (NKJV) After all his searching, all his frustration, Solomon lands on something beautiful. The ability to enjoy your…
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Why I Work So Hard and See So Little
Wednesday “For all his days are sorrowful, and his work burdensome; even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.” — Ecclesiastes 2:23 (NKJV) If you’ve ever lain awake at night with your mind racing about work—deadlines, finances, responsibilities you can’t seem to get ahead of—Solomon understands. He describes a man whose every…
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Why I Work So Hard and See So Little
Tuesday “For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, knowledge, and skill; yet he must leave his heritage to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.” — Ecclesiastes 2:21 (NKJV) There’s a particular sting that comes when someone who didn’t earn it gets what…
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Why I Work So Hard and See So Little
This week I will be dealing with the topic on work results. Monday “Then I hated all my labor in which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who will come after me.” — Ecclesiastes 2:18 (NKJV) Solomon had every advantage. Wisdom, wealth, resources beyond measure—and still, he…
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Walking Daily in Spiritual Maturity
Friday 6 “As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, 7 rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.” Colossians 2:6-7 (NKJV) Spiritual maturity is not a destination—it is a daily walk. Paul urges believers to “walk in Him,”…
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Maturity Through Trials
Thursday 2 “My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.” James 1:2-4 (NKJV) James gives us a surprising truth: trials are not obstacles to spiritual maturity—they are…