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Conformity to Christ requires us to be broken.

Through Christ, we will not only survive, but we will also thrive.

The joy of the Lord is part of our spiritual weaponry.

There is a bigger picture which only God sees.

God can keep you together in a day of devastating loss.

The embittered soul is rarely able to look at itself in the mirror.

A life misspent is a life lived for one’s own self.

Courageously face death, and life, through Him.

Make it your business to stay sober-minded.

God will be with us in every dark valley of life.

Is He our chief joy and treasure?

Time does not heal all wounds, only Jesus does.

Don’t worry if your life isn’t aligning with what men say is supposed to be.

There’s no need to justify ourselves before men when we are right with God.

How can we see through Satan’s subtle deception?

Don’t fear a dark day if the Lord is the light of your life.

God will do so much for us if we are careful to give Him all the glory.

God knows where He wants to take us.

Leave tomorrow in His hands. There is a bridge for you to cross today.

When will we exchange our glory for the glory of our Master?

Don’t idolize others. Don’t idolize yourself.

A man’s exaltation of himself begins his descent into madness.

Should those who follow the slain Lamb also fall into the category of “hurt people hurt”?

Are we making more of something than God is?

God would use the failings of another to train us to see differently, even as He sees.

Many people have a code that they expect others to live up to.

We need to be one step ahead of the wicked one.

There are so many things not worth knowing.

No one is too far gone, no matter what their past has been.

God has not set you apart for a job, but for Himself.

God knows the value of the wilderness more than we do.

We can only ever give back to God what He has first given us.

Don’t let yourself be driven mad by a world you cannot change.

Faith in Christ ends faith in ourselves.

Don’t get swept up in the madness of our day.

Being slow to wrath and slow to speak go together.

It’s only through God’s great mercies that each Saul can become a Paul .

Don’t have a one-sided relationship with the great Lover of your soul.

God’s thirst for justice never turns Him cruel.

Give God your face, and He will give you His in return.

Let Jesus rescue you from every snare.

Don’t wait to find something “big” to do for the Lord.

How well we handle being a “nobody” is a good indicator of how well we will handle being a “somebody.”

Having mercy on another is not excusing their sin.

Don’t believe you or anyone else has irrevocably ruined your life.

There is a power in love that enables it to overcome.

At our wit’s end, God stands ready to undertake for us.

Only God can author true and lasting change in anyone.

Do not harden your heart to those who are hard.

Christ would make a masterpiece of our lives.

Don’t be an angry victim of circumstance.

As this present world winds down the false narrative is going to pick up.

Many aspire to be a voice for God; few are.

Bring your heart to God first.

Don’t try to figure out all the “what if’s.”

Transformation depends on our cooperation with the Holy Spirit.

Christ is the only Cause worth living and dying for.

How thin the line is between righteous and unrighteous anger.

Waiting on the Lord is loving the Lord.

Beware of the slow, insidious slide away from God.

Can we accept God’s “not yet”?

Let your Lord take the lead in the dance of your life.

Bless the rod God would raise up to get you back on track.

It is a badge of honor to be hated for Christ’s sake.

Where we are going with our heavy heart matters most of all.

We all inherit a certain “manner of life” from our parents.

There is one risk that is never, ever worth taking.

We are either fleeing from God or fleeing to God.

We cannot live in the fear of what might happen.

Answers are for another day; peace is for today.

God Himself is the perfect tutor in any life.

There is hope for any future that has Christ in it.

One day we will have to face up to our actions.

To get back on our feet and to really change requires godly sorrow.

Apart from the real work of the Spirit of Christ in our hearts, we are all faking it.

None of us can afford to face life without Jesus.

Your suffering does not repel God, it attracts Him.

True Christianity is never about “faking it.”

Some things are just not worth our meditation.

Don’t fall into the carnal trap of glorying in men.

Sometimes prayer is about finding refuge in Someone.

Time is short. Be a true witness.

Protect yourself. Walk in a sound mind, shielded by the truth.

There is nothing in this life we should not face with confidence.

There is a good investigation where God wants us to dig and learn about something.

We need help in humbling ourselves.

Anger must always be tempered with wisdom.

The road to apostasy is slow, subtle, and sinister.

God is steering all things toward the conclusion He desires.

Today, right where we are, is an opportunity to know our Lord in a greater way.

Commit to the pleasure and plan of God for your life.

The story of Demas is a cautionary tale for every zealous believer.

Submission to God and prayer in all things is not optional for a blessed life.

We must have one passion that overrules all others.

Never think that service for God will keep you.

Team up with God. He is all you need.

There is a time we just need to let every unsolved mystery go.

The only way to be saved from a hard spirit is to take refuge in God.

God can be trusted, whether we trust Him or not.

We cannot glorify God and ourselves.

Journey through life with God, hand in hand.

“Before I take one step forward I dedicate myself to You.”

God will more than make up for anything you have left behind for Him.

The greatest mystery in the world is the heart.

Worship now. Understand later.

God doesn’t delight in a life that’s a mixture of sacrifice and disobedience.

The path of obedience is not for cowards.

We should not desire the evil day, nor should we fear it.

Determine to let all of God’s word shape your understanding of Him.

Hearing from God is truly a matter of life and death.

If God’s liking you, you’re doing real good.

Whether brotherly love continues is up to us.

None of us can overcome without Jesus.

What witness are you leaving – to heaven and to earth?

If we will let Him, the Lord will enable us to rebound from every bitter thing.

Desire reconciliation. Pray for restoration.

Christ was not the first, nor the last man to be condemned unjustly.

God refuses to fit inside the boxes men make for Him.

A sifting is going on even now.

What can be done to stop such a descent into madness?

Let the world praise flesh. Let the church glory in God.

Chasing our dream and pursuing God are not synonymous.

Rarely, does life live up to its billing.

Christ has clothed us in a greater dignity than we ever had.

There is a cooperation between our soul and God.

God deliver us from the foolish seeds of false prophecy.

God wants to know how dear He is to us.

Give Jesus dominion over your life today.

Let God be your tutor.

How can God show us anything when we are steaming?

Great tragedies begin with the small, secret choices of the heart.

Speaking presumptuously in the Lord’s Name is no light matter.

Look beyond the temporal to the eternal.

God is not content to be an outsider in any person’s life.

Man can never give man enough. We need God.

There is no “reverse” when it comes to God.

Don’t believe you or anyone else has irrevocably ruined your life.

We must go beyond crafting people to our liking.

God knows His reasons for chastening the children He delights in.

Make your loss God’s gain.

God specializes in things thought impossible.

The gospel must remain God-centered.

Stop running and surrender.

God speaks, but so does the devil.

How much differently would our lives look if we lived to please God?

Reach for God’s version of happiness. Pursue blessedness.

God speaks no idle words. Not so with man.

Trust God knows where He’s taking you.

What will it profit us to know every created thing but be a stranger to God?

Don’t envy those who are doing well on a pathway toward destruction.

There is a time to speak, and a time to be silent.

Things we have long waited for are so much sweeter when they finally arrive.

Don’t feel guilty because your soul is being tried.

No one can do what Jesus does.

Are we willing to know Christ in the “fellowship of His sufferings”?

We can’t find God’s way forward unless we seek it.

Don’t sell short what God has provided for you in Christ.

Don’t be deceived by the inactivity of a meek man.

Change comes slowly to the best of us.

Brave people gain glorious testimonies and live without regret.

God proves our hearts when others are being praised, and we are not.

Love the Father. Give Him glory. Deny the pride of life.

Have the same mind toward suffering that Jesus did.

What do we do when we feel unwanted?

We can’t afford to harden our hearts to God’s voice.

An unmerciful heart gets in the way of answers to prayer.

Beware of wanting to know what people think about you.

Rejoicing always is impossible when we’re living for less than God’s purpose.

Since when has the gospel become a ministry of condemnation?

From start to finish we must look to Jesus as our hope.

Our passion for God is equal to our passion for His Word.

God’s ability to redeem is greater than our ability to mess up.

The validity of our faith stands on the resurrection of Christ.

Disappointments are always redeemable.

Do we really believe that “It’s ALL good”?

When you can’t kneel before God on your knees; kneel with your heart.

No person can have the blessing of God upon their life until they are one of His.

Don’t resent a righteous person’s involvement in your life.

The things you hold dear are much better off in God’s hands than in yours.

Where you are today is more important to God than what you did yesterday.

Living for the praise of men is a deadly game.

Ask away, but know God has the final say.

Make sure of one thing alone: that you are on God’s side.

May we have courage in this day, through who He is, to face things as they are.

It is a good thing to be under God’s tight control.

The Sovereign God will not be manipulated by any human being ever.

God calls us to let it go, but that doesn’t mean He’s done the same.

We are the worst judges of others, and ourselves.

Satan promises much, but delivers very little.

When God speaks, He expects us to take Him seriously.

Walking humbly and softly with God is serious business.

God is not interested in our own goodness.

Prove all things.

Unbelief at times is warranted.

Don’t tell God where you’re going. Ask Him where He wants you to go.

Christ is our hope of becoming a skilled peacemaker.

Problems are not a bad thing to have if they drive us to our knees.

How should we respond to injustice at the hands of the self-justified?

Insecurity can never be fully alleviated by the praise of human beings.

We get God’s help to the degree we hear from Him.

How much do we make it about ourselves?

It is no sin to say, “I don’t know.”

Waiting on the Lord is not merely waiting.

Are you afraid to launch out and put up your sails?

Trusting in God is not a one time act.

Learn to cherish the old rugged cross.

Some things hurt worse than others.

Jesus was not about self-actualization.

Blessed are those who have been caught by grace.

Even in corrective judgment, God’s mercies remain great.

Don’t let the judgment of man torment you. Be right before God.

When no one stands with us, will we still stand?

What stops the windows of heaven from being opened up to us?

When we seek God He brings us through agitation to peace.

Don’t despise the idea of being His lovely bride.

There is an internal beauty that only increases with time.

God has special plans for the rejected, unwanted, and despised.

God loves to resurrect our dreams.

The trials you face and the temptations you feel are meant to drive you to God.

God indeed “changes not,” but not as the Greeks supposed.

The Son of God cannot and will not share the stage.

There is a time to search for answers and there is a time to call off our search and find peace.

Never think that service for God will keep you.

If you would stay a friend of God you must realize that the world is not your friend.

God’s true spokesmen speak for God; false prophets speak for themselves.

Is it wrong to want to be appreciated and praised for the “good” you see in yourself?

When anyone becomes untethered from God their descent into evil knows no bounds.

There are times when we must walk through a valley of sorrow and tears.

Until we are ready to “wear the yoke” we are only playing at being a true Christian.

Get ready to endure hardness as a good soldier of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Despite how humiliating a fall may be, restoration is always possible.

If we would pursue peace with all men, we must cherish humility.

Self-love is the pre-eminent sign that apostasy is around the corner.

Our liberation is not an entrance into being “who we are.”

We can cease from sin, but we cannot cease from temptation.

The business of our lives is to know and understand God, not men.

Be patient enough to see the “end of a thing” that God has in store for you.

Having a real heart to heart with God will do your heart good.

Keep going, and keep growing.

We can reach for a corruptible or incorruptible crown. The choice is ours.

The future God has for you depends on how well you are listening to Him today.

Jesus may not be all we want; but He is all we truly need.

Those who put their trust in the Lord will never be disappointed.

There is a right way and wrong way to go about things.

Don’t be the star of your story.

Let’s be done with experiencing those things which our God hates.

God is more interested in pardoning us than punishing us.

What would God have us do when we’re getting burnt out?

The best seed can only grow in earth that receives it.

Bless others and you will be blessed.

Do we believe God knows what is in our best interest better than we do?

Whatever humbles us is good.

We need to leave many things alone.

Our freedom from the power of darkness is not a freedom to run our own lives.

The beautiful thing about obedience is what you discover on the other side.

It’s so easy to become impatient with suffering, whether it be another’s or our own.

Disappoint the tempter.

Have you gotten your marching orders from the Lord or from men?

Now is not the time for anger, but to bear our Lord’s sorrow.

Those who are hard on others end up troubling themselves more than anyone else.

When you’d give up on others, remember God didn’t give up on you.

Stay planted until God uproots you.

There is no room for pride in the Christian life.

Look beyond the temporal to the eternal. Buy gold tried in the fire.

We can know so much and be entirely unknown in heaven.

Beware of an obsession with injustice.

Be in a hurry for nothing except to obey God. Knowledge will follow.

Where temperance is practiced inwardly, patience will be seen outwardly.

Let’s not pretend to be somewhere we are not.

The consequence of spurning God’s counsel is severe.

Let evil know that it is unwelcome in a holy house.

Being transparent before God is the first step toward letting Him heal us.

If we stay little in our own sight, we will stay big in God’s sight.

As man’s self-love increases so does his retaliatory and vengeful spirit.

The further we travel with God the deeper His work becomes to make our way perfect.

Focus less on your destination, and more on what He wants of you.

Is our pleasure and our pain all that matters to us?

Stop settling for less, and press toward the life God so much wants to give you.

Loss of life and blessing is the end which awaits the hasty in spirit.

God will raise up a company of “little” ones with a godly rebuke to a backslidden church.

Bridling our tongue starts with knowing how to rule our spirit.

God didn’t ask us what we wanted for Christmas; He gave us what we needed.

What does it profit us to have the whole world applaud us when God is unimpressed?

Don’t let your joy depend on a better tomorrow.

We can’t afford to let our heart be untended.

Simple exhortations to “let it go” or “get over it” don’t work.

When the god of this world comes knocking, we must put on a sober mind.

It is not enough that we believe IN Christ, we must believe UPON Him.

There is only one thing that we needed in this life.

True godliness is proven in a lawless day when evil is called good.

We need God far, far more than we need each other.

Stop trying to be so strong.

God knows the value of the wilderness more than we do.

Being faithful in the eyes of God matters so much more than being great is the eyes of men.

Tribulations are the indispensable means for God to work patience in our life.

What attracts men does not attract God.

Christ never intended for the church to point to the church.

You don’t have to be swept away by any out of control passion.

Life can make us sick; but joy is the medicine that keeps us going day after day.

May we discover the blessedness of getting outside the confines of our narrow inner world.

The gentle are those who have God’s strength to wait.

We cannot hate someone and have fellowship with God.

God runs toward us when we make any movement toward Him.

Serve notice on Satan that you will worship and serve your God no matter what life brings.

At times we can feel so weighed down in our spirit that we don’t want to go forward.

If we are to rule our spirit, we must let the Holy Spirit rule in our heart.

Living peaceably with others depends upon how much peace lies within us.

Forgiveness alone allows us to heal. Without it our spirit is forever wounded.

If you are going to endure hard things, God needs you to do one thing first.

When others step away from us, God steps toward us.

If we will not give Christ all, He will take nothing.

What matters most of all is where we are going with our heavy heart.

Being in a love relationship with God is the ultimate human experience.

When God’s mercifully given you a new lease on life, how should you appropriately respond?

We do not sin when we bless others with a proper word of recognition.

Does God ever have to wait?

A fear of rejection can keep us from making supplication to God.

Men are becoming indignant as never before. And this spirit is in the church.

Faith does not begin with our eyes, it begins with what God sees.