Sometimes when we go through something difficult we ask for a word from God, and He often uses a prophetic friend to speak to us. It’s happened time and time again in my life so I believe in prophetic gifting, but prophets have to be very careful when they speak on God’s behalf. I am…
He stood in front of the class weeping uncontrollably. Our “Christ and Culture” professor had prayed that he would have a heart like God’s for His people—and he received it. We had just been listening to excerpts from the songs of Les Miserables and Fantine’s rendition of “I Dreamed a Dream” triggered the emotion. In…
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything” (James 1:2, NIV). The Oxford definition of “grow” is for a living thing to 1. undergo…
There are few people in the world who don’t want to prosperous, whether it’s prosperous in business, ministry or health. Culture teaches us that prosperity is up to us. We work and strive, spending long hours in the office or at the volunteer job. Some religiously buy Lotto tickets in hopes that they snag the…
“All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.” (Matthew 5:37, NIV) A physical boundary is a defining line that marks the end of a property and the beginning of another. A personal boundary is that which separates one individual from another. It also helps to distinguish…