Riding Tandem with God

Riding Tandem with God

While out for a walk last Sunday, I spotted a Dad riding a tandem bicycle with his little boy behind him peddling like crazy. My friend and I laughed because we knew the father was really doing all the work while Junior, who thought he was helping His Dad with all his peddling, was really [...]

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The Fine Line of Legalism

The Fine Line of Legalism

Two Christians can do the exact same thing for two entirely different reasons. One may be doing good works to build his reputation in the eyes of others or to justify himself in the eyes of God because he feels he must earn his salvation, while another does his good works out of faith and [...]

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Divine Frustration

Divine Frustration

Feeling frustrated is a sign that God has more in store for you than you realize. Often we get caught up in the little things and miss the big picture, but as you trust and obey God’s still small voice, He will move you forward in His purpose and plan, step by step. He who [...]

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God’s Not Tired

God’s Not Tired

Waiting plays an important role in our walk with Christ. But after months and even years of waiting on God to fulfill His promises, we can grow weary in well-doing, especially when the promise doesn’t come when and how we think it should. When there are no outward and visible signs that God is working [...]

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The Good Fight

The Good Fight

When the battle is long and difficult to bear, it’s easy to entertain the idea of giving up and quitting. But that is the one thing that will automatically disqualify you from gaining the victory in your situation. So if you have already quit, unquit. Get back in the ring. You may take a few [...]

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Walking in Freedom

Walking in Freedom

Growing up in rural Ontario, I spent most of my summers barefoot. Occasionally, a sharp pain would stop me dead in my tracks and after careful examination, I would discover a tiny thistle barely visible beneath the surface. I was always surprised that something so little could cause so much pain. Knowing from experience it [...]

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The Sound of Rain

The Sound of Rain

In 1 Kings 18, after a three-year famine in the land, the prophet Elijah instructed the king to get up and eat, for there was “a sound of abundance of rain.” Even though there was no visible sign that the answer had come, Elijah was confident that God was about to move in a powerful [...]

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The Biggest Obstacle

The Biggest Obstacle

Most of us have faced an obstacle at some point in our journey of faith. In some cases, God may have removed the obstacle from your path or He may have given you grace to deal with it, but there’s one obstacle you can’t ignore or successfully work around for any length of time. The [...]

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Emotions & Obedience

Emotions & Obedience

We see in the book of Jonah the example of a prophet called and commissioned to speak to a nation on God’s behalf. It is not likely that Jonah had a history of disobedience. On the contrary, for God to call him to so great a task, Jonah had to have proven some faithfulness to [...]

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More Grace

More Grace

When God told the prophet Hosea to take a wife for himself, it wasn’t one of the noble daughters of the land that God had set aside for him, but a wife whose past was marked by so many degrading sins that no one would ever want her. She was a harlot, yet God selected [...]

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