"From among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things."      Acts 20:30 NKJVPaul writes: "From among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after...  Read More

"When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives."      James 4:3 NIV  A pastor writes: "According to legend, King Midas loved gold so much that when Dionysus granted him a wish, ...  Read More

"My strength is made perfect in weakness."      2 Corinthians 12:9 NKJV  First, acknowledge your inadequacy to God.  Joni Eareckson Tada says, "Deny your weakness, and you will never realize God's str...  Read More

"Our sufficiency is of God."       2 Corinthians 3:5  The fear of inadequacy is a state of mind in which you think your best is not good enough.  Usually, it originated in childhood when our parents, ...  Read More

"Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning."       Psalm 30:5 NLTOne marriage expert says a single mother sent him a story that helped explain the loneliness and stress faced ...  Read More

"She has been helpful to many, and especially to me."       Romans 16:2 NLTCharles Plumb was a pilot in Vietnam, and after seventy-five combat missions, his plane was demolished by a surface-to-air mi...  Read More

"It is better...to lose one of your members than that your whole body should be thrown on to the rubbish-heap."       Matthew 5:29 PHPS  Desperate situations sometimes call for desperate measures, and...  Read More

"Trust in the Lord."       Proverbs 3:5 NKJVThe Bible says, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your p...  Read More

"Be still, and know that I am God."      Psalm 46:10 NIV  To have peace you must focus on God's presence. What you choose to focus on either fuels your fears or your faith.  The Bible says, "You will ...  Read More

"Great peace have those who love your law."       Psalm 119:165 NIV  In order to find real peace, you must do two things: (1) Live by the principles of God's Word.  "Great peace have those who love yo...  Read More

"I give you my own peace and my gift is nothing like the peace of this world."       John 14:27 PHPS  Jesus said His peace is a gift.  That means you don't have to work for it and you cannot earn it. ...  Read More

"We have peace with God."       Romans 5:1 NIV  God will give you three kinds of peace.  (1) Spiritual peace. "Since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus...  Read More