I would like to take this opportunity to express how I feel in this devotion. As we all journey through life, we have the opportunity to build special relationships and strong bonds with one another. I feel blessed beyond words for the church family that I have. We love each other unconditionally, and also living our lives according to God’s Word. We carry the weight of the mission of the church together, without grumbling or a negative outlook. I see those who labor viewing

Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity. The phrase “born for adversity jumps off the page for me as I read this verse and consider friendship. Warren Wiersbe said, “It’s possible to have many companions and no real friends.” Adversity is a continual state of serious misfortune, it’s not a one-time event. And yet scripture says that what defines “friend” is being born for such hardship and continual difficulty. The question t

“Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.” Psalm 25:16 ESV Leadership is often a lonely position when exercising authority and making tough decisions. Nobody likes to hear no and it’s easy to let things slide. Standing on what is right does not win popularity contests with most people. Take a sec and pray for your leaders today. They have a tough job and are often discouraged. Psalm 25 was written at a point in David’s life where his three sons, friend

The righteous man shall live by faith (Romans 1:17). By applying the truth of the Bible will change our thinking by applying what Neil Anderson wrote in Victory Over the Darkness; believing that you can succeed at Christian growth and maturity takes no more effort than believing you cannot succeed. So why not believe that you can walk in faith and in the Spirit; that you can resist the temptations of the world, the flesh and the devil; and that you can grow to maturity as a C

I do believe; help my unbelief (Mark 9:24). In reading Neil Anderson’s Freedom In Christ teaching, he said that success comes in cans and failure in cannots. The 'Twenty Cans of Success' taken from God's Word, will expand your knowledge of our faith object, the Almighty God. Building your faith by internalizing these truths over the next two days will help lift you from the miry clay of the cannots to the reality that in Christ you can do all things. Twenty Cans of Success 1