The apostle named Peter shares how to become a child of God in Acts 2:38, “Peter replied, ‘Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then, you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.’” Paul, … More The 10% Club
What do you wish for? What makes you happy? What do you seek after? You ask yourself these questions pretty regularly. It is what drives your actions each day. While God gives the freedom to express yourself freely and to choose whom you will serve today, see Joshua 24:15, your freedom comes with a warning … More The Deadly Golden Carrot
Don’t we all desire to follow Jesus and have life just fall into place, how we want it to be? Don’t we imagine walking through a bed of roses with the sun shining down without a care in the world? Who’s chuckling along with me? We know very well that life this side of heaven … More Disgruntled Faith
When you choose to follow Jesus something wonderful happens. You receive nonstop counsel from the Holy Spirit. If you take the time to learn and listen, you will find that God is forever by your side helping you navigate the days He has given you. When I look back, I cannot recall a time where … More Take the Time to Truly Believe
Trust seems to be God’s protocol for His children. He beckons you to trust Him before you see the reason behind what He is asking of you. He calls you to put your faith in Him before you understand what He is doing in you and around you. In the Old Testament, God led Abraham … More Faith Before Fruition
Jesus says, “I know all the things you do, and that you have a reputation for being alive, but you are dead. Wake up! Strengthen what little remains, for what is left is almost dead. I find that your actions do not meet the requirements of my God.” (Rev. 3:1b-2) He also says in Rev. … More Is Your Faith Gathering Dust?
As a believer in Christ, you come to understand that your faith is under constant attack from three sources. One is this world. It is in open rebellion to the ways of God due to sin. Follow the culture and you will be led away from God by the second source; his name is Satan. … More The Villain Inside Of You
Every day you face some sort of waiting. You wait in line at the checkout, you wait for your child to be done with baseball practice, you wait for brownies to get done baking, and the list goes on. Then, there are those waiting times that seem unending, like waiting in prayer for God to … More Watching And Waiting
It is not fun being sick, but it can be a blessed time. You may be thinking, “Carol, what are you talking about? How can you say that?” Well, in the past month, I got a sty on my eye, then a sinus cold, and after getting better from those two things, I came down … More Sickness Is A Blessed Time
Before sin entered humanity and made a complete mess of things, God walked with Adam and Eve in His Garden; see Genesis 3:8. He provided for all their needs. He tended to them like the loving Father that He continues to be today for us. God’s love is very distinct. It is recognizably different than … More A Very Distinctive Love
Carol J German 