Today, when you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as Israel did when they rebelled. Hebrews 3:15 (NLT) In Moses’ time, God brought the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt. He led them to the edge of a prosperous land flowing with milk and honey, but they wouldn’t take hold of it. Why did they miss out on their Promised Land and remain stuck in the wilderness for forty years? Psalm 78:41 (NKJV) says, Yes, again and again they tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel. You see, God wasn’t limiting them. They limited their ability to enjoy God’s promise with their unbelief, and the same is true for you when you don’t believe. Wherever you are today, God has more …

You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. 1 John 4:4 (NKJV) So many Christians today are still caught in an Old Testament pattern of praying. They beg and plead with God because they think it’s up to God to release miracles into their lives. Before Jesus came along, things worked that way. But under the new agreement that Jesus made possible, it is not that way at all. God has already released the miraculous into you. You don’t have to beg Him for something He’s already given you. After you give your life to Jesus, God lives in you. In the Old Testament, His presence was housed …

For God speaks again and again, though people do not recognize it. He speaks in dreams, visions of the night, when deep sleep fall on people as a lie in their beds. Job 33:14–15 (NLT) Do you have a solid vision for the future? Your vision is more than just a bunch of words on a page—that is your mission statement or motto. It’s more than a strategy or a set of steps towards a goal—that is the plan for achieving that vision. A vision is an actual picture of the future. And vision helps to bring about the future you want. Vision is developed during the quiet time you set aside to think. In thinking about where you want your life to go, you …

Even if everyone else is a liar, God is true. As the Scriptures say about him, “You will be proved right in what you say, and you will win your case in court.”  Romans 3:4 (NLT) If you think badly about yourself, those negative beliefs were likely formed early in life. A childhood bully or an overly critical parent may have said things that you are still allowing to define you today. This doesn’t need to be the case. According to Romans 3:4, everyone else is a liar if they go against God’s truth. It says even if everyone else is a liar, God is true (NLT). It doesn’t matter what anyone has said about you—ex-boyfriend or girlfriends, parents, teachers, spouses—they are all liars if …

Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous — how well I know it. Psalm 139:14 (NLT) What would you say if I asked you, “Who are you?” You might begin by describing your physical appearance, but that is not who you are. It is just what you look like. You may describe yourself as a parent, grandparents, son or daughter but that is not who you are either. You can tell me your nationality, but that is just your background. You might tell me about what you do for living, but your identity doesn’t come from what you do. Who you truly are runs much deeper than a job description. How you perceive yourself strongly affects your life. If you …