For My yoke is easy and My burden is light. Matthew 11:30 (NKJV) Some believers think that the Christian life is supposed to be hard to endure. It’s not true.   Our verse today doesn’t say that Jesus’ yoke is heavy and burdensome; it’s easy and light! It may be unbearable if you’re just relying on your own strength, but there’s a spiritual power you can always have as a believer that is absolutely beautiful. Actually, learning to draw from God’s strength is one very important key to having a great life.   You see, everyone needs to draw from God’s strength to have God-outcomes in their life. You can’t build the amazing family life God has for you using just your own intelligence and energy. …

The amazing grace of the Master, Jesus Christ, the extravagant love of God, the intimate friendship of the Holy Spirit, be with all of you. 2 Corinthians 13:14 (MSG) When people talk about the power and presence of God, many times they are referring to something that takes place at the front of a church. Although that’s wonderful, the church isn’t the only place God shows up.   Jesus and the apostles were filled with the Spirit of God, but the power that exuded from them wasn’t reserved for church services. They walked in that power every day. Not only that, they did it in a way that was contemporary for their time and location.   We can’t just experience God’s presence in church and …

In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [be empowered through your union with Him]; draw your strength from Him [that strength which His boundless might provides]. Ephesians 6:10 (AMPC) If you stopped reading today’s verse after “be strong,” you might assume that you just have to get tough, “get over it,” or “suck it up” in life. But that’s not where this verse ends. It says we need to be strong in the Lord.   Here is the problem many Christians face today. They’re trying to be strong, but they’re not being empowered through their relationship with God. They’re not drawing strength from His boundless reserves. As a result, so many people are stressed out.  You have three kinds of strength in your life: mental, …

If you make the Lord your refuge… no evil will conquer you; no plague will come near your home. For he will order his angels to protect you wherever you go. Psalm 91:9–11 (NLT) I was once on a plane that was heading down the runway when something went wrong. When they slammed on the brakes without warning at the last possible minute, you should have heard the screams and sobs on that plane.  Everyone slammed into the seats in front of them, and when we finally came to a stop the guy beside me sobbed, “We almost died!” I said, “Nah, we were okay.” Before stopping to filter my words, I said, “This plane isn’t going down because I’m on it.”   Instantly I realized …

For who has known or understood the mind (the counsels and purposes) of the Lord so as to guide and instruct Him and give Him knowledge? But we have the mind of Christ (the Messiah) and do hold the thoughts (feelings and purposes) of His heart. 1 Corinthians 2:16 (AMPC) I once interviewed a young woman for The Leon Show who had formerly been an atheist starting around age 10. The reason she came to the conclusion that God didn’t exist was because her three-year-old cousin had been beaten to death by the child’s stepfather. She couldn’t understand why God, who was supposed to have everything in control, wouldn’t have stopped something so horrendous from happening.   You’d be surprised how many people don’t serve …