Posts with the category “heart”

BY BETH SKANDERUP VGP Choir Director  We all have embarrassing moments. Times when we open our mouths when they should remain closed, or you are about to sing a special and you have no idea how the so...  Read More

I would like to spend a few moments engaging and sharing some insights that the Holy Spirit has taught me whilst reading and writing the words of Jesus. I felt it deep in my heart about three years ag...  Read More

You may not realize that you have tremendous power in your tongue. The power of speech. We were created in the image of God, and part of that image is the ability to speak. No other created thing ha...  Read More

The authority on this, the answer, is always the Word which is the voice of the Living God! Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs o...  Read More

could go on in explaining this place where loneliness overtakes my thoughts, when it seems like the world conspires to rob me of everything, especially my joy. But each time I find myself at what I p...  Read More

Maybe you’ve also asked one of these questions before: Who am I? What’s my purpose? Why am I here? What am I supposed to do with my life? We’ve all wondered it. Don’t feel like you’re alone or the onl...  Read More

"But God, I'm not a college graduate. I'm not perfect, I'm not smart enough." Ok I'll be really honest with you. I have used this sooo many stinkin' times. And still do sometimes. Moses tried this exc...  Read More

So dear friends, never tell yourself to “keep it together” if the Lord could be inviting you to a precious encounter with Him. One where He is so very near, where He reminds you He understands and tre...  Read More

The word “labour” in verse 28 is from the Greek word kopaio, which describes the most wearisome kind of labor. This is a person who is giving everything he has to a project or assignment. He is strivi...  Read More

God loved, chased down, forgave and redeemed Saul, not because of anything he had done, but because of who he was: His son. His real identity was not dependent on anything he could earn or what his ea...  Read More

The front seater also gets to hear clearly and engage in conversation with the driver! This can come with privileges. Sometimes simply just “being in the know”, can make you feel confident. For me, f...  Read More

Not only did Joseph’s gift become useful in the prison; but in Genesis 41, Pharaoh himself needed the gold inside of Joseph. Again, Joseph’s gift became super relevant in a time of crisis. This brough...  Read More

I am sure you would agree with me that, in life, a person cannot just do anything at any time. For instance, it would be very awkward to put on summer wear in winter. This is because God has designed ...  Read More

Melody LesmeisterWorship Arts Pastor It’s a favourite of mine. There are trees and blue skies on the other side… Fresh air and bird sounds. At night it lets in the glow of the moon and stars. It’s th...  Read More

Jilliana Baldwin Unforgiveness is the poison we drink waiting for the other person to die. It can turn into bitterness, anger- emotions that have been scientifically proven to cause physical illness s...  Read More

Don’t waste another day in the sludge of shame! Jesus has taken that load. He has paid the penalty for your sins. Throw off complacency, self-pity and any sense of martyrdom. That is behind you. You d...  Read More

It’s in the little things.... Jesus didn’t command us to go out and do something BIG - He showed us how love in the little things too. Why? Because the little things matter more than you or I could im...  Read More

Jesus said that He has given you and me the same glory that God gave Him. The SAME glory, Jesus did not say that He was so special that no one else was able to have the glory, He said He gave us the ...  Read More

After this encounter, this man’s life did not just become a reflection of the name of the gate he had sat at for several years of his life. Rather, his life became a reflection of the goodness of the ...  Read More

“Huh? You want me to go back over there?” – as usual, I thought God must be crazy because He KNOWS I don’t like bugs. Not one bit. I wondered if it finally happened - God must have cracked! Right? Bu...  Read More

To be thankful does not mean you pretend that things aren’t difficult. It is important that you are kind to yourself, and that you give yourself permission to actually feel and walk through pain and l...  Read More

I’m learning that the very best things in my life have come from the most broken and painful times. How can this be? I feel like my life has been shredded. My heart broken too many times.. but the Lor...  Read More

[Remember.] ME WHO dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable and fixed. God knew there would be chaos and stress in our lives but He has also given us a way to have stabilit...  Read More

Do you want to see change in the world? Do you want to see people come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ? A wise man once said to me, “You can protest and picket all you want, but until the heart ...  Read More

When the Holy Spirit convicts you of something wrong, it means God wants you to make it right. When we acknowledge our shortfalls before God, there is nothing shameful about it. Rather, it opens the d...  Read More

"One of the most powerful verses in the New Testament. It says, "Looking diligently, lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be de...  Read More