Reality Check: What Kind of Listener Am I? The ear tests words like the tongue tastes food. Job 34:3 Excerpted from God’s Design for Community Online Course. Many people think they are good at listening, yet most people don’t know how to really listen so the other person feels heard and valued. Listening has become
Read MoreGod’s Name: God of Forgiveness Eloah Selichot (Aramaic) They refused to obey and did not remember the miracles you had done for them. Instead, they became stubborn and appointed a leader to take them back to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and merciful, slow to become angry, and rich
Read MoreGod’s Name: Arm of the LORD Zeroa yahweh (hebrew) Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? Isaiah 53:1 (NAS) Steps on Your Journey to Know God More Intimately: Zeroa means arm, power and strength. When the Bible talks about God’s arm, it is referring to His
Read MoreGod’s Name: Sin Offering What the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh. Romans 8:3 NIV Excerpted from 2031 Names of God: Transform Your Life as
Read MoreJesus’ Name: My Strength O my Strength, I sing praise to You; You, O God, are my fortress, my loving God. Psalm 59:17 Steps on Your Journey to Know God More Intimately: Psalm 18:1 says, “I love You, O Lord, my strength” (ESV). The Hebrew word for my strength, oze, means help strength, strong, boldness
Read MoreAct Contrary to Your Feelings Excerpted from God’s Design for Community: Proven Relationship Skills for Christians Available as a book, online course and live training. You can get Continuing Education Units for the class (CEUs) A biblical key to overcoming anger and resentment is to act contrary to those very feelings, even though you probably
Read MoreJesus, Our Model for Handling Stress Jesus is our example for how to manage stress effectively. He experienced an incredible amount of stress for our sake, and yet He endured. He didn’t give up. He didn’t let it overwhelm Him. As 1 Peter 2:21 says, we are to follow His example, not only by suffering,
Read MoreGod’s Name: Living and Breathing God Those who think they can do it on their own end up obsessed with measuring their own moral muscle but never get around to exercising it in real life. Those who trust God’s action in them find that God’s Spirit is in them—living and breathing God! Obsession with self
Read MoreDress for War Excerpted from Battlefield Strategies for Every Believer, a practical guide to spiritual warfare Clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh. Romans 13:14 NIV Before we put on our armor, we need to put on our clothes. Imagine putting armor
Read MoreGod’s Name: Lord Your God, Who Goes before You Lord Your God, Who Goes before You The Lord your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes Deuteronomy 1:30 NKJV Excerpted from 2031 Names of God: Transform Your Life as You Get to Know God
Read MoreSelf-Esteem Affects Our Joy As a child, I didn’t fit in with the children around me. Those feelings of insecurity gnawed at my fragile self-esteem. Why couldn’t I be like others, who seemed so self-assured and at ease? Have you ever felt this way? Such insecurities may have robbed you of some of the joy
Read MoreJesus’ Name: Jesus Who Is Called Christ So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?” Matthew 27:17 Excerpted from The Surprising Joy of Exploring God’s Heart © 2011 Relationship Resources, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Steps on Your Journey
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