Fight Despair With Prayer
We must fight despair with prayer. This spiritual battle requires disciplines, like talking to God instead of listening to our self-talk, which can be deceptively untrue. . .
Marcia Hornok
Marcia Hornok, managing editor of CHERA Magazine for widows/ers, raised six children in Salt Lake City, where her husband pastored Midvalley Bible Church. She has numerous publishing credits in periodicals, devotional books, and online.
Growing in Holiness
The process of growing in holiness often hurts. God allows things that trip us up because it increases our dependence on Him. . .
Don’t Treat God’s Grace Lightly
Many Christians live as if God imposes no standards: we have freedom in Christ, and God is all about grace. Yes, but we must not treat God’s grace lightly. . .
Accept His Yoke
God accomplishes His plan, sometimes through great expense and suffering of His servants. But when we accept His yoke and learn from Him, He promises that we can rest in Him. . .
Understanding the Bible
We often distort God’s truth by adding our own ideas to a verse and ignoring its context. We should first discern God’s meaning to the original readers, then we can understand what He is saying to us. . .
How God Meets Needs
God knows that our deepest soul need is to know and love Him and to learn to be satisfied with Him. He has to be enough! To get us to that place, He may deprive us of things. . .
When Our Faith Is Tested
The process of growing in holiness often hurts. God tells us to rejoice when we fall into various trials, because when our faith is tested, we learn patience (endurance) and grow in maturity. . .
How to Feel Forgiven
Sometimes we don’t feel forgiven. Even though we have believed that Christ’s death and resurrection paid the penalty for all our sins, we still feel guilty. Here are two things you can do to help. . .
How to Forgive
Feelings of resentment, anger, jealousy, and revenge can be cleansed away by one solution—forgiving those who offend us. Here’s how to forgive. . .
The Cure for Discontent
Do you struggle with being satisfied with your current situation in life? Discontent is a heart disease that manifests in comparing, coveting, and complaining. Here’s the cure. . .