Fuel Your Fire
The Holy Spirit is often referred to as a fire. Each believer’s heart carries that flaming light of God. And in 1 Thessalonians, Paul admonishes believers not to quench the fire. . .
Sabrina McDonald
Sabrina McDonald is the author of Open the Windows of Heaven and The Blessings of Loneliness, and she is a featured writer for FamilyLife.com.
The Hidden Blessings of Grief
Grief can be like a wildfire. You don’t know what parts of your life will turn to ashes and what parts will survive. But there are hidden blessings of grief. . .
Stop Striving
Stop striving in marriage. Stop trying to create perfect children. Stop trying to control every situation, and abide in Christ. Let the love of God flow through you, and trust Him to shine. . .
Make Every Day Count
How are you encouraging your kids to make every day count for the Lord? How are you helping them be a light?
Every Moment Has a Purpose
Every moment has a purpose for God’s kingdom. It’s time to be zealous for righteousness in the course of everyday life, and God has promised a treasure trove awaiting us in heaven. . .
An Eternal Perspective
Father, like this man’s account of the Great Depression, help me to also see my circumstances with an eternal perspective. . .
Pray Relentlessly
Jesus tells us to pray relentlessly, like a man who knocks on his neighbor’s door in the middle of the night for bread. Don’t give up on your prayers. The answer is closer than you know. . .
The Wonder of His Majesty
Almost all of us have grown up with a view of God as loving, accepting, and forgiving, and we have learned to take those attributes for granted. We’ve lost the wonder of His majesty. . .
Love Him With Intensity
It’s not enough to love God with a passing “I love you a lot” sentimentalism. We aren’t called just to love God but to love Him with intensity. . .
Revival
Why do we sit back in our comfortable darling sins and wonder why God hasn’t sent a fresh wind of His Spirit? Could it be that our desire for revival is only rhetoric?