Spiritual Life

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  How Your Thoughts and Beliefs Impact Mental Health Learning to see our problems as opportunities to rely on the Lord can motivate us to get the help we need—and also allow us to help others. 
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  Why Should We Value Prayer and Fasting? When we focus our minds, bodies, and souls on the Lord… God promises to begin the work of freedom in our lives and communities! There is power in the practice of prayer and fasting!
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  Can We Ask God to Make Someone Forgive Us? What do you do if a person you have wronged chooses not to forgive? You need forgiveness in order to make things right with this person. Can you force forgiveness out of them? Can you ask God to make... Denise Kohlmeyer Jan 06, 2023
• 6 Questions to Ask Yourself in 2023 Instead of making New Year's resolutions each year that you might tend to forget about or wimp out on in a couple weeks or months, I encourage you to carve out some time this month to ask yourself some... Cindi McMenamin Jan 05, 2023
• 4 Real-World Observations of What it Means to Live by Faith When I think about the heroes of the faith, they were believing for something they would not see in their lifetime. Yet their belief was strong and certain because they made choices based on their hope of...
• 15 Scriptures on Peace of Mind Bible verses on how to find peace of mind show you how peace is possible in any type of circumstance. Exploring these scriptures on peace of mind will help you find real peace, no matter what situations... Whitney Hopler Jan 04, 2023
• How Can We Succeed in 'Redeeming the Time'? It’s important to use our time well by “redeeming the time,” as the Bible urges us to do in Ephesians 5:16. But what is the meaning of the phrase “redeeming the time,” and what does it look like to do so in... Whitney Hopler Jan 04, 2023
• 15 Christian Fiction Books To Read This Year To say the Lord works through Christian fiction is an understatement! While fiction novels should never replace our reading the true Word of God—the Bible—they do offer something of substance. 
• How Should Christians Respond to Dark Days? When we can’t stop crying, or we can barely get out of bed in the morning, this is a beautiful testimony that pain can and will be used for astonishing Kingdom purposes. Our dark days are not forgotten or...
• What Does it Mean to Experience God? Jesus meant it when He said that He would come to us. Christ ascended up to heaven and sent the Holy Spirit to live in and with us. To have the Holy Spirit is to have Jesus.
• 12 Verses to Kick-Start the New Year A New Year is almost upon us! As everyone starts to think of resolutions and ways to start a "New Year, New Me" plan, take a moment to turn to Scripture for inspiration. These 12 verses will encourage you,... Bethany Verrett Jan 03, 2023
• How to Defeat Shame Not only were we crafted in His image, but He knew us entirely, and we knew Him. But after sin entered the world, something made us afraid. And not just to show our physical nakedness but our figurative...