Remade

Are you lonely? Do you feel isolated, misunderstood and alienated? Perhaps you are in a “relationship” with someone and still feel alone? I want to tell you that loneliness is never God’s design or desire for us. It is however one of our enemy’s greatest tools for destruction and manipulation of all mankind. This is a Spiritual principle that directly effects the physical realities of our lives in a way that is profound on every level. It is a simple truth, but like all Spiritual truths, it is only fully perceived by those who are open to what God is saying on a deeper level, (1 Corinthians 2:14). In warfare it is no secret: If an enemy wants to conquer us, they will first divide us so that our strength in numbers is ineffective against their coming battle offensive. Spiritually speaking, warfare is the same. Why is the idea of “divide and conquer” so powerful? Because it isolates and creates loneliness which leads to fear and hopelessness. THINK ABOUT IT and look all around life in th

In the Old Testament book of Nehemiah, Ezra tells God’s faithful few that, "The joy of the Lord is your strength", (Nehemiah 8:10). His encouragement revealed a promise from our Heavenly Father for His people. This promise assured God’s people that even though their task ahead looked impossible, they were to trust God’s provision for ALL they needed for what He wanted. During the days of Ezra, like today, the enemy seems to be conquering what God has purposed for good. However further reading and study of Ezra reveals that God’s desire for His people then and now is obedience to his design for life. And it will be through our submission by obedience that we as God’s people find joy through His strength. A closer look at the original Hebrew word for “strength” in the phrase: “The Joy of the Lord is your strength” uncovers the word מָעוֹז, (maoz). This word gives us a deeper understanding of what the Bible means for us when we hear that phrase: "The joy of the Lord is our

A key to living a Joy-Filled life is found in this statement: "When you focus on problems you'll have more problems. When you focus on possibilities you'll have more opportunities." Unfortunately this is a spiritual truth that many will never discover! It's super-easy to be ruled by a Spirit of negativity in a world filled with so much strife and discontent. This leads to believing that nothing is ever "good enough" and leaves one filled with an anxiety of what could be instead of rejoicing in what is. Here we'll find a critical nature that always sees it's own way as the better way. This creates a shallow, disillusioned existence. The truth is, when we are determined to have "perfection" in our lives and in the lives of others, we'll end up with an empty life. God calls us to a life of excellence while giving our best, NOT a life of perfection which is always wanting "better" from ourselves and others. In this world, exce