Daily Devotion "Understanding your depravity is essential for holiness. For if you cannot see your sinfulness, then what motivates you to change?" Walter A. Henrichsen (“Walt H”) ---------/:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate Man … [Read more...] about Day 3/18 – Children By Adoption
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Day 3/17 – A Time of Testing II
Daily Devotion “A god who is all love, all grace, all mercy, no sovereignty, no justice, no holiness, and no wrath is an idol." R C Sproul ---------/:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate Man by Walter A Henrichsen (“Walt”) A Time of … [Read more...] about Day 3/17 – A Time of Testing II
Day 3/16 – A Time of Testing
Daily Devotion “Sometimes God lets you hit rock bottom so that you will discover He is the Rock at the bottom." Tony Evans ---------/:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate Man by Walter A Henrichsen (“Walt”) A Time of Testing Day … [Read more...] about Day 3/16 – A Time of Testing
Day 3/15 – The Fruit Of Acceptance
Daily Devotion "You cannot change the way you feel until you change the way you think because your thoughts will determine the way you feel." Tony Evans ---------/:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate Man by Walter A Henrichsen … [Read more...] about Day 3/15 – The Fruit Of Acceptance
Day 3/14 – Be Careful What You Ask
Daily Devotion “The bottom line is pray. If you’re tired, sick, emotionally overwhelmed—pray. If you’re on cloud nine and life seems perfect—pray. If you lack direction—pray. If you doubt that prayer makes any difference—pray. If the … [Read more...] about Day 3/14 – Be Careful What You Ask
Day 3/13 – The Deceitfulness of Sin
Daily Devotion “When God calls you to something, He is not always calling you to succeed, He’s calling you to obey! The success of the calling is up to Him; the obedience is up to you." David Wilkerson ---------/:///// Thoughts from the … [Read more...] about Day 3/13 – The Deceitfulness of Sin
Day 3/12 – Fear and grace
Daily Devotion “Everything you go through as a Christian is a training exercise behind which God has a divine purpose. He did not save you so that you could cruise into paradise on a luxury liner; He saved you to prepare you to be of use in … [Read more...] about Day 3/12 – Fear and grace
Day 3/11 – Fear and Hope
Daily Devotion "The word walk is used in the Bible to express the character of a person— “…John…looking at Jesus as He walked…said, ‘Behold the Lamb of God!’ ” (John 1:35-36). There is nothing abstract or obscure in the Bible; everything is … [Read more...] about Day 3/11 – Fear and Hope
Day 2/29 – Leap-Year Day – QUOTES
Daily Devotion “You please God, not by what you know but by the size of the risks you are willing to take; not by what you know, but by what you apply. God did not give you the Bible to make you a smarter sinner, but rather a holy saint. … [Read more...] about Day 2/29 – Leap-Year Day – QUOTES
Day 2/17 – The Reward of Faith
Daily Devotion "We must allow the Word of God to confront us, to disturb our security, to undermine our complacency and to overthrow our patterns of thought and behavior." John R W Stott ---------/:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate … [Read more...] about Day 2/17 – The Reward of Faith
Day 2/18 – Faith and Knowing
Daily Devotion "What binds us together is not common education, common race, common income levels, common politics, common nationality, common accents, common jobs, or anything else of that sort. Christians come together because they have all … [Read more...] about Day 2/18 – Faith and Knowing
Day 2/10 – Examples and Commands
Daily Devotion "Although we are created in His image, we are creatures. He is the Creator. Our interests are tied to His interests. God's grace is seen in His allowing us this link; we profit from submission to His authority. The desire for … [Read more...] about Day 2/10 – Examples and Commands
Day 1/18 – Justice, Mercy, and Consequences
Daily Devotion “You may feel that because your heart does not condemn you that God is well pleased with your life; your heart may not condemn you, but that does not mean you are acquitted.” ... “The standard of evaluation is not your feelings, … [Read more...] about Day 1/18 – Justice, Mercy, and Consequences
Day 1/12 – When There Are No Answers
Daily Devotion “Maintaining power over your spirit is a higher virtue than proving that you are right.” Walter A. Henrichsen (“Walt H”) ——:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate Man by Walter Henrichsen When There Are No Answers Day … [Read more...] about Day 1/12 – When There Are No Answers
Day 1/7 – Love and Hate
Daily Devotion “Solomon says that this life is the seedtime for eternity. No one escapes the "grim reaper." Mortality is 100 percent. God brings grief into your life to sober and prepare you, not to discourage you. God sees "the end from the … [Read more...] about Day 1/7 – Love and Hate
Day 1/6 – Your Thought Life
Daily Devotion “Contentment is the fruit of gratitude, gratitude for your understanding your purpose. Then, and only then, can the mundane become significant.” Walter A. Henrichsen (“Walt H”) ——:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate … [Read more...] about Day 1/6 – Your Thought Life
Day 1/5 – If We Only Knew the Future
Daily Devotion “You get to decide whether you wish to be judged by God's standard or your own. But you must make the decision now. If you want to be judged by God's standard, you cannot judge others by your own standard. If you choose your own … [Read more...] about Day 1/5 – If We Only Knew the Future