We certainly need to discern the Lord’s voice carefully these days, but let’s not over-spiritualize hearing from God. If God has something to say to us, He knows how to get His point across. It is our responsibility to listen with expectancy and test what we hear (I Thess. 5:20-21). I have also found that [...]

I am so glad the Holy Spirit reveals to us small changes we need to make that we can handle. If He revealed everything that’s wrong with us at once, we would be crushed, overwhelmed and perhaps give up. We learn through maturing in Christ that if we trust and obey the Lord when He [...]

I have learned over many years that God desires to communicate with us. Sometimes we hear a voice within, but excuse it as our own thought. It may be God! Take that inner voice seriously. These divine “nudges” are one way He sends us His messages. God gives these impulses to guide and encourage us [...]

Have you ever wondered why Christians sometimes fall into deception and make shocking decisions? I am convinced that it’s directly related to the twelve subtle, progressive steps the devil leads us through to destroy us. It does not happen overnight, but through small steps, not unlike the proverbial frog in the kettle of water that [...]

More than 30 years ago, my father encouraged me to write my first book. I had never even thought of this possibility. Now, more than 40 books later, I see how my father’s influence gave me a picture of possibilities. He lifted my lid. Dad would have loved if I would have taken over the [...]

Let us continue to pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ in the underground church in Afghanistan during this tragic crisis! The Word of God says: “O God, the mighty Commander of Angel Armies, come back and rescue us! Let your beaming face shine upon us with the sunrise rays of glory. Then nothing will ever [...]

God usually leads us one step at a time. Take Abraham for example. Genesis 12:1 describes the start of his faith journey: “Now the Lord said to Abram, ‘Go for yourself away from your country, from your relatives and your father’s house, to the land that I will show you.’” God gave Abraham step one. [...]

Jesus once said, “As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not [...]

Many of the spiritual leaders in the New Testament worked in the marketplace or had their own business. Paul and Priscilla and Aquilla were tentmakers, Lydia manufactured purple dye, and other church leaders were in the fishing industry. Recently, I sat down with Deryl Hurst, Senior Pastor of DOVE Westgate Church, who has lived in [...]

When you read the book of Acts, everywhere Paul and the apostles went there was either a revival or a riot. There was no time in the early church for boring religious tradition. They knew that God had a new plan for them each day. They simply asked Him, listened, and obeyed. There was never [...]