This life is tough. Satan is the adversary who wants us to feel defeated and weighed down by our struggles and failures. His darkness attempts to blind us to God's love and His perfect plan. Each of us has times of struggle when life gets so dark that

“They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.” – John 17:16 God designed the chameleon as a master of camouflage. Its skin changes its color patterns to blend into its surrounding environments. When the chameleon wants to remain unseen, it hides in plain sight, blending

“Then Jesus said to his followers, ‘If people want to follow me, they must give up the things they want. They must be willing even to give up their lives to follow me. Those who want to save their lives will give up true life, and those who give up

“Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.... Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled." – Luke 14:21b, 23

“The Lord says, ‘My thoughts are not like your thoughts. Your ways are not like my ways. Just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.’” – Isaiah 55:8-9 We would like to believe that

“Come to me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.

“So that I would not become too proud of the wonderful things that were shown to me, a painful physical problem was given to me. This problem was a messenger from Satan, sent to beat me and keep me from being too proud. I begged the Lord three times to

“Blessed are the poor in Spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” – Matthew 5:3 “And he said unto them all, ‘If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily and follow me.’” – Luke 9:23 “Come to me all ye that

"...for the accuser of the brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night....and when the dragon saw that he was cast down unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child." - Revelation 12:10b, 13 Jesus calls

"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, and acceptable unto God which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove

“The Lord shows mercy and is kind. He does not become angry quickly, and he has great love. He will not always accuse us, and he will not be angry forever. He has not punished us as our sins should be punished; he has not repaid us for the evil

" Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: But the wise took

“Do not be fooled: ‘Bad friends will ruin good habits.’” – 1 Corinthians 15:33 Be careful who you hang out with. The Bible warns us about hanging out with people who can influence us in a negative way. We all have hung out with people who have influenced us to

“The woman saw that the tree was beautiful, that its fruit was good to eat, and that it would make her wise. So, she took some of its fruit and ate it. She also gave some of the fruit to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.

“So, God created human beings in his image. In the image of God, he created them. He created them male and female.” – Genesis 1:27 When our parents conceived us, God was already at work forming us in our mother’s womb (Psalm 139:13). The human body that God

“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I tell you, don’t stand up against an evil person. If someone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other cheek also.”’ – Matthew 5:38-39 The laws

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” – Hebrews 13:8 Who feels the same all the time? For me, my feelings, thoughts, and health are always changing. In Texas where I live, even the weather is always changing. One day it is cold, and the next it is

“While they were eating, Jesus took some bread and thanked God for it and broke it. Then he gave it to his followers and said, ‘Take it; this is my body.’ Then Jesus took a cup and thanked God for it and gave it to the followers, and they all

“Be happy with those who are happy and be sad with those who are sad.” – Romans 12:15 At times, we do not want to see people sad or happy. It can bother us. When people are sad, we tend to view it in a negative way. For me, I

“Jesus called them together and said, ‘The other nations have rulers. You know that those rulers love to show their power over the people, and their important leaders love to use all their authority. But it should not be that way among you. Whoever wants to become great among you

“The angel said to her, ‘Don’t be afraid, Mary; God has shown you, his grace. Listen! You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God

“We do not enjoy being disciplined. It is painful at the time, but later, after we have learned from it, we have peace, because we start living in the right way.” – Hebrews 12:11 We have to admit that discipline is not fun. It does not feel good when we