Powerful Verses to Pray When You Need Addiction Recovery
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Powerful Verses to Pray When You Need Addiction Recovery

Too many lives are destroyed by the overwhelming power of addiction. Too many families crumble because of the pain caused by addiction. Addiction is defined as a persistent, compulsive dependence on a behavior or substance.  Some researchers speak of two types of addictions: substance addictions (for example, alcoholism, drug abuse, and smoking); and process addictions (for example, gambling, spending, shopping eating, and sexual activity). Diagnosis…

Things You Need to Know When You Don’t Feel God’s Love
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Things You Need to Know When You Don’t Feel God’s Love

Earlier this summer I received the following email from a reader…  I’ve had a problem all of my adult years.  I’ve been unable to feel God’s love.  He is always very remote for me.  I have almost constant feelings of guilt.  I try to be a Christ-like person, but too often fall short in my…

5 Verses to Pray that will Help You Have Joy One Day at a Time
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5 Verses to Pray that will Help You Have Joy One Day at a Time

I want to live one day at a time! Really, I do! Jesus said, “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries.” Matthew 6:34 He also said, “I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow!” John 15:11 I want that too! The overflowing joy of remaining…

The Best Way to Live One Day at a Time and Actually Enjoy It
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The Best Way to Live One Day at a Time and Actually Enjoy It

Jesus said, “Don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries.” Matthew 6:34 Solomon wrote, “Don’t brag about tomorrow since you don’t know what the day will bring.” Proverbs 27:1 Isaiah wrote, “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.” Isaiah 43:18 Don’t worry. Don’t brag. Forget the past. Live for today. That’s…