Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Spiritual Growth”
Jan 8, 2020
A common misconception among believers is that only certain “special” individuals in the church are anointed by God, but the “average” Christian is not. First of all, there is no such thing as an average believer! If the Spirit of God lives in you, then you are extraordinary. You are anointed! The key is to activate and release that anointing …
by Carol McLeod
Sep 27, 2019
Does your heart ever feel overwhelmed? Perhaps you are disheartened by your inability to meet everyone’s expectations and demands. Honestly, there are days in my life when my heart vacillates between being raw with paralyzing frustration and being stimulated by a thousand agitations. Continuously, the floods of demands, disciplines, people, chores, habits, vices, and commitments create a massive quagmire in …
Sep 27, 2019
Some people think that getting a disease is like standing under the wrong tree at the wrong time and just getting nailed. “Why did this happen to me?” Why did it happen to you? Why did you get sick? It’s time to discover the answer to this agonizing question. If the Bible gives us promises of health and healing—such as …
by Chris Palmer
Sep 23, 2019
I dreaded Greek more than any other class in college. It had me awake at 7:30 a.m., enduring lectures until 9 a.m.—and it was torture. Back then, I wouldn’t have been voted the student most likely to write studies from the Greek. Admittedly, however, the Greek did make reading the New Testament come to life in high definition. At least …
Aug 23, 2019
The Sight of Our Imperfections Should Not Take Away Our Peace There is something about your suffering which is very subtle and perhaps hard for you to understand. For even though you are convinced that your first concern is the glory of God, yet in your inmost soul it is the old self which keeps causing you so much trouble. …
Aug 16, 2019
The supernatural power to carry out a purpose, call, or assignment from God is known as “the anointing.” To “anoint” means to endow someone with divine ability to do what they could not do according to their own nature and gifts. To effectively fulfill the purpose God has given you, you must have the anointing of the Holy Spirit. Are …
by Carol McLeod
Aug 9, 2019
It’s time to clean up your thought life and to guide your mind! For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge …
by Carol McLeod
May 1, 2019
In every storm and in every bewildering environment of your life, God’s chief desire is that you cry out to Him. When you find yourself in a place of terror and solitary confinement, God wants your attention. He simply wants to hear your voice amid the wind and the waves. He longs to be your ultimate comfort and safe shelter. …