Today's devotional: becoming a living sacrifice
In a devotional today at Words of Hope, Jessica Heikoop asks if Christians are truly...
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Revive Our Hearts: Mary of Nazareth
Nancy uses Mary of Nazareth, an ordinary young woman who said yes to God, as an example of the kind of woman God chooses to fulfill His purposes.
http://reviveourhearts.com/topics/series.php?series=248&topic_name=Women of the Bible
Sending Ammo to the Enemy - #5976
If you are more and more getting life revolving around you, if you're becoming more and more self-seeking, self-promoting, self-centered, the devil has you exactly where he wants you. It's exactly where he was just before he was expelled from heaven. Now, before you fall, "humble yourself under God's mighty hand." It never has been all about you. It's all about Him!
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/sending-ammo-to-...
God's Strange Road to Power - #5954
Let God shine His holy light on the dark corners of you that you've never let Him touch. And tear up that contract you want God to sign; the one with all the ways you've wanted things to be. Give Him a blank piece of paper, pre-signed by you to do whatever He writes on it. You're at the end of your power and at the beginning of His. Surrendering is the way to winning, and powerlessness is the most powerful position in the world.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/gods-strange-road-to-power-5954
The Incredible Shrinking Me - #5933
If you can surrender the control and the credit, you are ready for the incredible shrinking you. Our lives become more incredible than we could ever have imagined as our ego and our interests and our self-reliance begin to recede, and our lives become more about Jesus than ever before.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/the-incredible-shrinking-me-5933
White Flag Winners - #3038
That area you have insisted on controlling, that part of you you've just stubbornly refused to yield, where you have insisted on things being your way - it's time to drop your sword and raise your white flag. It's time to surrender. In the shadow of your Jericho, this is your facedown on the ground crossroads. When it's Jesus you surrender to, surrender doesn't mean you lose, it means you are on the verge of some of the greatest victories of your life.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/white-flag-winners-3038
Surrender in the Bible: 1 Corinthians 13:2-3
The idea of "surrendering ourselves to the flames"--becoming a martyr for Christ--seems like it would be the most extreme and holy form of devotion to God. But this passage teaches us that even such an extreme act gains us nothing, if our lives and relationships are not characterized by love.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2013:2-3&version=NIV
Devotional : Asking God For Help, Part 1
I think we sometimes miss the point of petitioning God. There is absolutely nothing wrong with asking God for things we need or even things we want. The important thing to keep in mind is that actually getting the thing we're asking for is the least important part of the whole process....
http://delveintojesus.com/Devotionals/7/Asking-God-For-Help-Part-1.aspx
Devotional : Asking God For Help Part 2 - Doing Your Part
There are many ways God can help us during our times of need, but the most common pattern is for God to take what we offer and turn into something greater than we can do on our own.
http://delveintojesus.com/Devotionals/8/Asking-God-For-Help-Part-2.aspx?message=posted
Devotional : Asking God For Help Part 3 - Worry and Anxiety
In this final devotional in the series, we look at the role anxiety plays in our surrender to God. Whenever we find ourselves worrying about the outcome of conflict or crisis, it's an indication that there is something we have failed to do, or something we need to stop doing.
http://delveintojesus.com/Devotionals/9/Asking-God-For-Help-Part-3.aspx
Devotional : God In the Driver's Seat
It's vital to our relationship with God that we learn to ask for help, relinquish control and surrender to His will in everything we do. This devotional looks at some practical ways we can do this every time we have a decision to make.
http://delveintojesus.com/Devotionals/35/God-In-the-Drivers-Seat.aspx