by Jon Walden | Apr 20, 2011 | Devotions
Paul writes, ‘I go not knowing the things that will happen to me except that the Holy Spirit testifies, saying that chains and tribulations await me. But none of these things move me’ (Acts 20:22-24 NKJV). It’s only human to want to know...
by Jon Walden | Apr 19, 2011 | Devotions
Any weakness you refuse to deal with will draw you towards the wrong things and set you up for defeat. To live victoriously you must recognize that, first, your weakness can emerge at any time. What you allow to take root, will grow...
by Jon Walden | Apr 14, 2011 | Devotions
When you tear someone down, you are on thin ice with God. The Bible says: ‘who would dare tangle with God by messing with one of God’s chosen? Who would dare point a finger? The One who died for us is in the presence of God at this very...
by Jon Walden | Apr 13, 2011 | Devotions
Behind everything you do, there is a thought! So if you are serious about changing your life, you must change how you think. That’s not easy, and it doesn’t happen instantly. Picture yourself in a boat with the automatic pilot set to go in a certain...
by Jon Walden | Apr 12, 2011 | Devotions
Ignatius Loyola prayed, ‘Teach us, Lord, to serve you as you deserve, to give and not count the cost, to fight and not heed the wounds, to toil and not seek for rest, to labor and not ask for any reward save that of knowing we do your will.’Success is...
by Jon Walden | Apr 11, 2011 | Devotions
Sometimes God shows up dramatically: like an unexpected check in the mail, a door suddenly opening, or the Lord protecting you from a situation that would otherwise destroy you (See Psalm 91:11). Other times He shows up quietly, replacing your anxiety with...
by Jon Walden | Apr 7, 2011 | Devotions
Nick was a tough guy with a bad outlook. He worked on the railways. One night after all his fellow workers had gone home he accidentally locked himself in a refrigerated carriage. Worried that the temperature was below freezing, he yelled for help, but to...
by Jon Walden | Apr 6, 2011 | Devotions
Behind every success story you will find sacrifices made to fulfil a dream, principles that govern lives in public and in private, the ability to turn a single victory into a system of success, and finally a relentless quest for personal growth.One Bible teacher...
by Jon Walden | Apr 5, 2011 | Devotions
The four-year-old son of a missionary family in Africa spotted a picture of a little pink dinosaur in a magazine and set his heart on having one. His mum knew it was impossible (the magazine was three years old), but her son never doubted God would come through...
by Jon Walden | Apr 4, 2011 | Devotions
By the time she was 16, Romana Bañuelos had been deserted by herhusband and left to raise her two children alone. Living in Mexico, shewas poverty-stricken, untrained in any profession and unable to speakEnglish. But that didn’t stop her. She...
by Jon Walden | Apr 1, 2011 | Devotions
Jesus sent His disciples out on a mission saying, ‘Do not take a purse or bag and do not greet anyone on the road’ (Luke 10:4 NIV).Observe three things He emphasized:(1) ‘Do not take a purse.’ No hoarding! God will bless the man or...
by Jon Walden | Mar 31, 2011 | Devotions
Joseph refused the advances of Potiphar’s wife, not because he thought he could not get away with it, but because he knew he could not live with himself if he accepted them.The world needs people who cannot be bought; whose word is their bond; who put character...
by Jon Walden | Mar 30, 2011 | Devotions
Satan is out to tempt, trap and topple you. One of his favorite lies is that you can’t fall. He appeals to your ego: ‘You have got your spiritual act together; you are too strong to stumble. Weaker people wouldn’t be able to handle...
by Jon Walden | Mar 29, 2011 | Devotions
Some of the world’s greatest people have faced the world’s greatest challenges, but have overcome them.Cripple a man, and you have Sir Walter Scott.Lock a man in prison, and you have John Bunyan.Raise a man in abject poverty, and you have Abraham...
by Jon Walden | Mar 28, 2011 | Devotions
The mother of eight children came home one afternoon and noticed it was quieter than usual. She looked in the living room and five of her little darlings were sitting in a circle, playing with five of the cutest skunks you have ever seen. Instantly she...
