“He kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.” (Daniel 6:10b) The combination of prayer and praise is powerful as it allows us to connect with the Lord on a deeper, more personable level. Our relationship with God is nurtured through the gift of prayer and thanksgiving.  “All of Daniel’s prayers were mingled with thanksgiving. Do observe it, for so many forget this, ‘He prayed and gave thanks to God.’ Surely, it

“Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” (Psalm 16:1-2) We are often so quick to pass judgment on others. It is much easier to look at the faults of others than it is to focus on our own and keep those things before the Lord. Charles Spurgeon reminds us that without God's forgiveness through Jesus’ sacrificial death on the cross, we are no better than those we accuse, “Let him who is without sin among

“Jesus said to him, ‘If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.’ Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears. ‘Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!’” (Mark 9:24) “At one time, I saw unbelief dressed up as an angel of light. It calls itself humility, and it says, ‘I would not be presumptuous. God wouldn’t possibly pardon me. I am too great a sinner.’ We call that humility. I do not thank God for any such delusion. It is the devil dress

"Let my heart be sound in thy statues' that I be not ashamed."(Psalm 119:80) A heart that is at peace with God ushers in authenticity. The authentic individual is not living their life to please others, but to please God. "When the heart is right with God, there will be no need to be ashamed. Though you may make some mistakes and blunders, because you are human, yet, if you are sincere, shame shall not overtake you. What a blessing it is to have a sound heart!" Let's face it,