Tag: JOY
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In the Presence of Your Enemies
By Kathi Pelton Right now the world feels more like “in the presence of our enemies” (Ps. 23:5) then ever before. The hatred, the violence and the lack of regard for human life is like the taunting of Goliath as he shouted to the Israelite army (1 Samuel 17). We long for the still waters…
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Are You Experiencing Anxiety and Fear? You Might Be More Like Your Bible Heroes Than You Know
By Kathi Pelton “Be anxious for nothing…” Philippians 4:6 As Christians we know this, we’ve heard this and we believe this— so why do we still deal with anxious thoughts or seasons of anxiety and stress? Philippians 4:6 goes on to tell what to do if you are anxious and helpful ways to avoid it—…
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He Came To Give
By Kathi Pelton The Christmas season is a time of giving— giving gifts, giving time, giving meals and giving love. What an appropriate thing to do as we celebrate the One who came to give his all so that we might have joy, peace, and eternal life. His birth, his life, his death and his…
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God Is About To FLIP THE SCRIPT In Your Life
By Kathi Pelton As I was waiting on the Lord I saw what I can only describe as God “flipping the script” in people’s lives. I saw patterns of pain, warfare, grief and disappointments being changed into comfort, joy, peace, hope and breakthrough. He was reversing or changing the narrative from negative to positive over…
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SEEK FIRST
By Kathi Pelton Take a moment to ponder this quote, “Ask for great things, and little things shall be added to you: ask heavenly things, and earthly things shall be added to you.” We can ask for heavenly things and watch the earth respond! This comes as a response to the verse in Matthew 6:33,…
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ABUNDANCE!
By Kathi Pelton Our neighbors have numerous fruit trees of different kinds that line our back fence. These trees create a natural barrier between our homes that give greater privacy. But two years ago we watched in horror as the owner of the property behind us took a chain saw and took every tree down…
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Take The Hand Of Hope Once Again
By Kathi Pelton “So because our hope is set on what is yet to be seen, we patiently keep on waiting for its fulfillment.” Romans 8:25 Faith and hope are not In what we can see or what has come to pass but in what we cannot see and is “yet to be seen.”…
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Trampling the Grapes of Wrath
By Kathi Pelton During a time of worship time, I suddenly began to hear the stomping of the worshippers feet. The sound grew louder and louder in my spirit even though the people were not actually stomping their feet. There was great excitement in the worship but the stomping that I was hearing was what…
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Throw Your Net On The Other Side
By Kathi Pelton There are times in all of our lives when it just seems that all that your working for and reaching for come up empty. The disciples understood this situation and they were quite frustrated and tired. They had been fishing all night without any success. Then when they were giving up and…
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It’s Time To Be Awakened! He Is Calling You To Arise and Come Away With Him
By Kathi Pelton A number of years ago my husband and I we had the honor of being invited to a gathering that was for house of prayer leaders around the world. One of the leaders that often travels with our global team, leads a house of prayer in Jerusalem. She and her husband have…
Oceans in the Desert 