Sometimes it's hard to realize how much God loves us. There's so many stipulations and expectations that people have of us that sometimes we feel are unrealistic. We are human and we are well aware of our failures and weaknesses. I completely believe in living a life of holiness and purity and I know that with the Holy Spirit abiding in us, it can be achieved. There's a place of such intimacy and devotion to Jesus that the mere thought of sinning against Him is inconceivable. Though sin once...

Isaiah 61:1 (NLT) The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed. Freedom from bondages is part of our spiritual inheritance, paid for by the blood of Jesus. Unfortunately, much of the church have yet to step into the fulfillment of Biblical promises. Are you living in your own secret prison? There are so many ways...

There was a day that, though I was a Christian, I struggled with the fact that God loved me. I would hear preachers talk about it and though I believed He was a God of love...I just didn't believe it was for me. The enemy had me convinced that His promises and favor was for everyone but me. As if it was only given to a special elite group that was good enough to deserve it. The fact is, no one is good enough and certainly not Holy enough for Jesus to die for. Well actually... isn't that the...