Sharon JaynesIdentity in Christ, Women in the Bible 4 Comments

Valued

Today’s Truth
Mark 5:32 (NIV) “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”

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If you have ever felt worthless, this woman knows how you feel.  For twelve years she suffered from bleeding, and no one could find a cure. The more money she spent on treatment,  Read more…

Sharon JaynesConfidence in Christ, Identity in Christ, Renewing your mind with the Truth 29 Comments

“I’m Not __________ Enough.”

Today’s Truth
“Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you” (1 Corinthians 3:16).

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I’m not _____________ enough. You can fill that blank in with smart, talented, gifted, spiritual, or any number of positive attributes.  But the root source of each one of those lies is “I’m not good enough.”  Read more…

Sharon JaynesGod's love, Identity in Christ 31 Comments

Just Because You’re Mine

Today’s Truth
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-not by works, so that no one can boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV).

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Anabel Gillham was a woman who loved God, but had trouble accepting that God could love her.   Read more…

Sharon JaynesGeneral Inspiration, Identity in Christ 6 Comments

What’s in a Name?

Today’s Truth   “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my territory!  Let your hand be with me and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain” (1 Chronicles 4:10 NIV).

Friend to Friend  Most likely you have heard about one man’s little prayer tucked in 1 Chronicles 4.  His name is Jabez, and his name means “pain.”  I don’t know if it was a lapse in judgment or just plain meanness,  Read more…