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Christine Ayala
Jan 1, 20201 min read
Miracles Still Happen
We all face challenges or problems. Our approach to them can be very different though. If we would just face them head on and ask God for...


Christine Ayala
Dec 31, 20191 min read
Choose Joy
What does this mean to you? It’s one of the gifts from God that has sustained me through many years of endurance. His joy is eternal and...


Christine Ayala
Dec 30, 20191 min read
Open Our Eyes
What a great prayer. There is SO SO much about which we are unaware. Not just the stuff we don’t understand, but the stuff we don’t even...


Christine Ayala
Dec 29, 20191 min read
Ashes
Have you ever felt like you blew it so bad that you’ll never recover? Or that you’ll suffer the consequences forever? Even IF it’s that...


Christine Ayala
Dec 28, 20191 min read
Don’t Be a Hater
My heart breaks for the way people who call themselves Christians are treating people who disagree with them politically. Jesus avoided...


Christine Ayala
Dec 27, 20191 min read
God’s Ways
“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the LORD. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.” Isaiah 55:8 We can...


Christine Ayala
Dec 26, 20191 min read
Grateful
A grateful heart, an attitude of gratitude, these aren’t seasons, they’re supposed to be mindsets. It’s so easy for us to forget all we...


Christine Ayala
Dec 25, 20191 min read
Jesus Came for Us
This is the bottom line: We have the victory over everything the devil tries to do to us. Jesus already won and we just have to walk...


Christine Ayala
Dec 24, 20191 min read
Emmanuel
No matter what, No matter why, No matter how difficult circumstances may be...the Light of the World is there with us. That’s what...


Christine Ayala
Dec 23, 20191 min read
Ambassadors
“All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;” 2 Corinthians 5:18 ESV...


Christine Ayala
Dec 22, 20191 min read
Being Yourself
Does God ask us to be something we’re not? No. God asks us to follow Him, to be disciples and to love others like He does. This isn’t an...


Christine Ayala
Dec 21, 20191 min read
Greater is He
Sometimes I get really frustrated or worried about circumstances... usually it’s because I’ve forgotten that I am filled with the...


Christine Ayala
Dec 20, 20191 min read
Knowing God
Our God and Father says to us, “I'd rather for you to be faithful and to know me than to offer sacrifices.” in Hosea 6:6. Yet, how often...


Christine Ayala
Dec 19, 20191 min read
Doing Good
Doing good to everyone can take many forms. At Christmas time, we often give to various charitable programs - Salvation Army, Toys for...


Christine Ayala
Dec 18, 20191 min read
Saying “Yes” to God
Mary has an amazing (understatement) encounter with the archangel, Gabriel - and it changed the world. Her humility and faith are an...


Christine Ayala
Dec 17, 20191 min read
Forgiveness
“Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32 ESV I wonder how many...


Christine Ayala
Dec 16, 20191 min read
Not Broken
“For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully...


Christine Ayala
Dec 15, 20191 min read
Responding
We always have a choice about how we will respond to whatever life hands us. It’s the old “life gives you lemons, make lemonade” adage....


Christine Ayala
Dec 14, 20191 min read
Don’t Worry
“So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.” Matt 6:34 The Lord tells...


Christine Ayala
Dec 13, 20191 min read
Giving Grace
To have a heart like Jesus’ is to give grace to those who don’t deserve it, to love those who are difficult to love, and to pray for...
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