Devotions (Page 38)

When God created man, He created us in 3 parts: BodyOur bodies are made of dirt. From dirt we are made, to dirt we will return. SoulThe soul consists of your mind (conscious & sub conscious thoughts), your will (power to choose – decision making), and your emotions (feelings). The soul is the mediator between body and spirit – everything passes through the soul. SpiritOur spirit is what is resurrected when we receive Jesus as our Lord and Saviour. Our…

Dear LifeSpring Family, As I am writing this devotion, my thoughts wander to what is happening in Ottawa. To the residents of Ottawa and to the protestors in Ottawa. I am also reminded of the passage in Joshua 5:13-15 that Pastor Alvin shared with us in our weekly MissionGTA prayer meeting. 13 And then this, while Joshua was there near Jericho: He looked up and saw right in front of him a man standing, holding his drawn sword. Joshua stepped…

1 Chronicles 16:34: “Give thanks to the Lord because he is good, because his faithful love endures forever.” Since the beginning of the year, we’ve been hearing testimonies from our speakers at church. Personally, I’ve really enjoyed hearing the stories of how God has worked in the lives of people at Life-Spring, and the different places we come from. I think everyone in Life-Spring has a testimony to share, no matter what your background is. We all have a story…

Love has been one of the most impactful things in my life, to the point that it has single handedly changed me and I will never be the same. Growing up I never had a clear vision of what love was and what it looked like so I turned to places where Love was talked about openly – Social Media. As a Church, I believe that we have developed a culture where love is second nature to us because of…

On Wednesday night at intercession, Uncle Eric led us to do listening prayer from parts of Psalm 37. As I was beginning to ask the Lord what he had for me to take away from the passage, I sensed him saying, “Believe Me when I say that I am true to my Word”. Which, I won’t lie, in the moment felt like a bit of a non-sequitur… Having that word fresh in my mind though, allowed me to notice how…

Dear LifeSpring Family, I was challenged by Jon Koh’s Sunday sermon and by Gabe’s devotional this past Monday. Looking out from the window of my home, I can feel the chill of winter and see the mounds of snow. My mind starts to drift with the understanding that time and tide wait for no one. Winter weather affords much time for reflection. How does one keep the fire burning? This Prayer of Sir Francis Drake is worth contemplating: Disturb us,…

We had the privilege of hearing Elder Jon Koh speak to the Lifespring family. God has been stirring Jon & Brenda’s heart for many months now on how the church is to respond to a hurting world around us. As Jon challenged the church family from Acts 6 there were important highlights I believe God wants to speak to the church about. In the midst of a growing and maturing church there was a quarrel. There were widows who were…

Ephesians 4:1, “Therefore, as a prisoner for the Lord, I encourage you to live as people worthy of the call you received from God.” When I was thinking about the season we’re in at Life-Spring, having just ended our fast and settling in to a new year, a topic came to mind that I spoke about some time ago. The idea of a fixed mindset vs. growth mindset is from the field of education, but I think many of the…

Meditate on these words & Ask the Lord what He wants to say to you today: Psalm 23 (NIV)A psalm of David.1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,he leads me beside quiet waters,3 he refreshes my soul.He guides me along the right pathsfor his name’s sake.4 Even though I walkthrough the darkest valley,[a]I will fear no evil,for you are with me;your rod and your staff,they comfort me. 5 You prepare…

For most of my life, as much as I hate to admit it, many of my dreams were shaped by what I saw around me. Children have spectacular imaginations!! They think about things differently because they haven’t learned limitations yet… Although I could imagine and make-believe all sorts of fun worlds with my sister in our play, when it came to what I wanted from life, what I aspired for, that creativity seemed to fall a little short. As I…

Dear LifeSpring Family, Recently, Pastor Alvin forwarded a video teaching series by Donna Jordan to me and several others. Donna Jordan is a “mother” in the YWAM Movement. She along with her husband are senior leaders in the YWAM organization. There are 11 YouTube videos of Donna teaching on several topics. Her teaching on video number 4 is entitled, The Basic Right of Every Believer; Knowing and Hearing the voice of God. I was encouraged and challenged to hear her…

When I’m fasting, I feel like hearing God becomes a little easier. I’m wondering if you’ve had the same experience. For some reason, during my fasts I feel like listening prayer comes more easily, and I’m able to hear God better. For this January fast, we encouraged the Life-Spring family to give up something that gets in the way of God in our lives. Making an effort to put aside those things opens us up to God’s voice even more.…