Faith Christian Center Livingston

03/22/2026

❤️ What’s In Your Heart? ❤️

Whatever is in your heart determines what you say.
Matthew 12:34

If the fruit of the Spirit ~ love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control, are in your heart, your words will bear witness. But if your words are often tinged with anger, self-pity, hostility, jealousy, or complaining, then something is amiss. Chronic negative speech is a symptom of a heart problem, not a speech problem.

How do we fix this? We ask God to forgive us and replace all the “junk” in our hearts with the fruit of the Spirit.

When our lives are controlled by the Holy Spirit, we will exhibit the fruit of the Spirit. If we want our words to produce good things for ourselves and others, we have to learn to yield to God’s Spirit, seeking to put every area of our lives under his control and guidance.

03/13/2026

Finding New Strength:

Being bone weary is dangerous because it can keep you from thinking clearly and cause you to do or say something you’ll regret. You must recognize your human limitations. Learn when to say no so that you aren’t tapped out for those to whom you need to say yes. Then, like the eagle that depends on the wind currents to keep it soaring, you can count on the supernatural Spirit of the Lord to lift you up and keep you doing what he has called you to do.

Isaiah 40:28-31 tells us “Don’t you know that the LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth? He never grows faint or weary. . . . He gives power to those who are tired and worn out; he offers strength to the weak. Even youths will become exhausted, and young men will give up. But those who wait on the LORD will find new strength. They will fly high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.”

This scripture has carried me through many weary times in my life. God has ALWAYS renewed my strength, just like He said He would in His Word! Our strength comes from the Lord when we WAIT on Him.

02/27/2026

WHERE ARE YOU PLANTED?

When we are planted in the washing of the water of the Word of God, we are like a tree that’s planted by the river banks. Our roots in Him go deep and become strong. When the storms of life rage against us or tempt us to follow the ways of the world, we stand firm knowing what God says because His Word is rooted deep inside our hearts. It gives us strength to overcome any situation or temptation. Thank You God that You teach us this in Your Word! (Psalm 1:1-4)

02/19/2026

When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.
Isaiah 43:2

You may feel like you are under water and are drowning in difficult circumstances, or perhaps you are in the flames of oppression or depression. Or you feel like your situation is hopeless. No matter how bad things are in your current circumstances, God is with you.

Notice what God says…
I WILL BE WITH YOU.
YOU WILL NOT DROWN.
YOU WILL NOT BE BURNED.
THE FLAMES WILL NOT CONSUME YOU.

God loves His people. And when we belong to Him, He takes care of us. Nothing can overtake us. He is always with us. He is our ever-present help in every circumstance.

02/02/2026

APPROACH THIS DAY WITH AWARENESS OF WHO IS BOSS.

As you make plans for the day, remember that it is I who orchestrate the events of your life. On days when things go smoothly, according to your plans, you may be unaware of My sovereign Presence. On days when your plans are thwarted, be on the lookout for Me! I may be doing something important in your life, something quite different from what you expected. It is essential at such times to stay in communication with Me, accepting My way as better than yours. Don’t try to figure out what is happening. Simply trust Me and thank Me in advance for the good that will come out of it all. I know the plans I have for you, and they are good.

“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.” —ISAIAH 55:9–11

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” —JEREMIAH 29:11

02/01/2026

When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.
Isaiah 43:2

My entire life is a testimony of the goodness of God. He has brought me through so many deep waters, raging rivers, and consuming fires. Through it ALL, He has delivered, carried, healed, restored, and upheld me. He has never once let me down. Because of who He is, I have built an unshakable trust in His unfailing love.

He loves you just as much, and whenever you need Him, call out to Him and He will help you. He is your ever present help in times of trouble.

01/26/2026

God has a plan for you. He has somewhere He is taking you. If you will surrender and believe He will lead…

08/06/2025

Are you living in peace? God’s desire for your life is to live in peace.

07/06/2025

04/28/2025

How often do we forget this scripture? God’s Word!

If only we would get this Word grafted in our hearts, in our minds, in our spirit. Instead of stirring up anger in someone, we would turn away wrath. Wouldn’t that be awesome?

I know…you may be thinking right now, “if only it was that easy”, or “yeah, I’ve tried that. It didn’t work”, etc. Yet it does work! It is that easy! My mother always told me that it takes two people to argue. One person cannot fight by themselves. And you know what I’ve learned in my lifetime of relationships with people? She’s right! This scripture is absolutely right!!!

Love always wins. And when we respond to unkind or arguing words with a soft, gentle, kind, or loving words, it takes away the power of those fighting words. It distinguishes the fiery dart that was just shot at us. It sends a message to the one who shot the fiery dart, that their words have no power over us and we refuse to engage in the war they are trying to start. The kind words (soft answer) we send back takes away all the power someone thought they had over us. It may take a few shots from both directions before it happens, but I promise you it works!

03/20/2025

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