Emily Riley

I Need Christian Friends

8 April by Emily Riley
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I need friends in my life. I don’t just mean friends who make me laugh or smile, but friends who love me enough to share what God is doing in their lives and who are willing to share correction with me. I need friends who will help me grow to be more like Christ. I [...]

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The Potter’s Clay

6 April by Emily Riley
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“So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel. But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him.  Then the word of the LORD came to me:”O house [...]

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Walk in Newness of Life

29 March by Emily Riley
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God became man to turn creatures into sons: not simply to produce better men of the old kind but to produce a new kind of man.  C.S. Lewis As Christians, we are a new creation; we are no longer enslaved to our sin.  Although Satan will lie to us and tell us we MUST still [...]

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Satan might be strong, but he’s not stronger than my God.

23 March by Emily Riley
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Do you ever find yourself painfully aware that Satan is stronger than you?  Maybe it’s after he tempts you and you sin again in that area that you so desperately want to change.  Maybe, like me, at times you find yourself lacking hope for change… hope that a certain area in your life will ever [...]

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My Times Are In Your Hands

11 March by Emily Riley
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“My times are in Your hands!” Psalm 31:15 There is something wonderfully inspiring in the thought, that God has a plan and a purpose for our lives, for each life. We do not come drifting into this world—and do not drift through it like waves on the ocean. We are sent from God, each one [...]

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How To Resist Satan’s Schemes

9 March by Emily Riley
Dark Path

Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. 1 Peter 5:8-9 As Christians, we are called to stand firm against the devil, to [...]

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