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The Right King

By Linda Tancs

Anti-monarchist groups in Britain hold signs saying “Not My King.” That protest is truer than they know or probably even intended. There is only one King (Isaiah 45:5). Jesus came as a King to lead us from suffering and death into life eternal. Now that’s the kind of king that we all want.

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As part of FOOT FORWARD MINISTRIES (a teaching and speaking ministry), Go Forward in Faith represents faith-based meditations for personal and professional growth. Join the Facebook group @goforwardinfaith.

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A New Thing

By Linda Tancs

Baseball great Yogi Berra quipped, “It ain’t over til it’s over.” His point was to keep moving forward; don’t quit. You can’t start over the beginning but you can begin to start over. God is doing a new thing in you and through you (Isaiah 43:19; 2 Corinthians 5:17). Give thanks and praise Him for that.

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As part of FOOT FORWARD MINISTRIES (a teaching and speaking ministry), Go Forward in Faith represents faith-based meditations for personal and professional growth. Join the Facebook group @goforwardinfaith.

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Nothing is Wasted

By Linda Tancs

As a child you may have been admonished not to leave any food on your plate; let nothing be wasted at the table. That was hardly a concern in the first century, when food was more scarce and the options limited. In the Gospel of John, we’re reminded of the time when Jesus took just five loaves of bread and two fish and fed at least 5,000 people (John 6:5-14). After that miracle of multiplication, he told his disciples to gather the leftovers. Nothing would be wasted. It isn’t just bread that God won’t let go to waste. He won’t let your lost opportunity, life experience, dreams or hurts go to waste. Like the feeding miracle, He’ll use it all for your greater good. Whatever you left at His table, He’ll find a way to use it.

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As part of FOOT FORWARD MINISTRIES (a teaching and speaking ministry), Go Forward in Faith represents faith-based meditations for personal and professional growth. Join the Facebook group @goforwardinfaith.

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God’s Glory

By Linda Tancs

It’s a pleasure to see a famous person who wins a major award give God the glory. We should indeed be thankful to God for the successes in life, but God’s glory is much more evident in the least expected wins. His glory really shines when we bring fruit out of dead places. Consider the story of Gideon. He defeated 135,000 Midianites with 300 men (Judges 7) after a much bigger troop was trimmed by God. The trimming was necessary so that the Israelites would not think they won because of their great abilities or strategy. You may very well have skills, strengths or talents you don’t even see yet, and when they bloom, God will get the glory.   

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Start Your Engine

By Linda Tancs

If you’re familiar with professional auto racing, then you know that popular refrain, “Drivers, start your engines.” If you’re a driver on that track, then you know you better be ready when the call comes. It’s a lot like that for all of us, actually, professional driver or not. Only God is the announcer (John 15:16). And you don’t have to worry about losing the race. When you follow His call, you’re always a winner (Philippians 3:14).

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Do You Think You Can?

By Linda Tancs

The signature line in the classic story The Little Engine That Could is “I think I can.” Thinking is good, but knowing is better. Someone once said that miracles come in cans. Dreams do, too. Believe that you can do all things through Christ Who strengthens you (Philippians 4:13).

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Swallowed Up

By Linda Tancs

Do you sometimes feel like life has swallowed you up? Are you burdened by parenting, work, elder care, family disputes? Imagine how Jonah felt in the belly of the whale (Book of Jonah), all swallowed up with no place to go. The good thing is that he could do nothing but rest during that period. Sometimes, rest is exactly what you need to refresh your perspective. Thankfully, we don’t need a whale’s belly for that; we can enter into God’s rest (Hebrews 4:10).

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Pardon Our Appearance

By Linda Tancs

When a building is under renovation, a sign usually reads, “pardon our appearance.” That’s basically the Spirit’s attitude toward those in whom He dwells. He pardons our appearance as He undergoes the work of renovation in our lives. He knows we’re not perfect. Allow Him to do His work (Philippians 2:13).

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You Gotta Call Somebody

By Linda Tancs

Do you rely on others to do what you could do yourself? Chipped paint on a frame. Gotta call somebody. Bad cable wiring on the television. Gotta call somebody. Low air pressure on the tires. Gotta call somebody. Somebody is very busy, indeed. How much money could you save if you performed simple fixes yourself? As someone once said, it’s never crowded along the extra mile (Matthew 5:41). Enjoy the walk.

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To Tell the Truth

By Linda Tancs

Author Flannery O’Connor once said, “The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.” So it is with biblical Truth. Its precepts are the same whether viewed through the prism of yesterday, today or forever (John 17:17). Some lessons may be hard, but that doesn’t make it any less true.

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As part of FOOT FORWARD MINISTRIES (a teaching and speaking ministry), Go Forward in Faith represents faith-based meditations for personal and professional growth. Join the Facebook group @goforwardinfaith.