Vicky Bentley’s Blog

Valiantly heeding His call…

1 Corinthians 16:15: Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. Let all that you do be done with love. I urge you, brethren—you know the household of Stephanas, that it is the first fruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints Ilove this verse so […]

Spending to the last ebb…

It is impossible to out give God…but I want to make it my aim to try. I look at the men and women who have gone before us…. ·         Job ·         Apostle Paul ·         Mary with her alabaster box ·         Amy Carmichael in India for 53 years, the last 25 confined to a sick bed […]

Who are you called to be?

Jesus Christ’s intimate invitation to you is to be: ·         His Ambassadors: o   2 Corinthians 5:17-21: Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, she is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has […]

Don’t Resist, Relinquish…

What happens if you turn down our Savior’s call to discipleship and acceptance of His intimate invitation? ·         When He calls and if you allow complacency or ANY excuse deter you, you will regret it ·         Song of Solomon 5:2-8: I sleep, but my heart wakes: it is the voice of my beloved that knocked, […]

Living Sacrifice…

Romans 12:1-2: I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and […]

A Glorious Experience

Exchangingyour life for Christ’s life will be the most glorious experience you have ever known. It will be His life; pouring forth through you…one woman described it like this, “There was not a me there” ·         No more insecurities, no more jitters because you just go in obedience, ·         Open your mouth and God takes […]

Are you ready to die to prove it?

The crucified life is not free…exchanging your carnal life for His Spirit demands absolute surrender!   It is a higher road – and it comes at a price It will be a harder road Just like Jesus, you will be perfected through suffering The world hated Jesus and it will hate you It calls for […]

You choose…

There are two choices before us: 1.      We can have a life of discontentment, fear, be unfulfilled and passionless, feel defeated and wrestle with depression and powerlessness saying: a.       “I can’t…” b.      “I don’t have…” c.       “I am not…” d.      “I could never…” e.       “You don’t know how bad I am, where I came from, […]

Dare to be a David!

Look at how many of our heroes of the faith responded to God’s call:   Moses: was afraid, he was looking to his own inadequacies and I meet women everyday who make that exact mistake.   Gideon: is another example in the Bible of a man we was almost paralyzed as he relied on his […]

Christ in you the HOPE of GLORY!

Here is the whole deal….It’s so NOT about us! Can you all say that out loud!    When you were intimately admittedinto the kingdom of God old things were passed away. Everything about you was made new. Your heart was replaced, your spirit was revived, and the sin that had dominion over you was destroyed. […]