When going through trials in my life, I can often respond with anger, feel discouraged, and be overcome by worry. During these times, my faith is being tested. The testing of your faith will happen within trials. Your faith can be strengthened when you know how to respond: to live as God wants you to
Are you struggling to keep wanting to go on with all the pain, heartache and injustice in this world? Fixating on what eternity in the Bible will be like can help you during this hard time to have hope for the future. It can allow you to continue to persevere, knowing God will bring justice
As my husband was parking the car so my family and I could get ice cream, we saw a homeless man in need. In the past, there were times when I had not helped someone in need but this time as I looked at the man in such despair, Jesus brought a question to my
Have you found yourself not being obedient to God recently? Maybe it was a lack of obedience to God’s word… or you failed to do what you felt the Holy Spirit was leading you to do. Whatever you failed to do, obeying God all the time is really challenging and something we all struggle with.
Are you feeling hopeless in your current circumstances and yearning to experience the power of Jesus in your life? You can experience his power in your life in such ways as receiving healing or seeing that miracle that you need to happen so badly. You can see him do the impossible for you in your
It was during a routine medical appointment a few short months before I turned 40 that the doctor discovered I had an irregular heartbeat. After undergoing lots of tests, the doctor recommended I undergo a heart procedure to correct it. All I could utter in prayer through the fear and worry was “God heal me,”
We all have weaknesses that we struggle with. Things in our lives that are hard for us… that maybe even make us feel ashamed or embarrassed. But we don’t have to feel this way any longer when we learn about weakness in the Bible. In our weakness, God is our strength. Our weaknesses can be
Are you consumed by worry because you are struggling financially? Maybe this is because you lost your job or had unexpected expenses come up. Whatever the reason is, when you know what Jesus said about worry you can have peace instead of worrying. He will take care of you, his child, during this hard time.
After years and years of moving, my dream of buying a home and settling down in one place was finally fulfilled. But a year and a half later, my family and I would unexpectedly have to give it all up. Within this heart wrenching process, I learned how to put God first in my life.
When I am in a difficult situation, I often find myself complaining to others. I think that it’s helpful to share these grievances with others… but the opposite is true. Not only do I disobey God—as complaining in the Bible is discouraged—but it leaves me to feel more negative, not receiving the comfort or relief
My goal is to help and equip Christians like you to live for Jesus by following Matthew 22:37-39: to love God and love people, and within this we need to learn how to love ourselves as God does.
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