A few years ago, when I was newly attending a church, one of the leaders shared that he was stepping down from his position due to a struggle with a sin. Needless to say, I was shocked… but I also admired his honesty, transparency, and courage to get help; he bore his heart of remorse
Has it been a challenge for you to find fellowship in church? Maybe you have tried and felt rejected, or were hurt by others in the church, or just don’t feel like you fit in due to your life circumstances. God didn’t create us to be alone all the time. We were made to be
Do you know someone who has questions about believing in Jesus? Maybe they heard about Jesus but don’t know what it looks like to follow him or how to give their life to him. We need to know how to lead someone to Christ if the opportunity presents itself, as this is God’s desire. It
A while back, I was speaking to someone on the phone who held completely different views than I do on a worldly issue. Talking to them made me feel so angry inside and I couldn’t help but quickly respond in a tone that conveyed this. When I look back, I wish I had practiced Godly
I hate to admit it, but sometimes I have left church on Sunday morning after hearing a great, inspiring message… and didn’t do what I learned. If you have been there also, it’s worth remembering that being a doer of the Word is hard but it also leads to living your best life. This is
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
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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