Blessed… Do you ever stop to consider what that means? Have you ever truly stopped to count the breadth and scope of your blessings? Or do you instead often only wonder WHY God hasn’t blessed you more, or blessed you with what you’ve prayed for? Today, take a few moments every hour to consider just how truly blessed you really […]
When you get up in the morning, what are your first thoughts? What do you think of as you start your day? I would guess that your first thoughts are not of God – they’re probably more along the lines of what is on your to-do list and what you have to accomplish during the day, or what tasks lie […]
The Good News, the best news anyone ever heard, is the message that God redeemed sinful humanity through the sacrifice of His Son, Jesus Christ. But you may be wondering what this actually means. Quite simply put, it means that the debt that is required to pay for your sin does not have to be paid by you, because Jesus […]
If you haven’t yet read the Mark of the Lion series by Francine Rivers, I highly recommend you do. This series models the servant mentality in the love of Christ as it offers a fantastic historical read. The city was silently bloating in the hot sun, rotting like the thousands of bodies that lay where they had fallen in street […]
Are you constantly anxious? Fearful? Full of worry? I know that I am sometimes. During these times of worry, I sometimes cannot find any peace from my thoughts. Those are the days when I realize that I need God more than ever. It is possible to find rest in Him. To cast your cares upon Him and let Him […]
What does it look like to put your trust in God? ‘ Putting your complete trust in Him is what is needed in order to live a joyful life “in the world”. Remember, we are not to be conformed to this world, but we are to be transformed by the renewing of our minds (Romans 12:2). For this, we need […]
We can do nothing without relying on the strength of the Lord. Nothing. All good things come from the Lord (James 1:17), and this includes our physical, mental and spiritual strength. I used to think that I could do everything on my own, but I have realized that this was just an illusion. But why is this such a frequent […]