Posts Tagged ‘faith’
Take Courage.
Such a forecast is anything but encouraging,…unless a generation rises up with courage and passes it on to the next generation, arming them for the battle just ahead.
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On occasion throughout my childhood, my parents, brother, and I would take a summer vacation that had us on the road over a Sunday or two. Not known for missing many church services, my parents were diligent to bring along a cassette or two of preaching and worship music that our family would take in while traveling in the car.
→ Read MoreDon’t Stop Believin’!
Things deemed impossible are truly possible through the power of Jesus Christ. So why are we often found living in a frustrating, unfulfilled daily life? Is it a lack of faith?
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What is holding you back from your ‘next’? What have you said ‘no’ to in the past because you didn’t think you could conquer it with ease? And more importantly, what has God asked you to do that you’ve emphatically turned down because the skill needed wasn’t easily accessed in your current toolbox?
→ Read MoreThe Dangers of Auto-Pilot
Auto-pilot living is only easy when life is easy and drama-free. But it quickly becomes dangerous when we react from a place that has been less than vigilant. We ‘over-correct’ and react instinctively instead of acting intentionally. This usually brings about less than ideal, if not disastrous, results.
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Every Sunday my husband and I would travel by this apartment complex on our way to church and there were people of all ages walking around outside. My heart would go out to them and I would think “they should be in church like we are”. God was convicting me for not caring enough to do more than just wish they were in church.
→ Read MoreShhh! It’s a Secret!
It’s easy to jump to conclusions and even allow jealousy, resentment, and covetousness to take over our minds and hearts when we look about us and see evidence in others’ lives of success and favor.
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No doubt you’re overly familiar with this section of scripture. I have written on it myself several times in recent months. But can I ask a strange request of you today?
→ Read MoreFaith + Fear
As I read verse 7 from Hebrews 11 this past week it pricked my heart once again, especially in light of the chaos that is only building all around us in American society and around the world. Things are truly unraveling before our very eyes, tempting us as believers on the Lord Jesus Christ to be paralyzed with fear–not the godly kind of fear, but the “scared out of our minds” kind.
→ Read MoreGrasshoppers vs Giants
You can have the knowledge that God has given you victory in an area of your life. But until you BELIEVE it and ENFORCE it, that victory is not complete. God’s part is complete, but yours is not.
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