When your life feels heavy with problems, it can be a huge relief to turn to Jesus and put your life in his hands. It’s so easy to get discouraged and feel like you can’t get back up when times
There are moments in our life when our faith is tested with challenges to do the impossible. Philip and the rest of the disciples thought that feeding the multitude was impossible. God often ministers through weakness. He does not always
A huge challenge to the living out of a practical and day-to-day faith is our wrestling with the problem of suffering. Because suffering is pain and, as Lucy Van Pelt quipped in a Peanuts cartoon many years ago, “Pain hurts!”,
Are you feeling tired of the endless struggles, overwhelmed by the weight on your shoulders, or simply fed up with how things are going? We’ve got some incredible news for you that will bring hope and restoration to your weary
During times of cascading badness, friends sometimes need to believe for those caught in the crush of seriously bad stuff. Life can be crushing. Some people seem to get more than their fair share of the crush than others —
I will lift up my eyes to the hills — from whence comes my help? My help comes from the LORD, who made Heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will
We must not forget to punch that little red button and make sure the current of heaven’s grace and power flow to us and flow through us to the world. “What a dummy!” I thought to myself. I had plugged
The Bible tells us, “You do not have, because you do not ask” (James 4:2). How much enjoyment of God’s presence and breakthrough power are we missing out on because we do not ask God for it? Jesus also says
What are signs that you are growing closer to Christ? Here is our list of seven. Persecuted for the Gospel Many people grow discouraged when they are persecuted for telling others the Good News, but that is a strong indication you
There is a coming-of-age for fruit-bearing Jesus-followers. At some point in your growth in the faith, you will face a drought or a plague or a blight of some kind. That’s when you will discover what your fruit is made
You need not be afraid, YOU need not worry, and you need not fret. Because Jesus understands and He even knows the numbers of hairs on your head. Jesus understands that you may be tired, disgusted, unsure and fed up
But it is the spirit in a person, the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding. Job 32:8 (NIV) Years ago I made a decision to drop out of college. Then a young mom with two children and one
We all go through times when we feel afraid; whether it’s anxiety about the future, or real fear about a certain situation, but if you’ve made Read More »
Sometimes the most powerful things come in small packages. Yesterday, we looked at the book of Jonah with 4 chapters. Today, we look at only twelve Read More »
Dear Child of Grace, You have been blessed with grace because of the Father’s love (John 3:16-18; Colossians 1:12-14). That grace was embodied by My coming Read More »
In the Bible God performs Miracle after miracle God on behalf of His people, finally leading them straight out of slavery, away from the cruel hand Read More »
Give Jesus your Problems, let Jesus give you a plan!