The Lord Understands
Whatever you’re going through right now, remember that Jesus knows how you feel and sympathizes with your pain and weakness. He may not remove the anguish or change your situation, but He does promise…
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The Impact of Prayer
Believer’s prayers have tremendous impact, particularly on their own faith and life. Do you understand what an awesome privilege it is to kneel before the all-powerful Father and know that He listens and will…
A Godly Heart
Do your desires align with God's purpose and plan for your life? He longs to give His followers abundant blessings and fullness of joy. So allow your dreams to be conformed to the Lord's…
The Uniqueness of Christ
Jesus was never merely human. As complex as it is for us to comprehend, He was fully God and fully man. This is the unique way in which our heavenly Father chose to demonstrate…
Praying When in Need
Prayer starts with transitioning our thoughts from the situation at hand to the Lord. What we need is His perspective on the difficulty we’re facing.
How Comforters Are Created
Even hardship and pain have a place in God’s plan for each believer. During a particularly painful time in my life, I decided that I should learn something from my distress, as Job did.
Costly Forgiveness
Our forgiveness toward others should have no limitations. God’s unconditional pardon of our sins destroys any excuse we might devise for holding onto bitterness.
Choosing Love over Rights
Instead of focusing on the privileges due us, we should take the biblical perspective of loving enemies and forgiving persecutors (Matthew 5:44). Believers lay down their rights so they can take up the cause…
Dealing with Discouragement
Discouragement is a state of mind in which we become faint-hearted and lose confidence in God, ourselves, or others.
Truth Can Set You Free
Freedom is something we all love, but do we really know what it is? Some people think it’s being able to choose or act with few if any restraints, limits, or accountabilities. But that…
Maintaining Joy
Amid the ups and downs of life, does God’s joy sustain you? Or do trials leave you hopeless and discontented? Our Father offers a higher way of living—not without pain but with strength to…
Overcoming the Barrier of Inadequacy
It's really a matter of faith. God would never ask you to do something without empowering you to accomplish it. This doesn't necessarily mean you will do it perfectly, but each step of obedience…
Our Way or God’s Way
In tough situations, rely on God’s logic and strength. God’s way is best!
Growth through Suffering
When we focus on God, we are in a better position to grow in maturity and godliness. When our suffering persists, the Lord may also have other purposes in mind:
Crying Out to God
Crying Out to God: When a crisis comes, cry out to our almighty God, but be sure you do so with a righteous heart. Then He will hear and answer—either fulfilling your hoped-for request…
Praying in a Crisis
We’re often so absorbed in our own life that we fail to see the crises others are facing.
Learning to Forgive
“Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest” (Mathew 11:28)
Life’s Passing Storms
Where is God? Why has this happened? Was it something I did? Did God cause it, and if so, why?
Our Father’s Unconditional Love
What peace there is for Christians in the Almighty’s unfailing, unconditional care! Ask Him to help you start to grasp how great His love is.
The Blessing of Inadequacy
Our insufficiency drives us to God. When we realize a situation is bigger than we can handle, we're quick to open the Bible and diligently pray for guidance and power.
When We Feel Burned Out
Burn Out. What emotions come to mind when you hear the words burden and burnout? These terms make us sigh, don’t they?
Overcoming Obstacles
The Lord has a beautiful plan for each believer’s life. But to thwart God’s purposes, Satan sprinkles obstacles in our path.
Jesus Identifies With Our Needs
Whatever your needs may be, you can follow Christ’s example and experience the Father’s provision.
The Source of Our Adversity
When we experience hardships, we usually wonder why God allows these painful situations to come our way. It just doesn't seem to fit with His role as our loving heavenly Father. We struggle to...