What do you do when bad news threatens to overwhelm you? "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." (Romans 15:13).
Read more..Expressing one’s true feelings is not a lack of faith.
Read more..Many people say, “Sure, I believe in God. I’ve gone to church most of my
Read more..What difficult experience do you find yourself in right now? What are you dreading? Can you visualize Jesus in that situation?
Read more..Isaiah 66:13 “As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you…” In our culture comfort is revered. We are made to feel that we’re entitled to the good life of health, success, and happiness especially if we’re Christians.
Read more..But where was the joy in my life? Defeat and depression clung to me. Jesus exuded a joyful confidence no matter what happened in his life. He lived each day in joyful obedience to the Father.
Read more..2 Corinthians 5:17-18 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! .
Read more..One day it dawned on me: it doesn’t depend on my frantic self-efforts to live the Christian life. The Bible is not a self-help book, but a revelation of the Living Word: Jesus Christ.
Read more..“You are a shield around me, O LORD, my Glorious One, who lifts up my head.” Psalm 3:4 We live in a world of great unrest: riots and terrorist attacks in many places, train bombings and shootings in broad daylight…How can we feel safe?
Read more..Jesus offers us peace—the peace with God which he made possible through his death on the cross; the peace of God which fills our hearts with quiet confidence even when life is tough.
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