While our first response to hardships may be to questions God’s goodness and His will for our lives, the best response would be to take a hint from people like Moses, David, Joshua, Paul and remind ourselves of the faithfulness of the God we serve.
If someone were to ask us what the Bible says about forgiving others most of us would likely find ourselves reiterating Jesus’ words in Matthew 6:14-15. “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses neither will your Father forgive your…
The quote, “Let go and let God” instructs us to let go of the things in our lives that are out of our control. It means not fighting in our own physical strength but instead; trusting and leaning into God’s might. It’s the type of surrender that invites God to do the work only a sovereign God can do. I love how beautifully these lyrics reflect that.
My first response when challenged to describe God in one sentence was simply, “God is love.” As I put the period at the end of that sentence I realized that wasn’t sufficient. Why not? Because God’s definition of love and the world’s definition of love contradict each other. It’s not enough to just say God is love, I have to explain what love is according to God.
When it comes to battling in prayer we don’t pray aimlessly. We pray strategically. Here are 5 steps to creating a prayer strategy that actually works AND keeps God’s Will Front and Center
Sometimes we get this idea that to escape from the things that separate us from God we need to slowly wean ourselves off of them. What I admire so much about Rahab is that she took the “reckless” route. She refused to nurture those things anymore. She let them shrivel and fade and was completely content in that because she knew what was hers going forward; LIFE.
