On the path to the cross, you are not alone. I am not alone. Jesus walks beside me, He walks with you. He has been there before and knows the way. He said that He’d never leave us. We are not alone. Right after Jesus tells His disciples that He was going to be killed, He told them to take up their cross and follow Him. His life was an example for them. You and I can relate to His…
Trusting God is only possible by keeping our eyes on Him. The larger Jesus is in our field of vision, the smaller is everything else. Psalm 56:3-4 When I am afraid, I put my trust in You. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. We will be less anxious. Fretting will flee. The storms will cease to frighten us. Believing He is in control of our circumstances will enable us to surrender…
Do you know that you are surrounded by God’s love? Imagine a faint mist swirling around you. Can you feel it brushing your skin? That is a very poor picture of being surrounded, but I can’t think of anything else. Are you aware of God’s presence? Jesus told us to abide, to live in His love. I think we need to imagine it. Can you abide in something if it is only in your head in word pictures? No. His…
Did you know that every time you obey God you are placing your trust in Him? You have taken a step of faith. You have confidence that He only means good for you whatever is asked. Why don’t we obey? Could it be that we don’t believe God has the best in mind for us? Are we listening to Satan like Adam and Eve did? We’ve all experienced doubts, and we know where those come from. Why do we disobey?…
Are you one of the many that are afraid to believe there is a loving God? Or do you know someone who is hesitant to place their faith and confidence in Jesus Christ? It is definitely a step of faith. A stepping out into the unknown. If only they knew how incomplete they are without God, the source of true Life. If only they could see how separated they are from God, with a great chasm between them and God….
Father in Heaven, We pride ourselves on being grown-up, not childlike in our faith. Children can imagine things. They can believe things. We lose our ability to imagine as we grow up. There is so much in Your kingdom that we don’t see or imagine. We are so temporal minded. You want us to be child-like in our faith. Your kingdom is accessed by faith. Results of our prayer are seen by faith, by seeing beyond what we can see,…
Faith or fear? What do we allow to influence our daily lives? Fear Fear is not believing God is enough, nearby or cares. Fear is agreeing with the bad news, agreeing with the statements of doubt. Fear is faith in something or someone other than God. What do we choose to have faith in? The bad news or God’s good news? Elisha’s servant anxiously viewed the armies surrounding their home. The enemy had invaded overnight and had surrounded the city. What…
I know this post is a little long, but will you have a conversation with me about life’s little irritations? I was just listening to a preacher, a well-known preacher, talking about standing firm. With the armor of God, on us— the whole armor of God. And to be able to stand and to fight the spiritual warfare. But it left me with some questions. What did he mean exactly by spiritual warfare in my daily life? I’m not in…
Essential faith is there for the bottom line when life is not pleasant. Do you say, “I believe in God. So What? Faith, so what? How does that help me now?” The following is a list of some of life’s difficulties, bumps on our road. Sometimes, more like mountains in our way. How does my faith in God help me in life in real time? Any of the following in your life today? Take your pick of the following: I’m…
So what does resurrection have to do with my life as a Christian? As many as were baptized into Christ were baptized into His death, His burial, and His resurrection. To many, that is after we die. But, it is for this life right now. Read carefully the following passages. (Romans 6:3-5 NKJV) As many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death. Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just…
