How do you know if you have faith or not? If you’re trusting for healing, for example, your faith should eventually result in healing but that’s the fruit of faith not the evidence of it. What is the evidence of faith? Romans 5:1-2 New King James Version (NKJV)“Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have […]
It is very comforting to know that God is not the author of tragedies in our lives, nor is He allowing them. He is a loving Father who wants the best for us. He is not insensitively standing by and allowing us to suffer, but rather He is seeking to help us through the difficult […]
You can be happy in the midst of a difficult time or a crisis knowing that God is not the one causing your problems. He is the answer to them! Many people have mistakenly blamed God for everything because they think He is in control of everything – but that is not true. If we blame God […]
“I’ve told you this so that my peace will be with you. In the world you’ll have trouble. But cheer up! I have overcome the world.”John 16:33 (GW) The Christian life is not a trouble-free life; it’s a troubled-free life. In this life we will have trouble (Jesus told us so) but we don’t have […]
Today is filled with opportunities for great things to happen! But it’s also filled with opportunities for negative things to happen. For example, you will probably have a few opportunities to be disappointed and discouraged. We can’t stop these opportunities – but we don’t have to indulge in them. If we learn how to deal […]
“I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace. In the world you have tribulation and distress and suffering, but be courageous [be confident, be undaunted, be filled with joy]; I have overcome the world.” [My conquest is accomplished, My victory abiding.]”John 16:33 AMP The Christian life isn’t a trouble-free life; […]
“And it is he who will supply all your needs from his riches in glory because of what Christ Jesus has done for us.” Philippians 4:19 TLB Our trust isn’t in the economy but in God. He provides for us “according to his riches in glory,” not according to the world’s economic system. Man’s resources […]
You can be happy whether you have more than enough to eat, or whether you’re hungry; whether you have a lot, or nothing. You can go through a rough time with a smile on your face and a song of praise in your heart. You do not have to respond to challenging circumstances by falling […]
Dissatisfaction is the result of focusing on what you don’t have – and not on what you do have. The apostle Paul was content and happy in prison, and yet today many Christians are depressed while living in luxury. Dissatisfaction can cause a lot of unhappiness in your life and can lead you to sin. […]
“…I have learned how to be content with whatever I have.”Philippians 4:11 NLTThe apostle Paul was writing from prison where he was facing possible execution, and yet Philippians was his most joy-filled letter. He’s writing to the believer (who would have been outside of prison) and he’s encouraging them to rejoice in the Lord always! […]