God wants us to live each day as it comes, ultimately putting all confidence in His ability to care for us no matter what. There are numerous things in our lives that we are unable to change. Likewise, feeling apprehension about future happenings invites tons of issues to come into our lives, including anxiety, stress, and even depression. If you are experiencing any of these things, please know that these things are not of God and can all be overcome! [Read more…]
When God gives us a task to carry out, He always gives us the tools we need to do the job well. Many times, God gives us a glimpse into what His will is by giving us a vision for something. When this vision reveals itself, we get overwhelmed to think of how big the job is. We can even wonder how on Earth we will be able to fulfill the vision! [Read more…]
God is good! He’s the source of all things good. We can look to God to be the standard of goodness- the one and only perfect role model. Life can get uncertain and we may waiver in our faith, but it is very important that we keep in mind that God wants to do good things for us and provide good things to us. God is so good that He loves to bless us in order to bring glory to his name and also for us to help in build his kingdom. We are blessed to be a blessing! He even likes to bring good out of seemingly bad things that occur. [Read more…]
Through reading the Bible, it’s clear that God thinks very highly of us. In fact, we are all considered to be God’s masterpiece; His greatest work of art! At times, we have trouble actually seeing ourselves just as God sees us. Many things can come into play that can effect our perception of ourselves and most often things from our past do this. No matter how we feel about ourselves at the moment, we must know that we are absolutely perfect in the Lord’s eyes. The Bible teaches us that God loves us unconditionally. He never stops loving us, but we sometimes find it difficult to receive His love because of our own feelings of guilt over wrong attitudes and behaviors. [Read more…]
God wants us to abide in Him and to rely on Him for everything. Practicing this takes a great deal of humility on our part. It may sometimes seem that we are able to do things on our own, but this is simply just not true! God’s Word says:
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. (John 15:5 NIV)
