After Jesus invites Matthew, Matthew does just that. He drops everything and literally walks away from everything he knows. What is Jesus inviting you into?

Perhaps like me, you’ve held your tongue when you felt that prompting to speak, afraid what you hope to say will come out flat or wrong. Or perhaps you believe you’re not qualified to teach His Word. I pray this Scripture releases you of that fear. I pray we put the pressure to change lives with our words back on the one who has the actual power to do it: the Holy Spirit.

If you’re like me, you sometimes struggle with envy. It’s an ugly sin. Struggling with selfishness or fear sounds less offensive than being envious. Envy is a hard sin to admit out loud, but it’s a common sin for us Christians.

What causes someone to be sick at heart? According to this verse in Proverbs—a delayed hope. A hope that is set aside by circumstances beyond a person’s control. It’s more than unfilled expectations. It goes deeper.

When I was a new believer in college, I learned that I couldn’t stack my Sunday school materials by size. Nothing could be set on top of the Bible, because the Bible was God’s Word, and nothing tops Word of God.

The best place to be in life is knowing that you need God. And knowing that He knows what the picture looks like.

God never guaranteed your safety while you live in the in between. But He picked you and provides everything needed for your mission while journeying to the Promised Land.

Only by drinking deeply of God’s Spirit will we ever quench our thirst. So, why is it that we don’t turn to Him first to quench our thirsty souls?

God has not given us fear but of sound minds. Listening to the voice of God becomes easier as you read his word. You begin to fully trust his voice. We are his sheep and as you spend time with him you will become more aware of his still small voice.

Yet, when we utterly rely on God, our chaotic choices change to carefully thought out acts of obedience. This is where we begin to live in victory!