When we look to the Lord with full confidence and trust, we have the assurance of His mercy and unlimited forgiveness. Our contentment will be like that of a child at rest in the arms of its mother.

Many people trust in themselves, or people with influence and wealth, or a government or a sovereign ruler. But all these are a very limited source of help and hope.

You can choose to be like the religious leaders of His day who made it their job to criticize His good deeds. Or you can jump in with both feet and join Jesus in His life-changing work. It’s your choice.

Think about this phrase, “the world was not worthy of them”. These martyrs of the bible lived life and faced death in such a way that the world didn’t claim them.

A Christ-centered life begins with realizing that the source of everything we are is the Lord. He created us, he owns us, he gifted us with talents, he authors our story, and every blessing that we receive comes from him.

Avoidance is a coping mechanism used spiritually, though it’s a non-spiritual response. For example, walking in your purpose can be intimidating if you’re not ready to serve. Yet, if you get caught up with how it effects you and not how it may impact a person/the world then the purpose becomes trapped in your human isolation and not Godly expansion.

Blocking out the bad days have never occurred to me. If I did so, I probably wouldn’t fully appreciate the good days. Like the song “Be Grateful” says, “God has not promised me sunshine. That’s not the way it’s going to be. But a little rain mixed with God’s sunshine. A little pain makes me appreciate the good times.”

God never promised us all good days, but He promised to carry us through all days, good or bad. I place all I have in His hands. And all of my good days outweigh my bad days, so I won’t complain.

When Jesus healed the lady on the Sabbath, why did it make the rulers so mad? Luke 13:14 lets us in on why Jesus did what he did on that sacred day.

We live in the modern world and the Bible is an ancient book. Whenever we seek advice from it, it tells us what we know is true, but not always what we want to hear.

How do I praise him in advance when I don’t know how he’s going to work it out. I was perplexed about how I was going to sell my business, provide for my daughters and create a future for myself. I was going through so many emotions at the time. I remember asking God “Why would you allow me to experience this?”.