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Unexpected Resistance

Obedience, Opposition, Perseverance, Resistance, Trusting God

Sometimes unexpected resistance can stop us from doing something God has asked us to do. Isn’t that the way it always is when you…

Lessons In The Wilderness

Exodus, Fruits of the Spirit, Mana, Obedience, Self-Control, Trusting God

We don’t have to look outside the walls to see the negative consequences of self-control on society—God shows us that in the Bible. One…

Keeping Our Eyes On Jesus

Children of God, Father, Focus, Hearing God, The Voice of God, Trusting God

When a young child visits the dentist for the first time, the dentist’s main goal is to help the child get used to the…

Trusting God In The Midst of Grief

Grief, Pain, Suffering, Trust, Trusting God

There is the great challenge for us as we navigate the valleys of pain, death, suffering, and hardship: not to give ourselves over to…

I’ll Do It Myself!

God's Plan, God's Timing, God's Will, Obedience, Trusting God

Like Thanos putting on the infinity gauntlet and saying, “Fine. I’ll do it myself” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu_hw963AG4), we like to take the reins and make our…

Fear & Vice

Fear, Insecurity, Trusting God, Vice

Many of us are dealing with insecurities. Maybe God is calling you to something and you’re afraid. It’s okay to be fearful. But ultimately…

Reassessing Our Struggles

Inspiration, Perspective, Struggles, Suffering, Trials, Trusting God

Inspirational stories about those who have overcome obstacles can motivate us to reassess our own struggles. For nine-year-old Ezra, his struggles are real but…

A Safe Escape

Escape, Overcoming, Provision, Temptation, Trusting God

The Lord’s way of escape always accompanies every temptation we face. “God is faithful … but with the temptation he will also provide the way…

A Better Shepherd

Dependence, Guidance, Shepherd, The Good Shepherd, Trusting God

On his blog, Tim Challies shares a story about four hundred sheep dying by walking off a cliff, one after another, while their shepherds…

Know His Voice

Dependence, Following Jesus, Knowing God, Sheep, Shepherd, Trusting God

Consider the relationship between a herd of sheep and their shepherd. A shepherd guides, nourishes, and protects the sheep of his flock. The role of…

Letting Go

Following Jesus, Surrender, Trusting God

Toward the end of the movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indiana Jones is hanging perilously over a cliff, with his dad holding on to…

A Lesson From The Crocus

Faith, God's Promises, Hope, Romans 8, Seasons, Trusting God

If you have ever lived in a place with harsh winters, you know that the coming spring is welcome with great anticipation. In some…

Our Objective Reality

Attitude, Feelings, Gratitude, Joy, Knowing God, Knowledge, Praise, Reality, Thanksgiving, Trusting God, Worship

Our attitude of joy is a result of our thanksgiving to God. We should not base our attitude on our circumstances, because those always…

Thankful For The Fleas

1 Thessalonians 5:18, Perspective, Thankful, Thankfulness, Thanks, Thanksgiving, The Heart, Trusting God

Corrie ten Boom was a Dutch Christian who helped hide Jews during the advent of the Nazi regime during World War II. After being…

Unscripted

Evangelism, Faith, Improv, Script, Sharing Faith, The Holy Spirit, Theater, Trust, Trusting God

In the world of theater, actors are given a script they can memorize and rehearse before they go out to perform. But when an…

What Prayer Is Not

Circumstances, Genie, Praying, Relationship with God, Trusting God, Vending Machine

The purpose of prayer is not to access the vending machine of God’s blessing. He’s not a Genie of the lamp (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1at7kKzBYxI) or a…

The Danger of Burnout

Burning Out, Burnout, Honesty, Performance, Resting, The Heart, Tired, Transparency, Trusting God, Vulnerability

An article in the Wall Street Journal warns that there is an epidemic of doctors burning out that eventually causes situations that harm the…

Looking Back

God's Faithfulness, Knowing God, Meditation, Memory, Reflection, Remember, Remembering, Trusting God

In a National Geographic piece, writer James Owen details an investigation that explored the short-term memory of many popular animals. “Covering 25 species that…

Remember To Remember

Giving Thanks, God's Faithfulness, Grace, Grateful, Gratitude, Remember, Remembering, Thanks, Trusting God

For her sixth birthday, a little girl was going to get her ears pierced. But on the day of the piercing, nothing was going…

Gaining Strength

Challenges, Faith, Solid Foundation, Storms, Strength, Strong, Trials, Trust, Trusting God

“I read one time about how shipbuilders back in the days of sailboats would prepare the masts for their ships. They would go to…