EXPECT GOD TO ANSWER YOUR PRAYERS. If you want to know what God wants you to do, ask him, for he is always ready to give a bountiful supply of wisdom to all who ask him… But when you ask him, be sure that you really expect him to tell you… If you don’t ask […]

EXPECT THE BEST: GOD IS AT WORK. And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 Do you ever find yourself asking, “Why is life so hard?” Frustration is the result of living in a world that […]

FAITH = LOVE + TRUST + ACTION. “If you love me, you will obey what I command” John 14:15 The word “obey” has a negative connotation today. We view obedience as a forced, unwilling decision to do something we don’t want to do because we’re afraid of punishment. But that’s not the kind of obedience […]

GIVING TO GOD STRENGTHENS MY FAITH. “Bring all the tithes into the storehouse… if you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test!” […]

GRATITUDE BUILDS MY FAITH. Sink your roots in him and build on him. Be strengthened by the faith that you were taught, and overflow with thanksgiving. Colossians 2:7 (GW) Anybody can thank God in good times. But if you can thank God even in the bad times – when life doesn’t make sense and your […]

FAITH MEANS I REFUSE TO GIVE UP. Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith… Hebrews 12:1 (NLT) What do you do when you feel like giving up? We all have those moments when we can’t see any light at the end of the tunnel. We’ve […]

FAITH MEANS I TRUST IN GOD’S PROMISES. All these people earned a good reputation because of their faith, yet none of them received all that God had promised. For God had something better in mind for us, so that they would not reach perfection without us. Hebrews 11:39-40 (NLT) It’s not easy to live by […]

FAITH COMES FROM HEARING GOD’S WORD. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. Romans 10:17 (NKJV) A gardener can plant the same kind of seed in three different locations and get three different results. In one spot, she’ll get giant tomatoes. In another, she’ll get small tomatoes. And in a third, […]

LET GOD EMPOWER YOUR PURPOSE. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. Philippians 4:12-13 (NLT) In other words, you can do anything – with God’s help. A man […]