Daring Faith Devotional: Day 10

April 12, 2016, By: Jimmy Scruggs

WAITING FOR ANSWERED PRAYER. Because the Sovereign Lord helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore, I have set my face like a stone, determined to do his will. And I know that I will not be put to shame. Isaiah 50:7 (NLT) When you pray, expect to hear from God. It’s a simple as […]
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Struggles

April 11, 2016, By: Jimmy Scruggs

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am […]
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Daring Faith Devotional: Day 9

April 11, 2016, By: Jimmy Scruggs

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 […]
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Daring Faith Devotional: Day 8

April 10, 2016, By: Jimmy Scruggs

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 […]
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Daring Faith Devotional: Day 7

April 09, 2016, By: Jimmy Scruggs

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 […]
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Daring Faith Devotional: Day 6

April 08, 2016, By: Jimmy Scruggs

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!” […]
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Daring Faith Devotional: Day 5

April 07, 2016, By: Jimmy Scruggs

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 […]
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Daring Faith Devotional: Day 4

April 06, 2016, By: Jimmy Scruggs

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 […]
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Daring Faith Devotional: Day 3

April 05, 2016, By: Jimmy Scruggs

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 […]
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Crisis of Will

April 04, 2016, By: Jimmy Scruggs

“Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good spirit lead me on level ground.” Psalm 143:10 I was on my way to church last Saturday night when I had an unexpected phone call with a person who wanted to stop his addictive behaviors and needed someone to talk to. […]
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