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Jesus truly understands how it feels to be not only rejected but hated and has told us we’re not the first to experience it. “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated Me first” (John 15:18)

Lasting change can feel impossible sometimes, can’t it? It only adds to our discouragement when we fail to meet our goals, keep our promises, or honor our commitments.

God did not call us to something big only to leave us hanging. We can trust Him with each day, task, and notion to do things for Him. 

Setbacks are hard. But they aren’t permanent. Jesus is in it with us, compassionate towards our pain.

Good things happen when we are willing to reach out to others on God’s behalf.

New mercies are available to us every morning, and new grace for each task ahead of us.

The truth is when we put faith in Jesus, our stone-cold heart that seeks after our own desires and acceptance is redesigned by our good and gracious Father.

Praying for your unsaved loved ones is not for the faint of heart.

Whatever you do, never forget how faithful God is, has been, and will be to you in the future.

Let us not waver in our faith like shifting sand but instead firmly plant ourselves on the solid rock of Christ.

Let’s pray today for the healing strength we need from the Lord to step out of atrophy against all odds and into the full life we are meant to live as God’s children.

Paul’s letter still applies to our lives today— when sinful desires tempt us or when we focus too intently on our worldly problems rather than our heavenly hope. “Focusing on the things of heaven” can be our battle cry when we fall into the trap...

Have you ever really messed up in your life? Not something unimportant or easy to correct, but in a way, it can’t be easily made right or fixed at all, something that can't be erased, redone, or even forgotten? If so, it's a horrible and...

Oh, what a difference it would make if we as believers could understand the power of a fervent spirit!

As we focus on the Lord being our strength and our song, we begin to see how He is our salvation in every situation. He saved our souls once, and He loves us so much that He wants to save us from the hard things that we are walking through.

Lately, wars and rumors of wars fill our headlines, along with natural disasters affecting our food sources, fuel supplies, and mobility. Yet, Jesus urged us in Matthew 24:6 not to be alarmed. 

So when my heart is troubled and anxious, I have to ask myself, where are you looking for peace? When we find our peace in God, the Holy Spirit empowers us to live in a way that baffles the world. 

When a storm of life rages all around us, it’s hard to believe any relief waits beyond its terrifying fury. Gray clouds and devastating winds block our view of the coming sunrise. That’s when we must have faith in the certainty that storms will...