Faith by Grace

How did you come to faith? Was there a specific moment or experience that brought you to faith? Have you ever thought about how and when you came to faith? Do you consider your faith is the same as others? Do you believe your faith is shared with others? Faith can be tricky to talkContinue reading “Faith by Grace”

Follow God’s Instruction

How well do you take instructions? Do you follow them without question? Or do you question them? Are you willing to follow instructions blindly? Or do you want an explanation? Do you want to know the expected outcome? Do you want explicit step-by-step instructions? Some people are good at following instructions. Others are not. SomeContinue reading “Follow God’s Instruction”

Burning Hearts

How often does your heart burn? How often do you feel an amazing sensation in your chest? When does that feeling come? Have you noticed it, considered it, and spent time understanding it? Is it just emotion or is it something far deeper than that? There are many things in our lives that can bringContinue reading “Burning Hearts”

Live Confidently

Trust. It can be challenging to trust in promises that won’t be fulfilled immediately or within a short period of time. Waiting for a promise to be fulfilled years or decades or centuries in the future can test our resilience and patience. Abraham lived with that challenge. God promised Abraham (Abram) that he would makeContinue reading “Live Confidently”

Faith, Love, and Thankfulness

How often do you give thanks for the people in your life? Are you thankful you have family, friends, co-workers, and disciples you attend church with? Is your faith growing in Jesus Christ? Is your love for the people in your life increasing? Are you seeing them as Jesus sees them? We often take peopleContinue reading “Faith, Love, and Thankfulness”

Continual Learning

Do you like to teach or instruct others? Do you like to learn, seeking to become a better you? Are you a reader, someone who always has a book or two that you are reading? Are you patient when teaching others? Are you willing to correct someone tactfully, yet firmly? Instructing, teaching, and correcting othersContinue reading “Continual Learning”

Build Your Faith

How easily do you trust? Is your starting point to trust people until they prove they are untrustworthy? Or is your starting point to be skeptical until someone proves they are trustworthy? Have you done something that sounded crazy because your trusted the person who told you to do it? Trust can be tricky. WeContinue reading “Build Your Faith”

Doubt and Faith

Do you believe in things you cannot see? Do you find it hard to believe in something if you have no proof? Do you trust in someone you have never met? Do you trust they have your best interest at heart? How does your belief and trust affect your hope? Believing and trusting in someoneContinue reading “Doubt and Faith”

A Green Olive Tree

Do you continue to grow? Are you flourishing in life? Are you blooming where you are planted? Or are you stunted? Are you stagnant? Are you dormant, waiting for something to awaken you? Do you want to grow? Do you want to flourish? Do you want to feel alive and bloom? It has been saidContinue reading “A Green Olive Tree”

Boast In Hope

How do you view hope? What is your perspective of hope? Do you view hope as nothing more than a wish? Do you treat it as wishful thinking? Is your hope more than that? Is it a trust in a promise that you believe will come true? Many people use hope to mean wish. TheyContinue reading “Boast In Hope”