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”

Appeal to God

Have ever asked the question, “Why me?” Has something happened to delay a project you were working on, and you were frustrated? Did you ask God, “Why?” Did you later realize it was for your benefit? Did you see God at work on your behalf in the delay? There can be times when we experienceContinue reading “Appeal to God”

A Voice Cries Out

Have you ever been in a wilderness? Have you walked through a forest? Have you walked in a jungle? Have you been in a desert? Have you been in a densely populated city? Do you view your entire world as a wilderness? Do you think you should? Why or why not? When we a wilderness,Continue reading “A Voice Cries Out”

Peace of Jesus

Are you tired of always feeling anxious? Do you worry about almost everything? Do wish the chaos of the world would stop? Do want things to calm down? Does the busyness drain you? Are you tired of being tired? Would you love to have some peace? The upheaval in our world can cause us greatContinue reading “Peace of Jesus”

A Great Testing

Have you been through testing? Have you had to pass testing to be included into a specific group? Was the test you endured an especially difficult test? Do you feel like you are being tested every day? Do you know there will be a great testing that will come in the future? We all faceContinue reading “A Great Testing”

Planting and Watering

Do you like to garden? Does it feel good to get your hands dirty, digging in the soil to plant vegetables or flowers? Do you like tending to the plants, fertilizing and watering them? Have you considered how that applies to your faith? Planting and tending to a vegetable garden takes time and energy. ManyContinue reading “Planting and Watering”

Go with Nothing

Have you traveled from place-to-place or city-to-city? What did you do to prepare for your trip? Did you pack a suitcase with clothing, shoes, toiletries, and maybe a book or two? How would you feel if you traveled without taking anything with you? Would you be comfortable? When we travel, we pack a suitcase withContinue reading “Go with Nothing”

Disciple of Jesus

Have you ever wondered what it would have been like to be one Jesus’ disciples? How do you think you would handle the large crowds? What about the boat rides across the Sea of Galilee? Do you think you might have understood the points He was trying to get across? Being one of Jesus’ disciplesContinue reading “Disciple of Jesus”

Children by Faith

Are you proud to be a child of your parents? Do your parents make a significant difference in who you are? Do you have inherited traits from them? Are there certain behaviors you have because of them? Are there phrases you speak that you have learned from them? Many of us are like our parents.Continue reading “Children by Faith”

More Than Giving

Is it important to you to give to charities? Is it important to you to give to the church? Do you strictly adhere to giving ten percent? How well are you at administering justice? How well do you show mercy. Does your faithfulness meet God’s expectations? Many of us give to charities. We often giveContinue reading “More Than Giving”