Protector, Provider, Peace Giver

Are you a trusting type of person? Or are you the type who does not trust anyone until they earn it? How does that affect your ability to trust God? Do you trust him to protect you? Do you trust him to grant you peace? Do you trust him to provide you with what youContinue reading “Protector, Provider, Peace Giver”

Trust in Baptism

Do you remember your baptism? Have you been baptized more than once? Have you felt the presence of the Holy Spirit? Have you felt a strange warming in your heart? Have you been baptized by fire? Do you want to be baptized by fire? Baptism can be a tricky subject among Christians. Some believe inContinue reading “Trust in Baptism”

Act on Faith

How is your prayer life? What do you pray for? Do you pray for your family, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances? Do you pray when people ask you to pray? Do you ask others to pray for you? How often do you pray? Are you praying that God’s will be done? Prayer is our communication mechanismContinue reading “Act on Faith”

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”

Irreproachable

The Apostle Paul had just talked about Jesus being the image of God and the creator of all things in heaven an earth. He had stated that it was through the cross of Jesus that God reconciled everything to himself and the fullness of God dwelled in Jesus. Paul now states that everyone who hadContinue reading “Irreproachable”

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”

Zero-Sum Game

How do your beliefs influence your behavior? Perhaps the better question is, how does your behavior reveal your beliefs? Have you spent time pondering what you believe is true? Have you thought about what your foundational beliefs are? Our core beliefs drive our behavior. If we want to know what our core beliefs are, weContinue reading “Zero-Sum Game”

False Witness

How many times have you said something false about someone else? That’s a harsh question, isn’t it? Do you think you can remember them all? Do you even think you know every time you have said something false against someone else? How sure are you? All have said something false about someone else. A significantContinue reading “False Witness”

Accept God’s Word

What do you believe? Where do you get your most dependable information? Is it on social media? Is it on national news broadcasts? Do you have your favorite internet news source? How do determine if the news source you choose is reliable? We can get news from more sources than we can count. There areContinue reading “Accept God’s Word”