God Provides

God, who created the world and all that is in it, created you. His love and care for the world, and for you, is evident in the details. There’s a great picture of this in 1 Kings 17:1-5. In this passage, Elijah the prophet told Ahab, King of Israel, “As the LORD, the God of […]

Anxious About Being Anxious

Is it possible to not be anxious about anything? Philippians 4:6 tells us to “be anxious for nothing.” Is it in our capacity to not worry about things in this life? The path to calming our fears starts before this verse. Verse 4:4 tells us, “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!” […]

Sowing the Right Seeds

What seeds are you sowing in the lives of people you encounter each day. The fruit you see will tell you what type of seed was sown. “Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control…(Galatians 5:22-23, NASB);” this is the fruit of sowing seeds of the Spirit. The seeds of the flesh bear fruit […]

Check Yourself

There are times when people will provoke us to anger. We want to lash out at them, but something stops us. This is what Paul references in Galatians 5:16, “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh (NASB).” As long as we walk with the […]

Giving Your Faith a Workout

This made me think about the man on the stationary bicycle. What if I put that same amount of effort into living a godly life? I picture myself going to the “Godliness” gym and giving my faith a workout.

Letting Affliction Preach the Gospel

Perhaps you are in the middle of a very stressful situation, or facing hardship with no end in sight. Maybe someone has inflicted severe pain on you, or your health is failing. In the middle of difficult struggles, it’s hard to accept Paul’s words in 2 Corinthians 4:17 that these are momentary, light afflictions. Momentary? […]

Selective Rain

When you’ve been hurt by someone, it can be hard to forgive. The pain inflicted on you may prompt you to want to exact revenge on them. Bitterness may stir in your heart from the injustice you experienced. It can be hard to understand God’s love and even harder to apply it to our own […]

Together in Spirit

Retrospective: This post originally published March 7, 2024. As believers in Jesus, nothing can separate us from the love of God (Romans 8:38-39). We are connected by the Spirit of God by our faith in Jesus. Even when we are physically separated from each other, we remain connected by the Spirit. As Paul wrote in […]

Prayer Help

There are times in life when we feel so overwhelmed that it is difficult to find the words to pray. Yet God knows our need. He never leaves our side. Paul reminds us in Romans 8:26: “In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as […]

Contentment in the Wilderness

Are you clinging to old ways, trying to hold on to the past or temporal things that will not last the test of time? Sometimes holding on to the past is to hold onto bitterness, resentment or seeking revenge for past hurts. Maybe it’s clinging to old, familiar patterns of life because you fear an […]