…for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure (Philippians 2:13). You be you! Don’t be your parents or grandparents. You can admire them, appreciate them, and learn from them. But
Imagine that you’ve been invited to meet with the President of the United States in the Oval Office. You’d likely look forward to your appointment with great excitement. Now imagine that someone much more exciting – the God of the
“As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him” (Psalm 103:13 NIV). God is a caring, loving, compassionate father. He loves you more than you will ever understand. He loves you
Are you paying attention to the voice of God? When I was in my 20s I was praying about whether I should enroll in graduate school. Then one morning in my devotional time I came to Psalm 32:8 and it
I have spent a lot of my life trying to figure out what the next step looks like before it happens. I like to see the big picture. Not that I’m super organized or want to be fully prepared for
Our Challenging Reality: A young woman shared her heart in Bible class: We all prayed and asked for God’s wisdom to know whether my dad should move to this new church, but we obviously misread the will of God. From
“Surrender yourself to the Lord, and wait patiently for God to act,move and orchestrate” Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.
Last night I fell into a dark hole, a pit of depression. I didn’t see it coming. This bad mood came out of nowhere and pulled me down into a dark discouragement. Have you ever felt this way? Yesterday was