Take steps each day to be sure your life expresses commitment to Jesus.
Too many Christians have a commitment of convenience. They'll stay faithful as long as it's safe and doesn't involve risk, rejection, or criticism. Instead of standing alone in the face of challenge or temptation, they check to see which way their friends are going.
When trouble comes, focus on God's ability to care for you.
You may go through difficulty, hardship, or trial—but as long as you are anchored to Him, you will have hope.
When we surrender to His timing, He does mighty things in and for us, according to His will and His timing. God acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.
When friends abandoned him, Paul asked God not to count their actions against them. He followed the example of Jesus, who prayed for the Father to forgive His persecutors. What's your response when friends let you down? Forgiveness is the choice that pleases God every time.
As children of a sovereign God, we are never victims of our circumstances.
People don't like the idea of consequences. They want to be able to live their life freely and do what they want to do without any consequences. And we know that's just not the way life is.
Disappointments are inevitable; discouragement is a choice.
The time you spend alone with God will transform your character and increase your devotion. Then your integrity and godly behavior in an unbelieving world will make others long to know the Lord.
There is only one secure foundation: a genuine, deep relationship with Jesus Christ, which will carry you through any and all turmoil. No matter what storms are raging all around, you'll stand firm if you stand on His love.
Often times God wants us to sit before Him in quietness. He doesn't want us to do all the talking. As Is. 30:15 says "In quiet and confidence will be your strength."
The gate is small because truth guards the entrance. The way is narrow because the Lord protects us with wise boundaries.
You will never go wrong obeying God.
In times of defeat, we never know how close we are to victory. In every event of failure, God has planted a seed of success.
If you put your faith in yourself and your abilities, intellect and dreams, then your foundation is only as strong as you are.
If God has positioned us in a certain place, we must leave all the details to Him.
The circumstances and events that we see as setbacks are oftentimes the very things that launch us into periods of intense spiritual growth
As you walk through the valley of the unknown, you will find the footprints of Jesus both in front of you and beside you.
Every test, every trial, every heartache that's been significant, I can turn it over and see how God has turned it into good no matter what.
Brokenness is God’s requirement for maximum usefulness.
With God, there is always a future.
No matter how far we may wander from the Lord’s perfect will for our lives, we are always welcome back.
All of us have areas of weakness. God wants these character flaws to show us how totally dependent we are upon Him. When we handle them properly, they drive us into a deeper, more intimate relationship with the Lord. But uncontrolled weakness wreaks havoc in a person's life.
Earthly wisdom is doing what comes naturally. Godly wisdom is doing what the Holy Spirit compels us to do.
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