Are you continually living in defeat? Do even small challenges throw you off balance? It may be time to examine what you believe. Your beliefs form a filter through which you evaluate what you experience. So if trials cause you to question God’s character and plan, it may be because of the doctrines you live by. For example, if you think you can lose your salvation, it’ll be difficult to trust the Father. You’ll never really know if you’re pleasing…..
The light on the path before you may be limited, but this is for a purpose. The Lord will lead you step by step. His desire is for you to depend on Him inch by inch and centimeter by centimeter as you progress in His purposes. This may feel disheartening because others expect you to have answers, and the pressure to have the path charted clearly continues to mount. But do not be fearful or dismayed. It is the Lord…..
As Christians, we understand that the way out of despair is not necessarily going to be for our situation to change, but for us to let God turn our despair to hope. Hope in the fact that God is who he promises he is. Hope that while money comes in handy on earth, our true inheritance is in heaven. Hope that God loves you anyway, even if family and friends can disappoint us. So what exactly is God’s promise? Let’s…..
It is difficult to hear the word no. You plead to God to answer a request, but it is denied. Especially if the appeal is for something godly or positive, you may feel confused, dejected and even question the Lord’s purposes in refusing you. But understand, when your will clashes with God’s, you instantly come to a point of decision. Will you demand your way or will you accept His? Will you take the throne of your life; or will…..