Tag: bible

We Need to Witness to Believers Too

November 4, 2015

Photo from: Pixabay “Witnessing” and “testifying” are words generally reserved for evangelizing. It is by hearing a testimony that many people become interested in the Lord. Through the witness of Christians, many have been convicted by the Spirit and accepted Christ as their own. But there is also a place for witnessing to other believers….
The Nuts and Bolts of Building Your Faith

November 3, 2015

Photo from: pixabay.com You know the monumental moments of your faith. When you take the first step of faith and your foundation is laid in Christ. Days, months, years later when crucial decisions arise and you find that you indeed want to live with Him as your cornerstone, it’s big. There are moments of obvious…
HE is More Than [Fill In the Blank]

November 2, 2015

Photo from: Piaxbay We need to “love the Lord, not just the idea of the Lord” said my dear friend (SkillzUSA). AKA: Don’t reduce God to some idea you have about Him and miss out on His whole person as a result. Our ideas tend to address issues in reactionary ways, focusing on what isn’t…
You Were Right!…Or Were You?

October 29, 2015

Photo from: pixabay 3 words everybody loves to hear: “you were right.” We like to be right. Many of us try to do the right thing. In fact, our desire to be “right” is so strong and deep that we have opened its meaning up to include ideas like: Do whatever feels right Do whatever…
You Didn’t Need to Make It Right

October 26, 2015

Photo from: genius.com “And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” –James 1:4 Gosh. You read all that Scripture has to say about being perfect, being loving, and acting like Christ. The Words are great. The aspirations are high. But you and I always fall short. We’re…
What Hope Can a Broken Heart offer?

October 22, 2015

How can our brokenness be useful to others? Offering our broken hearts to the Lord as a sacrifice and a praise is one thing. But, giving ourselves to others when we’re messy and vulnerable is another. Though we shouldn’t recklessly hand over the reins to our heart or carelessly welcome anyone’s influence into to our…
What Your Broken Heart is Worth

October 20, 2015

Photo from: Pixabay I’ll admit, this idea hit me when I misheard the lyrics to “First” by Lauren Daigle. I thought she was singing: “before I bring my need I will break my heart.” The line didn’t quite make sense, but I was convinced that’s what she was singing, and then I read this verse:…
Being Empty Versus Being Emptied

October 15, 2015

photo from: mymorningmeditations.com Who hasn’t reached the end of a day exhausted, empty, and totally wiped out? We all have moments like that, and sometimes they come after we’ve done good things. It’s often after VBS, the big retreat, or an amazing series of conversations about the Gospel that we find ourselves feeling drained. Paul understood…
The Faithful “If”

October 13, 2015

Photo from: www.spectrumhealth.ie In Philippians 2, Paul explains what the “ifs” of faith can amount to. We read the words “if any” over and over again. Paul explains how the “ifs” we desire can add up to joy. Sometimes it helps to read Scripture backwards. Those “ifs,” for instance, are based on the presuppositions that follow:…
Praying After Has a Purpose

October 8, 2015

Photo from: www.missiochurch.com We pray before we eat. Before our days begin. Before we go to sleep. Often, we pray before big events and decisions. We pray as loved ones face difficulties. But we don’t have to stop there. Keep praying after. In our limited sense of time, that can feel futile. Why pray about something…