Have you ever believed the lie that your sin was too great for God to forgive? Sadly, I spent years feeling unworthy and unable to accept His forgiveness. It didn’t feel right or fair. It seemed too good to be true. Yet, my friend, that is the lie the enemy would have us believe.
Life is a waiting game. When we are young, we can’t wait to grow up, so we can drive, vote, or drink alcohol. We attend school, earn degrees and certificates, and wait for the perfect job. Later, we marry and wait until the right time to buy a home or start a family. Sometimes, we go through tough seasons longing for better days. But at some point, the waiting becomes deeper than life’s milestones. It is no longer about what we can achieve, earn, or plan for; it is about what only God can do. This is when we begin waiting on God for direction, healing, breakthrough, and the fulfillment of His promises.
“We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. “ 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 (NIV) Have you ever felt shattered by life, as if nothing could…
Don’t miss the miracle because it doesn’t look like you thought it would. Jesus rode into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday on a donkey. Not a horse, like a king…a donkey. The Jews expected Jesus to come as a king who would rule, reign, and defeat Roman rule over their lives. But he was a different kind of king. They missed the miracle of Easter and salvation because they refused to see beyond their expectations of what the Messiah should be.
Do you remember the wonder of discovering Jesus for the very first time? Every word of the Lord sparkled, every prayer came alive, and we felt delight simply by being in His presence. As a result, we approached Him and worshiped with wide-eyed curiosity, amazed at all that He revealed to us.
If God knows and sees everything, why does the Bible instruct us to “pray without ceasing? (1 Thessalonians 5:17, ESV). I suppose the simple answer is: We don’t pray to inform God. We pray to involve God.
This is a truth I often need to remind myself. Even though I have strong faith, I sometimes forget to bring my problems to God until I have exhausted every possible solution.
Have you ever been tempted to share how you’ve been offended? It’s easy to think that if we make the other person look bad for his or her mistake or sin, then we will feel better.
Have you ever found yourself overwhelmed by fear, anxiety, or sorrow, and you didn’t even know what to pray? In those moments, there is power in the name of Jesus — power that brings peace when chaos surrounds you, strength when you’re weak, and hope when you feel lost. Sometimes, when words fail us, the most powerful prayer we can offer is simply a single name: Jesus.
Do you ever feel like there are not enough hours in the day? Like, no matter what you do, there’s never enough time to get it all done? Some nights I go to bed feeling harried and exhausted. I wonder where the hours went and why I accomplished so little. I pray and ask God’s forgiveness for not spending more time in His Word or in prayer.
As a little girl, I loved watching Little House on the Prairie. I thought travelling west into the great frontier would be a great adventure. I wanted to go where no one has ever gone before and get a fresh start on life. It didn’t matter to me that this new life might be fraught with danger. I wanted to forge a path into the great unknown and be brave and free like the pioneers. What I didn’t know then was that as Christians, we can follow in Jesus’ footsteps and be pioneers of faith.
