So often we find ourselves questioning, instead of believing.  We question ourselves, our abilities, our worth.  We question others, their motives, their reasonings.  And worst of all, we question God, His promises, and His Word. Lord, help us to stop questioning & start believing. I’m finding that our questioning is really rooted in fear and insecurity.  We don’t trust, so we question.  We’re afraid of being hurt, so we question. We’ve hardened our hearts, so we question.  That’s not right, and it surely isn’t love: Love beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things (I Corinthians 13:7).  God has called us to walk in love. “Be…

Have you ever thought that you have been chosen for your particular struggle?  I’m reading Isaiah 43:2 this morning and this is what the Lord said to His chosen, redeemed nation: “When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.”   – Isaiah 43:2 Though we are saved, chosen, and redeemed, we will still have to go through some things. Satan has fed us the lie that money and riches are everything, which is why he’s able to lure us away…

So much of our stress in life is a result of doing things out of order.  Order is everything.  We’re running around worried about everything, forgetting that He told us if we keep our mind stayed on Him, He will keep us in perfect peace (Isaiah 26:3).  We rush trying to get things done, forgetting that we are not here to simply get things done- We are here for His pleasure. “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.”  – Revelation 4:11 We should be less concerned with pleasing others, and…

You don’t realize how special the little things are until you’re put in a position to see how special they really are.  If we’re not careful, we’ll begin to take things for granted that we should be extremely thankful for.  We think things have to be like this when really things could be a whole lot worse and we would still be blessed!  We think we’re so special when really He’s just so good.  We feel entitled when really we should feel humble that He chose us. It’s the little things. The blessing in not having everything that you want is that it forces you to be grateful for what…

You need healing.  I need healing.  We all need healing.  So many of our issues are a result of unhealed wounds.  Recently, our pastor discussed how The Word heals us.  God’s Word heals us and so often we don’t even realize how badly we need healing.  Other times we do realize it, but instead of confessing we attempt to conceal and cover.   We attempt to cover up, but that’s the exact opposite of what we need to do.  We actually need to expose it and get it out.  We conceal when we really need to reveal.  We surely don’t need to talk to everyone about our inner struggles, but…