spiritual encouragement
Surrendering everything is a continual habit of those who are in Christ. It’s not always easy to surrender to God but the peace and joy that comes with living the surrendered life is well worth the struggle. “God is not on my side.” I stopped and listened to what my son was saying. “You think …
Let me start this off by saying that I am the worst at having a daily quiet time with God. Yet, I know HOW important this is for my relationship with Christ. It is in those times when I have been able to meditate more thoroughly on God’s Word that I have grown in knowledge …
A negative thought life leads to nothing but anxiety and depression. It makes us question the truth of who God is and what His Word says. A negative mindset also causes us to see the worst in others, instead of looking to their better side. Filling our minds with scriptures to replace those negative thoughts …
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Who is our rock, and the anchor of our soul? I look around and I wonder. What do we cling to? Are we putting our trust in our worldly possessions? What about the good deeds that we do?. Will they be enough to sustain us into the next life? Into eternity? No earthly possessions or …
The movie War Room was where I first heard about creating a war room for prayer. I honestly thought the movie wouldn’t be child-friendly when I first heard the title. Once I watched it, however, I was pleasantly surprised. Directed by the Kendrick brothers, War Room is an amazing, God-inspired, movie. In it, Clara Williams …
I used to be the queen of worrying. I was constantly worrying about what others thought and also about the future. I used to think that it was normal and good, even, to worry about things. After all, when I worried, did it not mean that I cared? I didn’t comprehend that being anxious about …
How can perfect love cast out all fear? Have you lived with fear? Suffocating, irrational fear? Fear of driving, fear of storms, fear of losing a loved one were all things I struggled with for years. That clench in my gut-that pang in my gut. Anxiety had a way of controlling my emotions so much …
Meditating on bible verses, reading what God’s Word says, can help us overcome discouragement. Are you going through a period of your life when you just feel like giving up? Recently I was feeling extremely discouraged. Life seemed to be an impossibility. There were things going on where it felt that life was never going …
Becoming a diligent person is so important in growing closer to God, getting mentally and physically stronger, and going further in life. Bible Verses and quotes about diligence help me to keep my focus and realize how important diligence is. Simply put, diligence is the constant applied effort to reach a certain goal. To do …
In the summer of 2018, I asked God for something I had grappled with for a while. I asked God for a stronger faith. The reason I waited (and was scared) to ask this, was because I was afraid of what would come. See, God answers prayers and he often works in mysterious ways. We …
