anxiety, believe, Bible, faith, fear, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, John, peace
In order to cope with life, we all have to find a source of peace. The emotional turmoil that we call life has to be quelled by something, or we’ll all end up in a mental facility. Most Americans derive inner peace from outer sources. Exercise. Hobbies. Travel....
2 Corinthians, believe, Bible, faith, fear, God, growing, Holy Spirit, Jesus, John, pain, Psalms, sin, spiritual growth
In my last post I tossed out the idea that when we choose Jesus to be our Lord and our Savior, our “old things” pass away… but, like gangrenous tissue, they are still apart us, threatening our new lives in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17). Although the old things no longer...
believe, Bible, faith, Genesis, God, grief, happiness, hope, Jesus, pain, Psalms, Revelation, sin, spiritual growth, trust, waiting
Over the weekend, a teacher at my church blew my mind. Allow me to plagiarize him so your mind can be blown too. (It’s okay, he probably read this idea in a book he didn’t write.) He said when Christ comes back and establishes the new earth, it will not be...
2 Corinthians, Bible, faith, God, grief, hope, Jesus, John, Matthew, pain, trials
There are times we feel stuck in suffering. We look around and see no way out. The hurt is so deep, so constant, and everything we’ve tried to counteract the pain so ineffective, we feel helpless and hopeless. Or, as Paul put it, “in our hearts we felt the...
Exodus, faith, God, growing, idols, meaning of life, pain, Proverbs, spiritual growth
God wants more for us than we want for ourselves. Which is awesome and terrifying all at the same time. Our hearts are so broken and bent toward sin that if someone were to ask us what we want in life, our list would be pretty self-centered. My list contains things...
2 Corinthians, Acts, blessings, Ephesians, Exodus, faith, God, grace, meaning of life, pain, self worth, trials
One of the go-to verses for Christians in pain is 2 Corinthians 12:9. In it God told Paul, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Of course, the context is important. So bare with me while I rehash that for us. Corinth...
