Posts with the tag “created”

"There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love." - 1 John 4:18 What happens when you feel fake, like you don’t belong, and you’re not sure you’re going to make it? Fear creeps in, whispering that you’re not enough, and you find yourself living in constant worry of being exposed. For many, this fear le...  Read More

"For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light." - Luke 8:17 What are you trying to hide? Maybe it’s a past mistake, a weakness, a fear, or even a part of who you are that you think others won’t accept. It’s easy to believe that if people knew the real you, they might reject you. So, you keep it hidden, hoping the mask you wea...  Read More

"But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.’" - 1 Samuel 16:7 David, the youngest son of Jesse, wasn’t the one anyone expected to be chosen as the next king of Israel. He wasn’t the strongest or the tallest, but God ...  Read More

"You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today." - Genesis 50:20    Joseph’s story is a powerful reminder of how God can take our deepest hurts and transform them into something extraordinary. After being sold into slavery by his own brothers, Joseph found himself in a pit of despair.  It would have been easy for hi...  Read More

"Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me." - Revelation 3:20    Jesus never stops pursuing you. Even when you feel distant from Him, He’s right there, knocking on the door of your heart, calling you back. If you’ve ever felt like God is far away, it’s important to remember that He hasn’t left you, yo...  Read More

"Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything."- James 1:2-4   When you find yourself in the middle of a trial, the instinct is often to just survive. You grit your teeth, hang on, and wait for...  Read More

"But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me." - 2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)    As you contemplate your journey to the next level in your faith, I challenge you to consider your limitations. We all have areas where our abilities fall short, where ou...  Read More

“To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit... All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as He wills.” -...  Read More

“So God created human beings in His own image. In the image of God He created them; male and female He created them.” - Genesis 1:27  Over the next three days, we are going to talk about the divine blueprint of God. Scripture says in Psalm 100:3, “know that the Lord, He is God, it is He who made us. We are His.” There are three statements we are going to look at specifically: we are made in the im...  Read More

“The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.” - Mark 12:31  Be honest. When you saw this title, you questioned it a little bit. “Where in the Bible does it say to love yourself?” you ask. Good question. Mark 12:31 gives us great insight. It says, “The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandme...  Read More