Why does God not want us to worry? God doesn’t want us to worry because worry demonstrates a lack of faith (trust) in God. When we worry, we’re not operating in a place of faith, but in a place of fear. God doesn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love … Read More
What the Bible says about cursing may or may not surprise you based upon your knowledge of the Bible and who God is. The Bible teaches in both the Old Testament and the New Testament that cursing is prohibited, but there are no direct passages that explicitly state anything like, ‘do not cuss.’ Instead, the … Read More
Why is it so hard to let go and let God? When we make the decision to ‘let go and let God’ we are giving up the control that we presume to have over a given situation in our life. We are kneeling at the Cross and giving God full reign over our lives. Coming … Read More
What are some examples of unpopular Biblical truths? The Bible is full of stories of the extraordinary and miraculous. With the Scriptures covering the span of thousands of years in human history, much of the traditions, customs, and other common practices found can sometimes be confusing. This confusion leads many to what some may consider … Read More
What’s the difference between trust and belief? A person can find it relatively easy to have belief in a person, idea, or thing. For when we believe, we simply acknowledge the existence of the said thing, person or idea. When belief turns into trust, the individual goes beyond mere belief and enters into a contract, … Read More
We long as Christians to trust God every day, but we struggle. How can we trust God completely every day? Trusting God fully only happens when we humbly hand over our lives to God. We must stop trying to handle everything on our own, and instead come to God on our knees, saying, ‘we can’t … Read More
How to love like Jesus. Throughout the Scriptures, there is a deep and repeating message that God is communicating through His Word and to each of us— His love. It’s not merely human love, but divine and supernatural. God’s love is so deep and incomprehensible it should cause each of us to pause and consider … Read More
Philippians 4:8 teaches us the power of positive thinking God’s way. It’s only through applying this verse to our lives we can be free of concern. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such … Read More
Taking a look at David’s sin with Bathsheba can help us avoid getting off track in our daily life. Through David’s experience and his sin, we can learn what will please the Lord and then do it every day. While this topic is a bit sad, it’s a great lesson for us all when it … Read More
We as Christians are instructed in the Bible to lose ourselves. Sometimes we get so caught up in what’s going on inside of us and in our minds that we forget who Jesus really is. He’s our salvation, our peace and our understanding. It’s through the Scripture that we are taught by God how to … Read More